'Welcome to Perth' mirth being milked for all it's worth
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- News link: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2021/06/14/welcome_to_perth_mirth/
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Snag is, the sign isn't on the final descent to Perth. It's just a hop, skip, and a jump from Sydney airport.
According to a [1]local TV news report , the welcome sign – which cost the prankster around AU$4,500 (around £2,500) – was up there for around three months before people started to take notice.
[2]Mullet over: Aussie boys' school tells kids 'business in the front, party in the back' hairstyle is 'not acceptable'
[3]A bridge too far: Passengers on Sydney's new ferries would get 'their heads knocked off' on upper deck, say politicos
[4]Two large flightless birds walk into a bar... The pub's owner was not emused *ba-dum tsh*
[5]Mortal wombat: 4 generations of women fight for their lives against murderous marsupial
One onlooker [6]interviewed on 7News asked: "Does anyone know 'why', other than the fact that they just wanted to confuse people?"
The reporter quipped: "Just to be funny."
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Somewhat taken aback, the interviewee replied: "I mean, it's not that funny, though, is it, really?"
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It seems this latest only-visible-from-the-air jape is a homage to a similar rooftop sign in Milwaukee that reads "Welcome to Cleveland."
Fun fact: The distance between Sydney and Perth is about 3,280 kilometres (around 2,000 miles) as the koala flies. ®
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[1] https://7news.com.au/sunrise/on-the-show/cheeky-welcome-to-perth-sign-on-sydney-rooftop-gives-plane-passengers-a-fright--c-3067245
[2] https://www.theregister.com/2021/03/31/boys_school_mullet_ban/
[3] https://www.theregister.com/2020/08/24/sydney_ferries_too_tall/
[4] https://www.theregister.com/2020/07/29/two_large_flightless_birds_walk/
[5] https://www.theregister.com/2020/06/08/wombat_attack/
[6] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIMC6tTLHGw
[7] https://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/jump?co=1&iu=/6978/reg_offbeat/bootnotes&sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&tile=2&c=2YMgl37bK47rfPH6kqsy4AwAAAI8&t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0
[8] https://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/jump?co=1&iu=/6978/reg_offbeat/bootnotes&sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&tile=4&c=44YMgl37bK47rfPH6kqsy4AwAAAI8&t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D4%26raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0
[9] https://whitepapers.theregister.com/
Sydney thinks it is Oz
I have lived in various delightful places in Oz and around it. It is a given that all crapital cities think they are the center of regional power, except Canberra the Federal center, which has populations who think they matter on world stage. Only if its first stage of SLS, one way. I digress. Sydney-sides really do think they are Oz. Even in NSW of which Sydney is the state capital, most of the suburbanites have no clue how big NSW is, let alone the country. So sign on Opera House roof is a prank, but a reverse prank aimed at parochial locals, not incomers IMHO.
Re: Sydney thinks it is Oz
Spot on. The world revolves around Sydney (according to a lot of its residents) and a certain other large Victorian metropolis (according to their residents).
Just one example:- Naming of State Symphony Orchestras (S.O.)
NSW - Sydney S.O.
Vic - Melbourne S.O
Qld: - Queensland S.O.
Tas: - Tasmanian S.O.
SA. - South Australian S.O.
WA - Western Australian S.O.
Re: Sydney thinks it is Oz
If you want smug and the 'whole country revolves around us', try the former world's 'most livable city' Melbourne (dethroned because of LockDans v1 through v4).
Question
Would that be a laden or unladen koala?
Re: Question
I'm more confused by the sudden realization that this means there must be European and Africa koalas.
Cool and normal
Just some Aussies being jolly friendly and joking about. If you want to see some more fine Aussie humor about government you could watch some Honest Government Ads from thejuicemedia (NSFW) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKRw8GAAtm27q4R3Q0kst_g