WEBVTT - MINI: Big Things

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, this is the Christian O'Connell Show Podcast.

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<v Speaker 1>Day three on Pastor Pete, and yesterday he took in

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<v Speaker 1>the delights of the big banana. And thanks to Shane Crawford,

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<v Speaker 1>who introduced him to the delights of a big banana.

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<v Speaker 1>The thing I didn't know, the big bicycle. Wow. And

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<v Speaker 1>this country really loves a big thing. I remember when

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<v Speaker 1>the show turned eight years old in June this year,

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<v Speaker 1>I wrote eight lessons that I've learned over eight years

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<v Speaker 1>of living here. I never got to do them.

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<v Speaker 2>No.

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<v Speaker 1>Number six was your love of big things. Do you

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<v Speaker 1>want to hear what I wrote?

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<v Speaker 3>I would love to hear.

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<v Speaker 4>All right.

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<v Speaker 1>This was lesson six from my eight years of living

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<v Speaker 1>here and eight lessons of watching Australians. Lesson six, they

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<v Speaker 1>love giant things and they will make you stop and

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<v Speaker 1>look at them. Here's something I had to learn about

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<v Speaker 1>Australian road trips. You'll be driving for hours and hours

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<v Speaker 1>and hours, the whole family packed in. And then your

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<v Speaker 1>partner will say the most dangerous sentence in the world. Oh,

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<v Speaker 1>apparently you can go and see something called the big banana.

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<v Speaker 1>You then have to take a detour. You always take

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<v Speaker 1>the detour. You will add 90 minutes to a journey

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<v Speaker 1>you're already three hours into. You will drive off the

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<v Speaker 1>actual route to a different town so that you can

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<v Speaker 1>stand next to, and you have to have your photo

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<v Speaker 1>taken beside, a very large piece of fruit. That's the thing.

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<v Speaker 1>That's the whole event. You drive there, you look at it,

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<v Speaker 1>and you go, it is big. Day made. And it's

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<v Speaker 1>not a one-off. There are, and I checked this because

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't believe it, there are hundreds of them. Over

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<v Speaker 1>150 of them. Some say over 600. What? Yeah, an

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<v Speaker 1>entire country dotted end-to-end with enormous objects. And once you start,

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<v Speaker 1>you can't stop. There's a big banana and a big pineapple,

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<v Speaker 1>which you can actually go inside. The big merino, the

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<v Speaker 1>big prawn, the big lobster. He's got a name. He's

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<v Speaker 1>called Larry. The big mango, the big orange, the big melon,

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<v Speaker 1>the big potato, which, and I'm being kind, is just

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<v Speaker 1>a large brown lump. Then there's the big golden guitar,

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<v Speaker 1>the big gumboot, the big easel, a giant painting easel.

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<v Speaker 3>Big easel?

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<v Speaker 1>Wow. A giant painting easel in Emerald for some reason.

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<v Speaker 1>Go figure. The big wine bottle, which is just a

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<v Speaker 1>water tower that some locals looked at and went, you

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<v Speaker 1>know what that means? To be a 36-meter-high bottle of wine.

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<v Speaker 1>And you know what? They're right. Then there's the backstories.

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<v Speaker 1>The big banana, original 1964, was modeled on a real banana.

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<v Speaker 1>A man and engineer went out and searched for the shapeliest,

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<v Speaker 1>most attractive banana he could find and built a giant monument.

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<v Speaker 1>He went looking for the sexiest banana in Australia. That

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<v Speaker 1>was his job. The Big Merino, 97 tons of concrete sheep,

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<v Speaker 1>is based on a real ram.

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<v Speaker 3>We did a school excursion to the Big Merino.

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<v Speaker 1>Did you? It's a stud. It's a champion stud ram.

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<v Speaker 3>I didn't know that.

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<v Speaker 1>And his name? Rambo, of course.

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<v Speaker 3>Good name.

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<v Speaker 1>Then there's my favourite one, the big prawn in Ballina.

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<v Speaker 1>They built it in 1989. They built it with no

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<v Speaker 1>tail originally. Oh. For reasons no one has ever explained,

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<v Speaker 1>they made a giant prawn and just left its arse off.

