[UA] Australia Strikes Again

[Doug Stalker]

It was a foundation day stunt by New College from the university of New
South Wales.

Summary of Foundation day Teams enter a competition sort of thing, and
point are given for a scavenger hunt (items such as 'one square metre of
turf from the Sydney University Quad' or 'people dressed in bondage
gear'). There are also points given for practical jokes, which is what
the gnomes were.

On the actual day people drink a lot of beer.

Official description here  http://www.unsw.edu.au/news/foundation.html


Rather mundane really.


Except for some of the harder-to-obtain scavanger hunt items, which may
include specific items belonging to Australian celebrities.


I like your gnome of Zurich explanation more though.


 - Doug

Timothy Toner wrote:
> 
> C'mon, you upside down bastards!  We're counting on you to report faithfully
> all the high weirdness lurking about.  I had to read in that bastion of
> journalistic integrity, Stuff Magazine, the following:
> 
> BANK OFFERS LOW-INTERST GNOME
> 
> On August 1, 2000, employees of the Reserve Bank building in Sydney,
> Australia, were greeted by 96 garden gnomes superglued to their office's
> steps.  "It's not something that you normally find in the city," said a
> perceptive government spokesperson.
> 
> Great Googooly Moogoolies!  An event so twisted, so half-baked, so insanely
> cool happens, and nary a squeek from Our Men Down Under?  Hang your heads in
> shame, boyos.


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