Its tough to survive in Australia when....
(from Various (e-mail) - 07 December 2001)
Statistically things aren't on your side if your an Aussie!
And we thought that the Irish were bad...A little Christmas cheer for all from the Australian Bureau of Statistics
31 Australians have died since 1996 by watering their Christmas tree while the fairy lights were plugged in.
19 Australians have died in the last 3 years by eating Christmas decorations they believed were chocolate.
Hospitals reported 4 broken arms last year after cracker pulling incidents.
101 Australians since 1997 have had to have broken parts of plastic toys pulled out of the soles of their feet.
18 Australians had serious burns in 1998 trying on a new jumper with a lit cigarette in their mouth.
A massive 543 Australians were admitted to casualty in the last two years after opening bottles of beer with their teeth or eye socket.
5 Australians were injured last year in accidents involving out of control scalextric cars.
3 Australians die each year testing if a 9V battery works on their tongue.
142 Australians were injured in 1998 by not removing all the pins from new shirts.
58 Australians are injured each year by using sharp knives instead of screwdrivers.
and finally:
8 Australians cracked their skull in 1997 after falling asleep (passing out) while throwing up into the toilet. Find other Animals articles
Comments
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Egami: I recently got alot of auisse products (shampoo, conditioner, 3-minute conditioner and the leave in conditioner) the shampoo and conditioner left my hair oily! i never got to try the the 3- minute conditioner! im kinda scared to! and i actually liked the leave in conditioner but i only used it on my ends! i switched back to my old hair products! i dont think i will try auisse agian!(26/04/2012)
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person: at least 4 of these are false(03/03/2008)
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Aussie: most of those are fake! im an aussie and have never even heard most of those. its impossible to kill yourself with a 9V battery, to high cell resistance!(20/12/2006)
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BEX: DISGRACE TO THE RACE YOU IDIOTS(20/10/2006)
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A concerned aussie: omg you idiots i am australian and never has anything like that happened before!!!(17/06/2006)
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fiona: i live with an aussie. they are all like that! (16/01/2006)
- gravedigger826@aol.com: ok..............and i thought blondes were dum(25/11/2005)
- Knife Girl: Wooh go us Aussies...The knife instead of screw driver happens to me all the time(09/07/2005)