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<v Speaker 1>A tailless prawn for decades. Then it fell apart. It

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<v Speaker 1>was about to be demolished. Who rode in to save it? Bunnings.

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<v Speaker 1>Of course, it's Bunnings. They spent $ 400, 000 restoring lovingly the prawn.

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<v Speaker 1>They finally gave it the turn. It never had it.

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<v Speaker 1>Just get you. Right in the field. So somewhere in

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<v Speaker 1>New South Wales, there's a giant prawn that has waited

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<v Speaker 1>30 years for its own ass. And a hardware store

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<v Speaker 1>paid for it. It's the most Australian sentence you can

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<v Speaker 1>ever say. And then there's the big mango. Someone nicked

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<v Speaker 1>the giant mango. How do you do that? Turned out

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<v Speaker 1>it was Nando's as a stunt. They were forced to apologize.

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<v Speaker 1>Nando's then built the town a second smaller mango as

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<v Speaker 1>an apology. So now there's the big mango and a

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<v Speaker 1>mini mango. I've worked out what it is. It's a

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<v Speaker 1>little town shouting we matter too. It's a bit of

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<v Speaker 1>fun and a long road trip. Australia was never too

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<v Speaker 1>cool to start for a giant prawn. And a big

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<v Speaker 1>thing isn't a gimmick. It's a beacon. It's a town

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<v Speaker 1>building something huge to make passing strangers slow down, stop

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<v Speaker 1>and feel just a tiny bit of joy. It's a lighthouse.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a big concrete lighthouse. Sometimes maybe shaped like a banana.

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<v Speaker 1>And after eight years, I wouldn't have it any other way.

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<v Speaker 1>Take the detour. Always take the detour. So everybody this morning,

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<v Speaker 1>let's try and nail the definitive top 10 of big

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<v Speaker 1>things of Australia. It's the prawn for me. Okay. What's

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<v Speaker 1>it for you, Rio?

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<v Speaker 3>Mine is in Perth in Western Australia.

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<v Speaker 5>They've got a big goon bag, which I think is

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<v Speaker 5>a great tribute to Australia's cultural fabric.

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<v Speaker 1>Absolutely. You know, champagne invented by monks in France, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>Trappist monks, and now you've got the Goomba.

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, and it's like champagne. Like, if it's not made

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<v Speaker 3>in Australia.

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<v Speaker 1>You can't call it a Goomba. No, I'm literally right.

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<v Speaker 1>It's not from the Goon region. Yes, which is Australia. Patsy,

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<v Speaker 1>what's your favourite giant thing?

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<v Speaker 6>Oh, it's got to be the big koala. Pete could

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<v Speaker 6>pop in there if he gets to Adelaide. He could

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<v Speaker 6>go on the way. It's at Dadswoods Bridge near Stawell.

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<v Speaker 6>Big 16 metre high koala.

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<v Speaker 1>I tell you what, you ever see it at night

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<v Speaker 1>time and it's got a strange, one of the eyes,

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<v Speaker 1>it's got a bung eye and so it looks haunted

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<v Speaker 1>at night. It's like the Wicker Man movie but it's

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<v Speaker 1>a koala.

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<v Speaker 6>And you walk into his tummy and you can go

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<v Speaker 6>in there, there's a gift shop, exit through the gift shop.

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<v Speaker 1>There is.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, and it's named after a koala. It's in memory

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<v Speaker 6>of Sam the koala apparently in 2009 and just to

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<v Speaker 6>highlight our dwindling koala population. So it's more, you know,

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<v Speaker 6>it's got real significance.

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<v Speaker 1>Best way to highlight dwindling things is erect a giant

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<v Speaker 1>version with a bung eye. What should go in the

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<v Speaker 1>top 10? A definitive top 10 of the best big

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<v Speaker 1>things of Australia. Christian, at Glenrowan, there's a giant Ned

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<v Speaker 1>Kelly that has to be high in the top 10.

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<v Speaker 1>Pretty sure Glenrowan is where the final seed draws for

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<v Speaker 1>the Kelly gang. Yeah. Christian, I love the big trout.

