Smarty Britches

[r. magnay]

Hey any of you smarty britches that have some spare time on your hands..............see if you can make something clever out of this!

I have just arrived home from a trip to Lake Nash, about 700km up the Sandover highway towards and almost up to, Camoweal, This is the signpost to a station about halfway between here (Alice) and Camoweal. I saw it on my way up yesterday and thought I would take a snap and try out a few of you on the site with it,so I did on my way home today! I'll be interested to see if we get some...........agnostics...........acrobatics..........things posted with this in it!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/81252806@N00/414417103/


They use the term Highway a bit loosely too! there is seventy Km up the Stuart Highway (tar), then thirty Km out the Plenty Highway (single lane tar) then dirt from there on!

[Ric Raftis]

Done the Plenty Ross, from Boulia through.  What's the sign on the ground though mate?  Beer 30km ahead??

Cheers,

[manfredvijars]

Great pic Ross ... pulled it into here - hope you don't mind?
(should have some fun with it too ...

[heyu]

It seems very plain to me !!!

ARGADARGADA

The Alice Springs Coppers said "Where do you live"?
when they found him asleep by the road
all the empty bottles that lay around him
showed that he was at maximum load

The eyes in his head, they were swimming in blood
and his head seemed to be swimming too
and the smell that came from him convinced the Police
that he'd sucked on some potent home brew

"Argadargada" was all he could say
as he pointed towards a rough track
ARGADARGADA seemed to be down that way
so they thought that they'd best take him back.

There was no way they'd put him inside their machine
with the smell and the dirt and the 'WHOOPS'
so they bundled him into the trailer they towed
as it smelt like he'd passed a few poops.

"Argadargada" kept on tumbling out
as they drove 16 k's down the track
till they came to a humpy with a woman inside
screaming "Where have you been Jimmy Jack?"

"What's he saying, mother?"  The Coppers enquired
"What's all this ARGADARGADA about?"
"I gotta get a drink is all that he's sayin'"
She said, as she gave him a clout.

So they put up a signpost, to remind them of him
tho' the trailer still carries a stink
and the Coppers now say, when they're feeling a thirst
"Gees it's hot mate, argadargada drink"!


heyu

[Irene]

Ross, do you think you could find something a little easier for us!!??!!
Heyu, I was busy trying to do an acrostic for Ross, and you slipped your poem in.
Mine is no where near as interesting as yours, but seeing I just spent 30 mins trying to do something, it's going in anyway!!! 

A lonely red dirt road meanders
Round a bend and down a hill.
Green grass is pretty scarce out here
And fellow travellers fewer still.
Dust will fill your eyes each day
And you’ll be pleased when you arrive, for
Residents will welcome you and
Give good reason for your drive.
A better place you’ve yet to find,
Deserves a mem’ry in your mind -
Argadargada!!!

Edit - 09/03 - oooopps!!! Had to change that agnostic to acrostic!! Was a bit tired when I posted this. How come nobody picked up on that mistake?!?

[heyu]

Hey Irene

Loved yours too.  I reckon Roscoe will be wrapt that we have taken up the challenge.

cheers

heyu

[r. magnay]

Mornin' gang,
That was a lot quicker than I though! no doubt about it, there are some smarty britches on here!
Well done all and no Manfred, I don't mind you getting that up on the site, in fact if I was a bit smarter I would have done it myself!
I dont know what the sign laying down had on it Ric, it could have said beer ahead, but I would hazard a guess and say it probably says something boring..................like cattle on road or somthing like that. I have seen that sign many times before but never thought to take a snap of it, but I thought about this mob as soon as I came across it this time, and a good thing too by the look of it.

[manfredvijars]

Hey Rosco ... you're absolutely gunna love this one. Now I know roughly where the place is (it's in the Northern Territory) however take a look at how one opportunist hijacking pr_ck of a company(sorry Ladies) exploits the gullibility of any overseas visitors ...

I feel like ripping someone's katroons out with a salad-fork... 

http://www.wi-find.com/geo/wifi-hotspots-Argadargada_Billabong-Australia-1012.htm

____________________________________________
Local Hotspots to Argadargada Billabong
1  (Hotzone)
Cookie Restaurant
1/252 Swanston Street
Melbourne
Victoria
Australia

2  (Cafe / Restaurant)
Mayas Kitchen
257 William St
Melbourne
3000
Australia

3  (Cafe / Restaurant)
Red Rock Deli
Imax Cinema Complex, 31 Wheat Rd, Darling Harbour
Sydney
2000
Australia

4  (Cafe / Restaurant)
Peking Kitchen
2 Murray Road (Northland Shopping Centre)
Preston
Victoria
Australia

5  (Cafe / Restaurant)
Rosati
95 Flinders Ln
Melbourne
3000
Australia
Argadargada Billabong hotspots: local database of
paid and free wi-fi hotspots in Argadargada Billabong.
_______________________________________

Cheers-n-good-karma-to-all,

Manfred.

[therese]

  " "Gees it's hot mate, argadargada drink"! "   

[r. magnay]

G'day Irene,
I saw that you had called it an agnostic, but thought you were just taking the mickey out of me for being a smart a..... er smarty pants in my origional post!

[manfredvijars]

Argadargada
(c) Manfred Vijars - March 2007
A triple-cross-tic
First, third and fifth letters down in each line make the words ...
col1. Argadargada col3. Ross' domains col5. desert lands
*Diderot: French philosopher and principal editor of an encyclopaedia that disseminated scientific knowledge. 


Abraded rocks abandoned were once utilised for grinding
Rooted deep in ancient times now lie around for finding
Gasps from heat distracting him, yes give a clear reminding

Assieged by vast expanse of red, but somehow it protects you
*Diderot could not conceive how desert's spell affects you
Aborted wreck; memorial - stark of he who disrespects You

Ramulose she-oaks cling to a whisp of wind - and quiver 
Guaranteed to hold spellbound - look, rain it's Her life giver
abient animations may be seen for just a sliver

Dined beside the car near Landerandera left him sighing
assisting foolish folk who almost copped the desert's frying.
---

[r. magnay]

As I said, smart ar.............smarty britches!

[manfredvijars]

... yair Ross,  I know that ... but did you like it? I wanted to somehow fit in ...

Halfway to Georgina Downs up from Ammaroo along the Sandover Highway lies Argadargada
one should drop in to Ooratippra, Landerandera waterhole (I got that one) but also missed out on Potato bore, and number Seventeen bore ... I just ran out of space ...

Sorry Mate ...

M.

[r. magnay]

G'day Manfred,
Yeah mate, you have obviously done a little homework, I often mention the places I am going or have been in my job, That way anyone who is interested can have a look at the map. As you can see, some of them are pretty isolated..................I love it!
Yes I did like it by the way.