At the top of this page I said, "Here in TN we had DAVYYYYYYYYYY.... DAVY CROCKETT, KING OF THE WILD FRONTIER! " TN means Tennessee.
Wow. That is astonishing. Told you they were huge.
Oh... I had no idea what TN meant. If had just said QLD to you, I think you would have been confused too. And I have no idea who Davy Crockett is. I don't know USA history... I know Australian, Indigenous and a bit of British history though. So you don't have an ocean? That's so weird, all our states are coastal, except the Australian Capital Territory, but that's not a state. I could not imagine living more than a few hours from a beach. I'm comparing the Google images for both. They're so different. You have nice waterfalls though and a couple million more people. Is Tennessee classified as a small state? Population and land mass size? 'Cause Queensland is big in both population and size in local standards.
Knowing you're talking about Australia, however, I'd guess that QLD meant Queensland. YOU DON'T KNOW WHO DAVY CROCKETT IS!?!?!? HE'S THE KING OF THE WILD FRONTIER!!!!! (He was a famous frontiersman, pioneer, politician, and soldier who lived in TN during the early 19th century. He's usually pictured living in the woods hunting with his coonskin cap and his musket.) I don't know much of Australian history myself besides Captain Cook discovering it and the British taking their prisoners there before finally deciding to make it more than a jail.
Nope. No ocean. We've got to drive 7 hours through Virginia to get to the beach. Of course, we live in East TN. Folks in the west could get to the Gulf of Mexico faster than the Atlantic. Yes, our waterfalls are quite nice, but we're mostly known for our mountains. You should search for pictures of Tennessee mountains like the Great Smokies. They're gorgeous. (TN has 2 million more people than QLD, but NSW has 1 million more than TN.)
Oh... I had no idea what TN meant. If had just said QLD to you, I think you would have been confused too. And I have no idea who Davy Crockett is. I don't know USA history... I know Australian, Indigenous and a bit of British history though. So you don't have an ocean? That's so weird, all our states are coastal, except the Australian Capital Territory, but that's not a state. I could not imagine living more than a few hours from a beach. I'm comparing the Google images for both. They're so different. You have nice waterfalls though and a couple million more people. Is Tennessee classified as a small state? Population and land mass size? 'Cause Queensland is big in both population and size in local standards.
Knowing you're talking about Australia, however, I'd guess that QLD meant Queensland. YOU DON'T KNOW WHO DAVY CROCKETT IS!?!?!? HE'S THE KING OF THE WILD FRONTIER!!!!! (He was a famous frontiersman, pioneer, politician, and soldier who lived in TN during the early 19th century. He's usually pictured living in the woods hunting with his coonskin cap and his musket.) I don't know much of Australian history myself besides Captain Cook discovering it and the British taking their prisoners there before finally deciding to make it more than a jail.
Nope. No ocean. We've got to drive 7 hours through Virginia to get to the beach. Of course, we live in East TN. Folks in the west could get to the Gulf of Mexico faster than the Atlantic. Yes, our waterfalls are quite nice, but we're mostly known for our mountains. You should search for pictures of Tennessee mountains like the Great Smokies. They're gorgeous. (TN has 2 million more people than QLD, but NSW has 1 million more than TN.)
Nope. What did he hunt? We don't have anyone like that in Queensland. Our history is too short. We were not federated until 1901 and there was no need to fight for independence. Captain Cook was the first white man to discover the East Coast. The Dutch and the Vikings had found the West, hence the phrase 'Great Southern Land'. It was too hot so they left. Science suggest that the Aboriginal Australians walked and rowed here thousands of years ago. So they're not native, but we call them Indigenous as they were the first to actually live here.
Before you get snarky I'll correct you in saying that the convicts were jailed for stealing basic necessities like bread. They weren't really convicts, just petty thieves. I guess that explains why their prisons were full. The real 'bad' guys were those in charge.
7 hours would probably cross England. Actually you might fall off the edge. The Great Smokies look so colourful, unlike the Glasshouse Mountains. They rather dull compared to your local mountains and NSW Blue Mountain Range.
Knowing you're talking about Australia, however, I'd guess that QLD meant Queensland. YOU DON'T KNOW WHO DAVY CROCKETT IS!?!?!? HE'S THE KING OF THE WILD FRONTIER!!!!! (He was a famous frontiersman, pioneer, politician, and soldier who lived in TN during the early 19th century. He's usually pictured living in the woods hunting with his coonskin cap and his musket.) I don't know much of Australian history myself besides Captain Cook discovering it and the British taking their prisoners there before finally deciding to make it more than a jail.