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't know there's a... Bloody hell, that is huge. Catherine,

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<v Speaker 1>thank you very much for the photo. There really is

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<v Speaker 1>a giant trout. Christian, there's a big bogan. Do you

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<v Speaker 1>guys know about the big bogan? Is that Carl Sanderlands? Christian,

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<v Speaker 1>the giant pheasant... Did you just point at Pat? No, no,

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<v Speaker 1>I was stretching.

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<v Speaker 3>How dare you?

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<v Speaker 1>He pointed a thumb your way. The cat was dumb.

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<v Speaker 1>He went like, oh, mate. He's got a kink in

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<v Speaker 1>the arm. No, I don't like that. What about the

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<v Speaker 1>giant pheasant at Gumby's Park? It was blown up at

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<v Speaker 1>one stage by some vandals.

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<v Speaker 3>What's a pheasant?

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<v Speaker 1>Patsy would remember this. What, were you one of the gang?

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<v Speaker 1>The Jonesy gang?

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<v Speaker 3>It's a bird, isn't it? Yes, it is. It's got

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<v Speaker 3>beautiful feathers, hasn't it?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, it does. What a pretty bird. People hunt them.

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<v Speaker 1>It's game.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Christian, what about the giant potholes on Victoria? Good point.

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<v Speaker 1>It is like driving on the moon these days. Good

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<v Speaker 1>morning to you, Higo. Does a brilliant show after us

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<v Speaker 1>on Gold. Amazing photo of the big galah at Kimber.

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<v Speaker 1>Marks a halfway point across Australia. No finer way to

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<v Speaker 1>do it than a giant galah. It makes sense. Christian,

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<v Speaker 1>who doesn't love an eight-meter tall galah? You're right. Wowee,

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<v Speaker 1>someone just sent me a photo. Good morning, Darren. That's you.

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<v Speaker 1>of a giant tennis racket. Location undisclosed. Dan, we're going

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<v Speaker 1>to need a little bit more detail about that, but

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<v Speaker 1>it is a massive old-school wooden tennis racket. I love it. Christian,

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<v Speaker 1>what about the giant Bunderburg in Bundy? I've been there.

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<v Speaker 1>I've seen that. The giant Brussels sprout. I wasn't aware

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<v Speaker 1>of that. Did any of us know about the giant

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<v Speaker 1>Brussels sprout in Coldstream? Christian, I heard you talk about

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<v Speaker 1>the people that blew up the bird, the pheasant at Gumbayah.

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<v Speaker 1>my best friend's ex was one of the people who

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<v Speaker 1>blew it up. He got community service.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh, no.

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<v Speaker 1>We were doing it this week. Add that to the

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<v Speaker 1>phone in us today. Have you blown anything up? These

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<v Speaker 1>are incredible, these giant things of Australia. Let's do some

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<v Speaker 1>calls now. Morning, Steve. Welcome to the show, mate.

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<v Speaker 4>Good morning.

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<v Speaker 2>Happy Wednesday, everybody.

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<v Speaker 1>Morning, Steve. Good morning, Steve.

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<v Speaker 2>Out in the southeast of Melbourne, in Clyde North, we

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<v Speaker 2>have got the giant wheelbarrow.

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<v Speaker 4>And it's gigantic.

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<v Speaker 2>It's 6.5 metres high by 15 metres long. And I'm

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<v Speaker 2>surprised it hasn't been World Heritage listed, quite frankly.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, you're quite right. Yeah. Someone has missed a sitter there.

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<v Speaker 4>It's got everything.

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<v Speaker 2>It's got like a wheel and a barrow and everything.

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<v Speaker 4>Wheel and a barrow.

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<v Speaker 1>What more do you want in a wheelbarrow? It's got everything.

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<v Speaker 1>Come on, UNESCO. That is incredible. It really is a

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<v Speaker 1>huge wheelbarrow. Steve, thank you very much for that one, mate.

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<v Speaker 1>Always a joy chatting to you. Have a good day.

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<v Speaker 4>Thanks, guys. Have a great day.

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<v Speaker 1>Colin, good morning, Colin. Hi, Christian.

