Post Tagged with: "Aussies"

IKEA’s ManLand for the Big Boys Nursery

An Ikea store in Sydney, Australia couldn’t be further away from IKEA’s home land of Sweden and yet they have just taken it up a notch by introducing “ManLand”. A day care for that little kid inside the big kid that is Man. Now how about slipping in a bar and some stripper poles female

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Spud Gun, You Say Potato I say BOOM!

While Tom and I were shooting the breeze via our rather elaborate Video conferencing system that seems to utilize a carrier pigeon name Augustus, some rusty tins and a lemon I stumbled on this little clip.* Spud Guns are an Aussie tradition and I think at one time or another every Aussie bloke has made

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Visit Australia…

Once Australia had successfully invaded New Zealand The Gruen Transfer thought it only fair to give the Kiwis a chance to get their own back on the Aussies little advertising campaign to invade their country. This is what they came up with. … Ouch, little close to home but fair cop. So Tom, looking forward

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Aussies Prep to Invade New Zealand

The Gruen Transfer is an Australian television program focusing on advertising hosted by Wil Anderson along with a panel of advertising industry experts. The Show is named after Victor Gruen, designer of the very first shopping mall and the term describes that split second when the mall’s intentionally confusing layout makes our eyes glaze and

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Not all Aussies Have Kangaroo’s, Just Some.

For those of you who to not live in Australia and have never been here for a holiday, its easy to think that all Aussies have Kangaroos as pets or that kangaroos are commonly seen roaming around the city streets. Yeah I ride mine to work everyday, WTF? Not many Aussies see a Roo all

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