Posted on 10/29/2015 1:04:44 PM PDT by sparklite2
I don’t remember seeing XXXX, VB wasn’t bad, Toohey’s New not bad either. Cooper’s was excellent. Bullmers pear cider also excellent.
IMO.
Brits wanted us to believe it is true, but it is not completely true as many documents that surfaced in the last 15-20 years demonstrate.
In reality, only small percentage were criminals transpoterd Down Under after U.S. got independence (Georia was British penal colony until then). The rest were either poor people forced to move or the children of London's tens of thousands of prostitutes.
How do ya ‘spose Sum Gai explains the variations in accents from county to county in ‘Merica?
Let alone state to state or across the border into Canada where most speak the King’s (or Queen’s) English...
Hell, I can’t understand my own grandkids most of the time; and they don’t drink yet...
I had Aussie mates when I was in the military...They’re solid people and reliable allies...And I found their accents, especially the ladies, to be absolutely charming...
Just don’t insult the Queen, or try to outdrink ‘em...
So was America.
Those are all the verses I’ve ever heard, but it’s possible.
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