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<v Speaker 4>Hi, everybody else.

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<v Speaker 1>And welcome to the show. And everybody else says hi.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's put that on the posters, please, if you don't mind.

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<v Speaker 1>Christian and everybody else. Now, listen, Colin, what about the

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<v Speaker 1>giant thing?

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<v Speaker 4>The giant oyster in Taree, New South Wales.

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<v Speaker 1>Hmm. Giant oyster. Now, how big is the oyster, do

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<v Speaker 1>you reckon?

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<v Speaker 4>It's 20 metres high and 27 metres wide.

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<v Speaker 2>Wow. Oh, wow.

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<v Speaker 1>That is huge.

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<v Speaker 3>This is huge. I'm looking at it now.

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<v Speaker 1>I can't believe none of us know about the giant oyster.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, it's been there since the 90s, which I always

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<v Speaker 4>remember when it first got built as a kid going

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<v Speaker 4>up to Taree for holidays.

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<v Speaker 5>Incredibly, Colin, I'm looking at it, so it seems like

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<v Speaker 5>it's on top of a car dealership.

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<v Speaker 3>So could you get any more Aussie than that?

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<v Speaker 5>And the mouth of the oyster appears to be, is

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<v Speaker 5>it a restaurant or what's inside?

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<v Speaker 4>It used to be a restaurant and a souvenir shop,

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<v Speaker 4>and then they went bust, and now they've got car

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<v Speaker 4>yards in it. I guess that's progress.

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<v Speaker 1>LAUGHTER That's a brilliant one. That's incredible.

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<v Speaker 4>Could you imagine the kill Patrick he can make with that?

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<v Speaker 1>Rio loves an oyster. I do, I do. But you're

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<v Speaker 1>already a heaven. Colin, brilliant call. Thank you very much

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<v Speaker 1>for calling us, mate. We'll send you a prize.

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<v Speaker 4>Have a great day.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you very much. Right now we're searching for the

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<v Speaker 1>best giant things of Australia. Christian, do you know about

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<v Speaker 1>the giant penguin in Penguin, Tasmania? Of course. It was

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<v Speaker 1>right there. Right there. Genius. Christian, I don't know if

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<v Speaker 1>it's still there, but I remember about 35 years ago,

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<v Speaker 1>we saw the Big Bull in New South Wales. Our

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<v Speaker 1>seven and three, our boys, had a great big laugh. Laughing,

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<v Speaker 1>it's huge, swinging. Yeah, we get it. Thank you. Christian,

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<v Speaker 1>my husband has a photo album of him with big things. Wow.

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<v Speaker 1>I love it. Put it on your bucket list.

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<v Speaker 3>I hope it's a big album.

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<v Speaker 1>Prize photo is the big dairy cow. Now, this one

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<v Speaker 1>is on private property. You can't really get near it.

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<v Speaker 3>Exclusive access.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, the big kahuna. He took our young son on

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<v Speaker 1>an adventure to find it.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh, I love that.

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<v Speaker 1>He managed to get a photo over his shoulder with

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<v Speaker 1>the cow at least 2K away. There were signs warning

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<v Speaker 1>people it's private property. But he risked it all, Christian,

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<v Speaker 1>for the photo and his son. We're going to find

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<v Speaker 1>out more about that. I've always wanted to do a

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<v Speaker 1>thing of every month we give away Money can't buy prizes.

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<v Speaker 1>Now I've found one. That cow on that private property.

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<v Speaker 3>It will smuggle you in.

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<v Speaker 1>No signs for you. His favourite is the big Scotsman

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<v Speaker 1>in SA. My favourite, if you're asking, I am, is

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<v Speaker 1>the giant Murray Cod in Swan Hill.

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<v Speaker 5>Beautiful.

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<v Speaker 1>Christian, there's a fair field in Victoria has a giant,

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<v Speaker 1>just a giant dog, just a random giant dog next

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<v Speaker 1>to the train station. Christian had a guess. Six to

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<v Speaker 1>eight meters tall. Thank you for eyeballing it for us

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<v Speaker 1>this morning. Christian, one of my favorite big things. It's

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<v Speaker 1>the big rolling pin.

