Glad us poms beat the French last Saturday. The French had already planned a huge victory party so I'm only too glad we p***ed on their fireworks.

I'm also gonna claim participation in a world record event.

Kyteler, Z-Kid and myself ( a Kiwi, an Aussie and a pom) were in the 240z.org chat room for nearly 1 hour AND NO MENTION WAS MADE OF RUGBY AT ALL. I think this record could stand for a long time :classic: For sure the Aussies won't want to talk about it when we beat them in the final!!!:classic:

Andrew

:D :D

240ZX

Yes Tom, taking the wizz out of your mates is just one thing our countries have in common.

One of my old army mates, who I've known for around 40 years, often calls me an "Old B--tard" and I reply in kind.

BUT.

If a stranger directed such expletives to either of us he'd have to be prepared to take us BOTH on.

I know you lot are the same.

Rick.

As a New Zealander, I feel that we have the same love-hate relationship with the Aussies as like USA/Canada or England/Wales.

Aussie likes to take the wizz out of us Kiwi's but in reality we are very similar. Population of NZ is just 4 million. No too sure what the population of Aussie is but there are a far few Kiwi's living over there much to the Aussie's delight.

The trans-tasman (The Tasman sea seperating the two counties) rivalry goes back to the start of time. Even our governments are not imune to the odd snipe. An old NZ Prime Minister once said "New Zealanders leaving to live in Australia increase the intelligence of both countries" That kicked up the usual spat of abuse from our neighbours. But really they can't help it as they are a nation full of criminals anyway.

In an America's Cup yacht race, the Kiwi yacht watched as the Aussie yacht broke in half and sank off the coast of San Diego. The next day in a Aussie news paper a full page ad read...What goes down faster that a Aussie yacht.......Steinlager ( a NZ beer). Very apt but a taking things a little to far (we laughed like hell).

So it is time to dish out some giggles at our loving mates across the ditch.

Why do Aussies drink beer out of saucers?

Cause they don't have any cups!

(England just beat them for the Rugby World Cup and we have the Bletislow and Tri-Nations Rugby Cups)

What is long and hard and is challenging to Aussies........

Primary School.

After having lived in England for 8 years, I've found that Kiwis and Aussies enjoy a great relationship, you just have to get away from the countries to notice it.

So to all you Aussies.....hard luck about the game. As Greegan said, they only won it by 1 minute. But they have it and are a very well deserved World No. 1 (even if they play boring Rugby)

I shall now run for cover as I can here the bombs coming.......arghhhhhROFL :cross-eye

Hey now, this could get ugly

How do you pick a New Zealander in the shoe shop?

He's the one with the erection by the ug boot stand

There was once an Australian over in New Zealand, and he witnessed a New Zealander farmer having sex with a sheep. He says, "What are you doing? Over in Australia, we shear our sheep!" The New Zealander looks around, and says, "Well you're not shearing mine!" (Must be told in an Aussie accent)

What do you call a New Zealander with 15 girlfriends?

A Sheperd

Why couldnt 240ZNZ take his girlfriend to the rugby?

He was scared she would jump the fence and start eating the grass

Hmm seems to be a common link here I have visited New Zealand once, and I have to say its some of the most beautiful countryside in the world once you get over the smell, pity its full of New Zealanders (who are actually pretty top people)

Come on now you New Zealanders, defend yourselves and retalliate

I hear velcro gloves are quite the fashion in NZ?

I spent all of 2003 wandering around europe and I found that aussies and kiwis got along fine. As 240znz said, you just need to get away from the respective countries to realise it.

Z Kid....you have no idea what I have had to endure. Not only did you lot beat us in the semi's but my wife is now over the moon as she is a POM. A double dose of torment for me....more time in the garage working on the Zed (not a bad thing).

And try and think of soem Kiwi jokes that aren't related to sheep. I wouldn't go down that path too much cause if you would care to note that you have a fair amount more than we do.

Would you like me to say Fosh und Chops or pin:finger:

Keep it coming.....keep it coming...... :stupid:

I really dont think I can remember any newzealander jokes not involving sheep.

How does a New Zealander count sheep, one, two, three, hello darling, five, six (sex).

We have more sheep, but more people as well, so its not so bad I hope.

Cheers Chris

PS My memory is not short its selective

An Aussie walks in to an Auckland bar and sits down. He orders a beer and turns to the bloke next to him. "Wanna hear Kiwi Joke?" the Aussie asks. Taken aback, the New Zealander says "Before you tell your joke, you should know I'm in the All Blacks as a defender and weigh 120kg. The guy next to me is a Winger and weighs 130kg and the guy next to him is another defender and weighs 140kg. Do you still want to tell a Kiwi joke?" The Aussie quips back in reply "Nah, not if I'm gonna have to explain it three times..."

Two New Zealanders were flying an aeroplane (which happened to have a sheep inside, shh!). Suddenly, the engine fails and the plane begins to fall quickly to the ground.

NZ1: Quick! Grab a parachute and jump!

NZ2: What about the sheep?!?

NZ1: f**k the sheep!!!!

NZ2: (pause) Do you think we have time?

(And only cos I'm half kiwi)

A New Zealander, an Australian and a South African are sharing a beer in a bar in Auckland one Friday night, on the eve of a crucial Tri Nations rugby match.

All of a sudden the South African downs his beer, throws his glass in the air, pulls out a gun and shoots the glass to pieces. He announces with patriotic fervour:

"In Seth Efrika our glesses are so chip thet we don't need to drink from the same one twice."

The Aussie, obviously impressed by this, drinks his beer, throws his glass into the air, pulls out his gun and shoots the glass to pieces.

"Well mate," he says. "In 'Straaaaailia we have so much sand to make the glasses that we don't need to drink out of the same glass twice either." They both turn and look at the New Zealand man.

The Kiwi, cool as a cucumber, picks up his beer and drinks it, throws his glass into the air, pulls out his gun, and shoots the South African and the Australian.

"In Auckland," he says, "we have so many smartass South Africans and Australians that we don't need to drink with the same ones twice!!!"

YOU WIN LACHLAN....

Rick.