Nope. No ocean. We've got to drive 7 hours through Virginia to get to the beach. Of course, we live in East TN. Folks in the west could get to the Gulf of Mexico faster than the Atlantic. Yes, our waterfalls are quite nice, but we're mostly known for our mountains. You should search for pictures of Tennessee mountains like the Great Smokies. They're gorgeous. (TN has 2 million more people than QLD, but NSW has 1 million more than TN.)
Nope. What did he hunt? We don't have anyone like that in Queensland. Our history is too short. We were not federated until 1901 and there was no need to fight for independence. Captain Cook was the first white man to discover the East Coast. The Dutch and the Vikings had found the West, hence the phrase 'Great Southern Land'. It was too hot so they left. Science suggest that the Aboriginal Australians walked and rowed here thousands of years ago. So they're not native, but we call them Indigenous as they were the first to actually live here.
Before you get snarky I'll correct you in saying that the convicts were jailed for stealing basic necessities like bread. They weren't really convicts, just petty thieves. I guess that explains why their prisons were full. The real 'bad' guys were those in charge.
7 hours would probably cross England. Actually you might fall off the edge. The Great Smokies look so colourful, unlike the Glasshouse Mountains. They rather dull compared to your local mountains and NSW Blue Mountain Range.
Well, I guess he just hunted for food. Like deer. There are stories about him hunting raccoon, but those are probably just because of his iconic cap. No frontiersmen in Australian history??? Come on, someone had to explore the west, even if it happened more quickly than it did here. Wow, I didn't realize the Vikings sailed all the way down under. Impressive. Most impressive. I guess they're really the ones who discovered basically everything. Although Columbus and Cook get all the credit.
Yeah, many of them were just petty thieves, that makes it pretty sad that they were exiled halfway across the world.
7 hours might cross the width of England, but not north-south. That takes 9 hours (I looked it up). Unless you mean all of Great Britain, which takes a lot longer. Yeah, the Smokies are very colorful and nice. A close-up of one of the Glasshouse Mountains makes LotR music play in my head. I know it's not New Zealand, but I guess it's close enough.
Nope. What did he hunt? We don't have anyone like that in Queensland. Our history is too short. We were not federated until 1901 and there was no need to fight for independence. Captain Cook was the first white man to discover the East Coast. The Dutch and the Vikings had found the West, hence the phrase 'Great Southern Land'. It was too hot so they left. Science suggest that the Aboriginal Australians walked and rowed here thousands of years ago. So they're not native, but we call them Indigenous as they were the first to actually live here.
Before you get snarky I'll correct you in saying that the convicts were jailed for stealing basic necessities like bread. They weren't really convicts, just petty thieves. I guess that explains why their prisons were full. The real 'bad' guys were those in charge.
7 hours would probably cross England. Actually you might fall off the edge. The Great Smokies look so colourful, unlike the Glasshouse Mountains. They rather dull compared to your local mountains and NSW Blue Mountain Range.
Well, I guess he just hunted for food. Like deer. There are stories about him hunting raccoon, but those are probably just because of his iconic cap. No frontiersmen in Australian history??? Come on, someone had to explore the west, even if it happened more quickly than it did here. Wow, I didn't realize the Vikings sailed all the way down under. Impressive. Most impressive. I guess they're really the ones who discovered basically everything. Although Columbus and Cook get all the credit.
Yeah, many of them were just petty thieves, that makes it pretty sad that they were exiled halfway across the world.
7 hours might cross the width of England, but not north-south. That takes 9 hours (I looked it up). Unless you mean all of Great Britain, which takes a lot longer. Yeah, the Smokies are very colorful and nice. A close-up of one of the Glasshouse Mountains makes LotR music play in my head. I know it's not New Zealand, but I guess it's close enough.
I don't think so. We had British lots explorers and Indigenous trackers. None that are particularly famous for it. Most were stunned by the kangaroo. I'm not sure when the Vikings actually landed in Australia, but there are Norse relics across the Northern Coastline. I wonder if they ever met the Indigenous. Apparently the Vikings visited New Guinea as traders.
I agree, but some we probably happy to leave. Lots of them became settlers with land which was more than they had on the Motherland.
I didn't look it up. I was just taking a very wild guess as the only time and distance I know is Sydney to Brisbane. That should take you around 13 hours if you don't speed, take a few breaks and don't pass too many roadworks.
Not sure why the Glasshouse Mountains would remind you of LotR. The used to be volcanoes thousands of years ago. You can walk up a few of them, but some are a either too steep or the summit is unstable. Tibrogargan (Tibro) is climbable, but people often end up needing helicopter rescue. I think they're foreigners. The Blue Mountain Range is far superior though. They're more a defining feature of Australia.