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<v Speaker 3>Wow. For the nonnas of Australia.

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<v Speaker 1>Pass me the bippy. Guess where it's above. A big

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<v Speaker 1>rolling pin. No, no, no. Think about it.

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<v Speaker 3>A flower factory?

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<v Speaker 1>You're so close. Be literal. We're in Australia. A past of? Bakery.

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<v Speaker 1>It's above a bakery. I love it. We need a

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<v Speaker 1>giant microphone above this radio station. Anthony, thank you very

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<v Speaker 1>much for that. We've got some calls now. Greg, good morning. Greg,

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<v Speaker 1>welcome to the show.

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<v Speaker 2>And a very good morning to you all.

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<v Speaker 1>Greg, what have you got for us then? What giant

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<v Speaker 1>thing have you seen?

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<v Speaker 2>Two wonderful ones. The first one would be the giant

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<v Speaker 2>magpie in Uroa.

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<v Speaker 1>Mm. You were in a row. Rio was in a

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<v Speaker 1>row recently, and you got attacked by, swooped by magpies.

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, mate. Yes, by three magpies.

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<v Speaker 1>Are you sure it just wasn't a giant fibreglass one?

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<v Speaker 2>No, mate. It was a feed ink, and if it

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<v Speaker 2>swooped you, you know about it. And the other one

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<v Speaker 2>is the giant trout in Coyola, just before you get

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<v Speaker 2>into Shepparton.

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<v Speaker 1>Ah, right, yeah. I mentioned the giant trout, but we

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<v Speaker 1>couldn't work out where it is. But it's in Shepparton.

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<v Speaker 2>Yep, or quail on a tail just before shipping, yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you know what we're going to release next year?

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<v Speaker 1>A calendar.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh, yes.

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<v Speaker 1>12 of our favourite. We'll let listeners vote for the

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<v Speaker 1>big things. Each month, you turn it over, you've got

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<v Speaker 1>another drink, another giant thing right here in Australia.

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<v Speaker 5>And is it like a fireman's calendar where we're posing

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<v Speaker 5>in front of it, or is it just the.

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<v Speaker 4>No.

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<v Speaker 1>There's only one star on the photo. The giant fibreglass thing. Greg,

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<v Speaker 1>thank you very much for your call. We've got Lindell here. Morning, mate.

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to the show.

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<v Speaker 2>Good morning.

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<v Speaker 1>Good morning. And what giant thing should go on our

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<v Speaker 1>top ten?

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<v Speaker 2>The big prawn?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, it's at Cragen Bay near Catherine Hill Bay on.

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<v Speaker 2>The central coast.

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<v Speaker 1>So there's another giant prawn.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 4>It's currently missing its head and legs because about three years.

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<v Speaker 5>Ago, somebody got an angle grinder and chopped it off.

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<v Speaker 1>Chopped it off?

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<v Speaker 2>Yes.

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<v Speaker 1>Patsy, where was that in the news three years ago?

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<v Speaker 3>Oh, no.

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<v Speaker 1>What were you doing that day? You must have been

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<v Speaker 1>off sick. They took his head off. I know you

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<v Speaker 1>do that to enjoy them.

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<v Speaker 2>In the next, but... And never to be found again.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh, no.

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<v Speaker 1>Someone knows something. Let's pick up the cold case. This

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<v Speaker 1>is a true crime podcast I've always wanted to do.

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<v Speaker 1>What happened to that prawn's heads and legs?

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<v Speaker 3>Half.

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<v Speaker 4>Don't know.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you know what, though? You know what the thing is?

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<v Speaker 1>People know who did this.

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<v Speaker 3>Someone knows.

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<v Speaker 1>Someone knows. Someone knows. I'm going to put a reward up.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you for giving me this cold case, okay? Thanks

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<v Speaker 1>for calling in.

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<v Speaker 2>No worries.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you very much, all your giant things, Australia. I

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<v Speaker 1>didn't know there was a giant spaceship. I've never seen

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<v Speaker 1>that one. It's like a scene from Star Wars. Big chainsaw? Classy.

