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I’m an Aussie living in Vilnius, a city that I reckon would top the charts if anyone bothered to get about and measure a quirky quotient. Having just put the finishing touches on the latest issue of Vilnius In Your Pocket, however, I found myself with a bit of time to goof-off and surf the net, and what I got was a piecemeal reminder that, yes, Australia can be a bit wacky too. Certainly it’s the ideal place to be eaten by a shark and still make it home for tea, to test the limits of Qantas (who are designing planes with only right wings – probably), to deal with an infestation of blood thirsty snakes and to get a credit card for your cat. Crikey! Next thing they’ll be puttin’ these Aussie dingbats in the bleedin’ zoo. (Genus: Homo sapien, Australian. Common name: Bruce.)