The Straight Dope

Go Back   Straight Dope Message Board > Main > Mundane Pointless Stuff I Must Share (MPSIMS)
Reload this Page My6 home town has made the national news
Register FAQ Calendar Mark Forums Read

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old 07-02-2009, 06:18 PM
madrabbitwoman madrabbitwoman is offline
Member
  
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Aussie
Posts: 1,155
My6 home town has made the national news
And it is not for a negative reason
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599...rom=public_rss

Mind you a good number of local residents leave town for that weekend due to the influx of drunk yobbos. Our town would be dead due to the drought without it though.


For anyone who is interested here is our "ute onna stick"
http://www.deniutemuster.com.au/muster-goss/gallery
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 07-02-2009, 06:39 PM
Zsofia Zsofia is offline
Guest
  
Join Date: Feb 2001
My home town has also made the national news, but that's because the governor was getting it on the side in a whole nother country.
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 07-02-2009, 07:16 PM
Baker Baker is offline
Charter Member
  
Join Date: Dec 1999
Location: Tottering-on-the-Brink
Posts: 12,536
Forgive the ignorance of an American, but just what is a "ute"? I looked at some of the images and many of them have trucks or cars. Is it a vehicle? But I also saw a lot of images that looked liked concerts or rodeo riding. Help me out?
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 07-02-2009, 09:42 PM
Sage Rat Sage Rat is offline
Member
  
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Howdy
Posts: 13,862
Utility Vehicle.
Reply With Quote
  #5  
Old 07-03-2009, 12:00 AM
Nametag Nametag is online now
Atheopoiesist
Charter Member
  
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: California
Posts: 7,512
It's a jeep, f'r godsake. They drive their jeeps to gather together... to drive their jeeps.
Reply With Quote
  #6  
Old 07-03-2009, 11:13 AM
Shrinking Violet Shrinking Violet is offline
Guest
  
Join Date: Jun 2003
My home town hit the national news just a coupla weeks ago - I know the little boy's family.
__________________
Location: UK
Reply With Quote
  #7  
Old 07-03-2009, 11:50 AM
hajario hajario is online now
Charter Member
  
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Santa Barbara, California
Posts: 12,073
The place where I live did too. Apparently, one of our more famous residents just croaked.
Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks

« Previous Thread | Next Thread »
Thread Tools
Display Modes
Hybrid Mode Hybrid Mode

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is Off
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 01:27 PM.

Contact Us - Straight Dope Homepage - Archive - Top

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.7.3
Copyright ©2000 - 2013, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.

Send questions for Cecil Adams to: cecil@chicagoreader.com

Send comments about this website to: webmaster@straightdope.com

Terms of Use / Privacy Policy

Advertise on the Straight Dope!
(Your direct line to thousands of the smartest, hippest people on the planet, plus a few total dipsticks.)

Publishers - interested in subscribing to the Straight Dope?
Write to: sdsubscriptions@chicagoreader.com.

Copyright © 2013 Sun-Times Media, LLC.