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<v Speaker 1>Why not? Yeah, beautiful. Gisborne? Giant Chuck, Mount Vernon, Sydney. Wow.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm just looking at lists. Someone's put together a list

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<v Speaker 1>of just some of the ones we haven't mentioned. They've

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<v Speaker 1>been writing down over the last half an hour. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>I've got producers for that. Wait, they've done nothing. Could

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<v Speaker 1>you send me that list, actually, Marie?

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<v Speaker 3>You got any time wasters for me?

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<v Speaker 1>Can you start tomorrow at 5am? Northern Territory. Anyone seen

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<v Speaker 1>the big boxing crocodile in Humpty Doo?

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<v Speaker 3>I've been to Humpty Doo, actually. I've been to the

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<v Speaker 3>pub at Humpty Doo.

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<v Speaker 1>You not seen the big boxing crocodile?

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<v Speaker 3>I don't remember the boxing crocodile.

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<v Speaker 1>How many beers did you have? Adelaide River. There's Charlie

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<v Speaker 1>the Buffalo. Big Kev. The dinosaur.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh, I thought they meant Bimmer Big Kev Patsy, the

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<v Speaker 3>guy from TV.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, they sell all these chemicals and stuff, cleaning products.

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<v Speaker 1>WA, the big ram, the big apple, the big banana,

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<v Speaker 1>the big crocodile, the big bobtail, the big lollipop, the

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<v Speaker 1>world's tallest bin.

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<v Speaker 3>Now that. Now we're talking.

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<v Speaker 1>What a flex.

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<v Speaker 3>What a bin.

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<v Speaker 1>Wowee. Suddenly WA looked at everyone and they went, hold

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<v Speaker 1>my bear. Get me a giant bin. Tasmania, we've heard

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<v Speaker 1>about the big penguin, or penguin. The big Tasmanian devil

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<v Speaker 1>in Mole Creek. There's this, the big coffee. South Australia,

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<v Speaker 1>the big lobster, big rocking horse, the big galah, the

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<v Speaker 1>big orange. The big kangaroo, the big olive, the big miner,

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<v Speaker 1>the big oyster, the big winch. The big Scotsman. And

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<v Speaker 1>the big clock. I was worried about pronouncing that. One

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<v Speaker 1>of the different sources. Why this Scotsman is called the

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<v Speaker 1>Big Scotsman. Queensland, the big pineapple, big mango, golden gumboots,

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<v Speaker 1>big barramundi, big cow, big crab, big peanut, big pie,

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<v Speaker 1>big kangaroo, big stubby. Of course, there's a big stubby.

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<v Speaker 1>But when we break it down state by state, and

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<v Speaker 1>the giant things of Australia, the power rankings, Northern Territories, 23. Tasmania, 39.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay.

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<v Speaker 1>South Australia, 56, moving up the power rankings of the

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<v Speaker 1>states and who has the most big things. WA, 87. Wow.

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<v Speaker 1>We're in the big three. Victoria in third place, 121.

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<v Speaker 3>Queensland, 128.

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<v Speaker 1>But at number one, Goat Goat.

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<v Speaker 3>New South Wales, over 150.

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<v Speaker 5>Wow.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, team, I'm going to set a goal for next

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<v Speaker 1>year on this show. 2027, June the 4th, this show

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<v Speaker 1>will mark nine years of us. It's a Friday. We're

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<v Speaker 1>going to be unveiling our big thing of Australia.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know what it is, but it's big. It's

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<v Speaker 1>out there.

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<v Speaker 3>It's waiting for us to find it.

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<v Speaker 1>It has to be big. I reckon we ask the

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<v Speaker 1>bright side is to submit pictures and plans for what

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<v Speaker 1>the big thing could be.

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<v Speaker 3>Like I did for the upper house.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah. Only cheaper and paid for by clients. Get ready

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<v Speaker 1>for the giant chemist wells. Get ready for the big library.

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<v Speaker 1>A dispensary in the mouth.

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<v Speaker 3>Get ready for the big library. June the 4th, 2012, 2027.

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<v Speaker 1>Date for diary, guys. The Christian O'Connell Show. Go on. Podcast.