Well, I guess he just hunted for food. Like deer. There are stories about him hunting raccoon, but those are probably just because of his iconic cap. No frontiersmen in Australian history??? Come on, someone had to explore the west, even if it happened more quickly than it did here. Wow, I didn't realize the Vikings sailed all the way down under. Impressive. Most impressive. I guess they're really the ones who discovered basically everything. Although Columbus and Cook get all the credit.
Yeah, many of them were just petty thieves, that makes it pretty sad that they were exiled halfway across the world.
7 hours might cross the width of England, but not north-south. That takes 9 hours (I looked it up). Unless you mean all of Great Britain, which takes a lot longer. Yeah, the Smokies are very colorful and nice. A close-up of one of the Glasshouse Mountains makes LotR music play in my head. I know it's not New Zealand, but I guess it's close enough.
I don't think so. We had British lots explorers and Indigenous trackers. None that are particularly famous for it. Most were stunned by the kangaroo. I'm not sure when the Vikings actually landed in Australia, but there are Norse relics across the Northern Coastline. I wonder if they ever met the Indigenous. Apparently the Vikings visited New Guinea as traders.
I agree, but some we probably happy to leave. Lots of them became settlers with land which was more than they had on the Motherland.
I didn't look it up. I was just taking a very wild guess as the only time and distance I know is Sydney to Brisbane. That should take you around 13 hours if you don't speed, take a few breaks and don't pass too many roadworks.
Not sure why the Glasshouse Mountains would remind you of LotR. The used to be volcanoes thousands of years ago. You can walk up a few of them, but some are a either too steep or the summit is unstable. Tibrogargan (Tibro) is climbable, but people often end up needing helicopter rescue. I think they're foreigners. The Blue Mountain Range is far superior though. They're more a defining feature of Australia.
I can imagine their surprise at kangaroos and platypuses.
Interesting. (about the thieves)
I don't know, it must just have something to with the angle of the picture and the specific mountain it was a picture of. Here's what it looks like. Or maybe my brain just associates aerial views of foreign mountains with LotR. I looked up the Blue Mountains and they are awesome too. A couple pictures still made me think of Middle-Earth, though. I even found a picture of the Rockies that's doing the same thing. I think my brain might be broken.
I actually enjoy both. But I must admit, classic rock is what I always come back around to.
That's cool. So I guess Tom Sawyer is a big hit too. Contemporary songs often give me a headache, so naturally I lean to towards calmer music. I think it's the repetition and all over the place synth sounds that hurt my brain.
Quite honestly, most people from MO haven't read his book.
Occaionsally it gets me depressed...generally after about 10 too many 21 Pilots songs.
I don't think so. We had British lots explorers and Indigenous trackers. None that are particularly famous for it. Most were stunned by the kangaroo. I'm not sure when the Vikings actually landed in Australia, but there are Norse relics across the Northern Coastline. I wonder if they ever met the Indigenous. Apparently the Vikings visited New Guinea as traders.
I agree, but some we probably happy to leave. Lots of them became settlers with land which was more than they had on the Motherland.
I didn't look it up. I was just taking a very wild guess as the only time and distance I know is Sydney to Brisbane. That should take you around 13 hours if you don't speed, take a few breaks and don't pass too many roadworks.
Not sure why the Glasshouse Mountains would remind you of LotR. The used to be volcanoes thousands of years ago. You can walk up a few of them, but some are a either too steep or the summit is unstable. Tibrogargan (Tibro) is climbable, but people often end up needing helicopter rescue. I think they're foreigners. The Blue Mountain Range is far superior though. They're more a defining feature of Australia.
I can imagine their surprise at kangaroos and platypuses.
Interesting. (about the thieves)
I don't know, it must just have something to with the angle of the picture and the specific mountain it was a picture of. Here's what it looks like. Or maybe my brain just associates aerial views of foreign mountains with LotR. I looked up the Blue Mountains and they are awesome too. A couple pictures still made me think of Middle-Earth, though. I even found a picture of the Rockies that's doing the same thing. I think my brain might be broken.
They may not have seen the Platypus as they are very shy. A few of the lil' guys live in my local creek, though I haven't seen them in a while. They usually just splash around. I watched a couple paddling on the surface once. So funny looking. Kangaroos on the other hand are nasty, yet tasty. Yes we eat them.
Hmm. I think your brain is broken. The Glasshouse Mountains have probably never been hit with snow for thousands of years.
" TN means Tennessee. 
YOU DON'T KNOW WHO DAVY CROCKETT IS!?!?!? HE'S THE KING OF THE WILD FRONTIER!!!!! 
(about the thieves)
Or maybe my brain just associates aerial views of foreign mountains with LotR. 
But I must admit, classic rock is what I always come back around to. 
