Subject: Around the world with TIG! final four countries! Thu Apr 05, 2012 12:12 pm
Countries featured so far: Australia Belgium Sweden United Kingdom United States Germany France Netherlands Canada Spain Mexico
To acknowledge TIG being an international community (and for the fun of it ) I'm going to pick a country each week for us to name our favourite things that come from that country. Please add your favourites. No negatives, just the cool stuff. It can be Star Wars items, food, drink, music, film, whatever you like.
I'll go through our users locations picking a new country each week.
First up...
AUSTRALIA
some cool Australian things:
Toltoys
Music - AC/DC, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, The Vines, Pendulum, Kylie
Beer - Fosters, does Castlemaine 4x still exist??
Films - The Proposition, Picnic at Hanging Rock, Moulin Rouge
TV - The Wiggles! I have a 4 year old son so I'm excused But the Wiggles are great, kinda like The Beatles but for kids!
and lastly from me, cricket and Rolf Harris!
Over to you...
Last edited by Artoo_Detour on Tue May 29, 2012 9:22 am; edited 8 times in total
Stargeezer TIG Benefactor
Posts : 721 Join date : 2009-11-19 Age : 42 Location : Belgium
Subject: Re: Around the world with TIG! final four countries! Thu Apr 05, 2012 12:44 pm
Cool things from australia... 2 things come to mind immidiatly
1) Toltoys VC Jawa
2) AussieJames
A_new_hope Imperial Lieutenant
Posts : 266 Join date : 2011-07-28 Location : Sweden
Subject: Re: Around the world with TIG! final four countries! Thu Apr 05, 2012 1:31 pm
AC/DC for sure and Crocodile dundee is what i love about Australia
Love this idea, great work
ArtooDetour Admin
Posts : 9074 Join date : 2010-03-13
Subject: Re: Around the world with TIG! final four countries! Thu Apr 05, 2012 1:54 pm
lol nice one, yes Crocodile Dundee! And before that the Paul Hogan show...
and I just remembered these chocolate biscuits that my mate always raves about - Tim Tams - they're a bit like Penguin bars that we had in the UK.
Dennis, I think AJ will be giving you a 1 + for that
cantina_patron TIG Benefactor
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Subject: Re: Around the world with TIG! final four countries! Thu Apr 05, 2012 1:55 pm
My 4 year old daughter also loves the wiggles.
Some of the best things have already been mentioned but I'm also really into: Aboriginal bushcraft Australian wildlife, especially the great white shark, salt water crocodile & their venomous snakes. Australian wines
ArtooDetour Admin
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Subject: Re: Around the world with TIG! final four countries! Thu Apr 05, 2012 2:02 pm
great list CP. Talking of the wildlife aspects that's reminded me of Steve Irwin now. Rip. Used to like watching his wildlife shows.
Dark Sith Lord TIG Benefactor
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Subject: Re: Around the world with TIG! final four countries! Thu Apr 05, 2012 3:12 pm
For me whenever I think of Australia I think of Shane Warne!
Hyver Sith Apprentice
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Subject: Re: Around the world with TIG! final four countries! Thu Apr 05, 2012 6:10 pm
Let's not forget to add Mad Max to this list
aussiejames Admin
Posts : 7732 Join date : 2009-11-12 Age : 50 Location : Western Australia
Subject: Re: Around the world with TIG! final four countries! Thu Apr 05, 2012 8:17 pm
I love you too Dennis Wolff creek, Two hands - other great movies. Fosters beer is NOT good. We export it because no one here will drink it
Tank1252 Force Addict
Posts : 2259 Join date : 2009-11-10 Age : 53 Location : Coffs Harbour, Australia
Subject: Re: Around the world with TIG! final four countries! Thu Apr 05, 2012 9:15 pm
I liked Australia so much when i visited i bought a bit. Can't beat the weather
Chris_J Force Addict
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Subject: Re: Around the world with TIG! final four countries! Thu Apr 05, 2012 9:28 pm
EWOKS! Oh thats koalas. My bad.
cantina_patron TIG Benefactor
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Subject: Re: Around the world with TIG! final four countries! Fri Apr 06, 2012 5:16 am
Artoo_Detour wrote:
great list CP. Talking of the wildlife aspects that's reminded me of Steve Irwin now. Rip. Used to like watching his wildlife shows.
Thanks Paul. Steve Irwin was entertaining and very enthusiastic, but some of his methods for handling snakes were a little unorthodox.
