Folklore: The Folklore of Big Things

Subject: RE: Folklore: The Folklore of Big Things
From: Jack Campin
Date: 08 Apr 11 - 05:32 AM

A friend of mine in New Zealand was once on the receiving end of an Auussie loudmouth bragging about much bigger everything was over there on the West Island. He managed to reduce the guy to nonplussed silence by saying "We've got bigger dwarfs".

Subject: RE: Folklore: The Folklore of Big Things
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 08 Apr 11 - 05:13 AM

Charley Noble is a big fan of Australian Big Things

Google image search on 'big things australia'

check out the big 'potato' often confused wth another big brown thing

Subject: RE: Folklore: The Folklore of Big Things
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 08 Apr 11 - 04:57 AM

There is a song about The Giant Ram - probably mythical.

Subject: RE: Folklore: The Folklore of Big Things
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 08 Apr 11 - 04:55 AM

In many parts of the world, and particularly in Australia, there has been a fascination with the BIG THINGS of the area. Generally built to promote tourism or businesses, these have become iconic, in the true sense of the word.

There were two Big Pineapples in Queensland at one time.

Subject: Folklore: The Folklore of Big Things
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 08 Apr 11 - 04:53 AM

This is a Big Country.

BIG Things in Australia

You could put Texas down anywhere here and lose it.