RIDETHEWALRUS Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 I just found out I will be moving to Canberra Australia next year and was wondering if anyone here lives there and knows where to watch the games? I'm hoping there is a decent size contingent of Skins fans willing to watch football at 4 a.m. on a monday:doh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stophovr6 Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 Dear lord that sucks. There's a couple of aussies here, I'm sure they can help you out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIDETHEWALRUS Posted April 20, 2006 Author Share Posted April 20, 2006 It is hard to balance my infatuation with the skins with my desire for Australian Women. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldskool Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 It is hard to balance my infatuation with the skins with my desire for Australian Women. wow what a dilema :laugh: Australian women... :yikes: :drool: :ladiesman umm.. what were we talking about again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 Seriously, I heard that there are vicious, biting Penguins in Australia. You better watch out...... Biting Penguins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIDETHEWALRUS Posted April 20, 2006 Author Share Posted April 20, 2006 wow what a dilema :laugh: Australian women... :yikes: :drool: :ladiesman umm.. what were we talking about again? Word from my navy buddies is that australian women love american men. They apparently have a larger desire for us than we do for them. Needless to say I am friggin excited Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussieskin Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 Most of the televised games we get here are only available of pay TV, most of the games are televised between 6am and 3 pm, we dont get the coverage that you do in the states, and we dont get too many skins games. PS i have written a letter to the Canberra Times newspaper warning the women of the Australian Capital Territory of your impending arrival, so no nookie for you with our women bring your bloody own. Hail all things redskins:especially redskins fans who are military personnel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen-like Todd Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 Invest in one of these: http://slingmedia.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinnedAussie Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 Just to back up aussieskins post, NFL games are only shown here on cable (FOXTEL). The 'early' games (1pm kick-off) are on at 3am, followed by at 4pm game at 6am. These are shown on the Fox Sports channel. ESPN usually shows later games, with MNF being Tuesday Lunchtime Football here, starting at 11am Tuesday morning. We also get the pre-game show with Terry Bradshaw and co., so you should schedule your viewing time from about 9.30am onwards. You'll be lucky to find a sports bar open for the the early games as licensing laws don't allow bars to be open that late (or re-open that early), so your best bet would be to find a place that has FOXTEL already installed, or get to know someone who has it installed. Why are you being transferred to Canberra? Is it military related? My sister and her hubby live still live there after he was transferred there some 12-15 years ago. I try to get up there at least once a year as it is 'only' an 8-9 hour drive from where I live. Just wanted to add that Aussie women are really no different to women anywhere else. You may have heard of these sayings: If it has breasts or wheels, you are bound to have problems with it. No matter how good she looks, someone, somewhere, has had a gutful of her crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TC4 Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 Keep your hopes up In about a year or two, the NFL is suppose to set something that will allow people to view out of market games live over the Net, for a fee of course. You can do that there now with the radio feeds. I think it's a safe bet that you will be "out of market" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herrmag Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 Seriously, I heard that there are vicious, biting Penguins in Australia. You better watch out...... Biting Penguins. Dude. Like. Biting Penguins, on a scale of 1-10, and 1 being the least extreme, and 10 being the most extreme, I'd definitely give the biting penguins an 8.5! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinnedAussie Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 Even though it sometimes snows in Canberra during winter, it is a long way from penguins, biting or not. However, you might have problems with the Snapping Growler! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLusby Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 If it has breasts or wheels, you are bound to have problems with it. No matter how good she looks, someone, somewhere, has had a gutful of her crap. Great quotes! Can you not get the NFL package with DirecTV? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinnedAussie Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 We don't have DirecTV in Australia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stophovr6 Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 Even though it sometimes snows in Canberra during winter, it is a long way from penguins, biting or not.However, you might have problems with the Snapping Growler! What the hell is a snapping growler? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stophovr6 Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 Can I ask another question? Do Aussies and New Zealanders get along or do you make fun of each other? I've never heard of any animosity, just curious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 Even though it sometimes snows in Canberra during winter, it is a long way from penguins, biting or not.However, you might have problems with the Snapping Growler! I was told by someone who lives in Australia that there were biting Penguins there, little grey ones. Can you guess how mad a penguin would be that they were stuck in hot arse Australia??? No wonder they are biting everyone. I met a girl with a snapping growler, or at least thats what I called it. :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinnedAussie Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 The penguins don't bite, as in being savage, but could give you a nasty nip if you were to get close enough. On Phillip Island (the same place they have the Moto GP), there is a spot that the penguins often gather in. It is a declared nature sanctuary, so they are protected from humans as much as possible, but you can visit at dusk and see them 'parade' along the beach. A Snapping Growler? Good to see that Stew knows what I'm referring to! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD Riggo Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 Great quotes! Can you not get the NFL package with DirecTV? DirecTV is beamed to North America only (illegal to view in Canada, but if you travel the backroads of places like Victoria BC you will see scads of DirecTV dishes ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD Riggo Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 A Snapping Growler? Good to see that Stew knows what I'm referring to! I knew also .. but it also sounds like a painful condition! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIDETHEWALRUS Posted April 21, 2006 Author Share Posted April 21, 2006 I'm going to Australia for a study abroad (or more) program. I checked out that sling box thing, and it looks like that is going to have to be the way I go. No way in hell am I going to miss any skins games (I haven't missed a game in 5 years). Thanks for the advice fellas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loxley Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 MY brother is out in Sydney at the mo, he told me about the snapping growlers, i knew what a growler was, we have them over here too. However hes a Dallas fan, so i wont mention where abouts in Sydney he is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinnedAussie Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 A couple of things you need to know before outlaying on something like the Sling Box. Our electricity is 240 volts, so anything you own that needs power to run may not be compatible. Our television format is PAL, so anything like DVD's etc, may not be compatible. We drive on the left side of the road, in the right hand front seat of our vehicles, so that will take some adjusting. You'll find the nightlife in Canberra is pretty much non-existent. In fact, good luck finding much, if anything, open after midnight. Don't get ****y with the coppers. They are Federal Police, and thus, make up the rules as they go. If you have any other questions, there's bound to be enough of us to help you out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIDETHEWALRUS Posted April 21, 2006 Author Share Posted April 21, 2006 What is there to do in Canberra? I am interning at the Parliament, so I suspect there has to at least be some good places for politicians to get f---ed up and strangle hookers (or is that just a Marion Barry thing?). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGSKINS Posted April 22, 2006 Share Posted April 22, 2006 Most of the televised games we get here are only available of pay TV, most of the games are televised between 6am and 3 pm, we dont get the coverage that you do in the states, and we dont get too many skins games.PS i have written a letter to the Canberra Times newspaper warning the women of the Australian Capital Territory of your impending arrival, so no nookie for you with our women bring your bloody own. Hail all things redskins:especially redskins fans who are military personnel Thanks man! I'm in the NAVY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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