Loop Imperial Gunner
Posts : 43 Join date : 2012-02-22 Age : 45 Location : Sweden
Subject: Re: Around the world with TIG! final four countries! Fri Apr 06, 2012 5:30 am
I like this song.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mkidP2OUCk
ArtooDetour Admin
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Subject: Re: Around the world with TIG! final four countries! Fri Apr 06, 2012 5:44 am
Thanks Loop that was a good song and video.
Dr Dengar TIG Benefactor
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Subject: Re: Around the world with TIG! final four countries! Fri Apr 06, 2012 7:20 am
Great Barrier Reef
Gallipoli Campaign where Australians bravely fought a lost battle vs the Ottoma Empire far from their homes in WW I.
Taiwan only Vader
Toltoys Death Star playset
Cate Blanchet (on my short list of most favourite actresses)
A_new_hope Imperial Lieutenant
Posts : 266 Join date : 2011-07-28 Location : Sweden
Subject: Re: Around the world with TIG! final four countries! Fri Apr 06, 2012 8:39 am
aussiejames wrote:
Fosters beer is NOT good. We export it because no one here will drink it
Thats funny!
ArtooDetour Admin
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Subject: Re: Around the world with TIG! final four countries! Mon Apr 09, 2012 8:41 am
That was a great start for the Australia feature! Thanks everyone. +1 added to the rep of all our contributors.
And the next country to be featured is ....
drumroll...
BELGIUM
Here's a few cool Belgium things I like...
Clipper Benelux
Shared between BElgium NEtherlands and LUXembourg = Benelux
Côte d'Or chocolate - yummy!
Leffe blond beer
Tintin and the Smurfs!
cantina_patron TIG Benefactor
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Subject: Re: Around the world with TIG! final four countries! Mon Apr 09, 2012 9:41 am
I really enjoy Belgium waffles & the seemingly infinite range of beers
DarthBerizing Johnpaul Ragusa
Posts : 7050 Join date : 2009-11-24 Age : 51 Location : Dutchess County, NY
Subject: Re: Around the world with TIG! final four countries! Mon Apr 09, 2012 10:31 am
Boomerangs, Vegemite, Hugh Jackman...they're from Belgium right?
Belgium I like:
French Fries (it's true) Jean Claude Van Damme (well if it were the 80's)
Hyver Sith Apprentice
Posts : 1152 Join date : 2009-12-10 Age : 49 Location : Belgium
Subject: Re: Around the world with TIG! final four countries! Mon Apr 09, 2012 11:11 am
the most awesome building in the world, built for the 1958 world expo (and still standing!), it's a magnification of the iron atom: the Atomium!
here's a beer list, for those interested.. takes half a lifetime to try them all
http://www.dma.be/p/bier/1_11_uk.htm
more to come!
Hyver Sith Apprentice
Posts : 1152 Join date : 2009-12-10 Age : 49 Location : Belgium
Subject: Re: Around the world with TIG! final four countries! Mon Apr 09, 2012 11:30 am
our rich comic and animation heritage
so much info to be found! http://www.awn.com/mag/issue2.4/awm2.4pages/2.4moinsbelgeng.html
DarthBerizing Johnpaul Ragusa
Posts : 7050 Join date : 2009-11-24 Age : 51 Location : Dutchess County, NY
Subject: Re: Around the world with TIG! final four countries! Mon Apr 09, 2012 11:32 am
How could I forget?!?!?!
My favorite thing from Belgium? WOUTER!!!
A_new_hope Imperial Lieutenant
Posts : 266 Join date : 2011-07-28 Location : Sweden
Subject: Re: Around the world with TIG! final four countries! Mon Apr 09, 2012 2:50 pm
+1 on the smufs, lucky luke, tintin and my favorit asterix, great cartoons. Not so found of the belgian beer so i just go whit the cartoons here
ArtooDetour Admin
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Subject: Re: Around the world with TIG! final four countries! Tue Apr 10, 2012 5:00 am
Jacques Brel, emotive, expressive, extraordinaire
https://youtu.be/cBMDX2sR27U
aussiejames Admin
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Subject: Re: Around the world with TIG! final four countries! Tue Apr 10, 2012 5:14 am
I didn't know : "Shared between BElgium NEtherlands and LUXembourg = Benelux" or about the Smurfs
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Subject: Around the world with TIG! final four countries! 
Thu Apr 05, 2012 12:12 pm
) I'm going to pick a country each week for us to name our favourite things that come from that country. 
