Tell 'im he's dreamin'

Cripes, mate, surely men do more dreamin'?

@Orson_Kart Gosh, so much I want to tell you following your comment. The 'castle' reference comes from the thought that a man's home is his castle. I don't think we have any 'real' castles. We stayed the night with Vince's BIL and he was talking about Bill Bailey's travel show. He really enjoyed it. I remember him from Black Books among other things. At our last photo assignment we met the couple who had Stonehenge built. Actually, someone else started it but went broke. Long story really I don't remember Albany wanting to break away but a guy in the mid west 'seceded' calling himself Prince Leonard. If you do a search for 'Prince Leonard' on here, you'll find the discussions I wrote about him. I'd quite like WA to divorce itself from the eastern states. They look down their noses at us but we have most of the mineral wealth and have to fight for a fair share. That's how we see it anyway.

@JudyEv I think the phrase is ‘An Englishman’s home is his castle’, so that title fails on two counts now. I did see Bill Bailey in Black Books, but he’s not really known for his acting. He is a great musician who can play many different instruments. He is also a comedian and I been to see a couple of his shows when he’s been on tour. It’s always a mixture of comedy and music. His comedy is often based on philosophy and observational humour. I think he’s brilliant. He’s also won the UK version of Strictly Come Dancing. I don’t know if you have such a show over there? Him winning was quite amazing as he was a man in his fifties with no dance experience and not very fit. Usually it’s younger people who win as it’s intense and physically demanding. With Australia being so big I’d be quite surprised if states didn’t want more autonomy. Here in the UK, Scotland have been pushing for independence from the rest of the UK for some years, only just failing to get a majority in a referendum in 2014. Wales are looking to do the same. We are such a small country, I personally can’t see any benefits from separating, but to some, it’s the most important thing in the world. The second episode of Bill Down Under is on tonight, so I’ll let you know what’s being talked about.

I'm not sure you'd enjoy it but maybe you would. I just hope you won't think we're all like the characters in it. That would be REALLY embarrassing.

@porwest He and Steve Irwin have a lot to answer for!!

@JudyEv lol. I would never assume anything. I mean, if Crocodile Dundee was a reference...

@JudyEv I didnt at first, now you said though

@RebeccasFarm I missed it too until I put the photo up here. lol

Did you pick up the second roo in the background? It was a hot day that day.

@JudyEv I would miss them too

I still miss our kangaroos. Luckily I have lots of photos if I want to bring back memories.

@JudyEv the first movie starts out in Australia but then they take Crocodile Dundee to NYC

I would have thought they were both filmed in Australia but I don't know that for certain.

@JudyEv I do recommend it. It would be interesting to see a genuine Australian's reaction.

No, I haven't seen that. I'll have to check it out.

I still miss my kangaroos.

It's funny how some of these sayings catch on and become common. I'm sure some Aussies would use this without knowing its origin.

A couple have said they've heard the 'dreaming' phrase before.

@JudyEv I think that one is pretty wide-spread.

It's an old film - 1997. That's interesting that you know the phrase.

You might need to be Australian to appreciate it. It would be interesting to know.

@JudyEv Illnhave to look for it to watch when I’m feeling better

It's really odd to see some of these now-mature actors back in their younger days. We saw Stephen Curry recently in The Cup. And I recall seeing Russell Crowe in one of his very early films and trying to work out who he was.

I can't imagine that it was very popular elsewhere.

I doubt the film made it outside of Australia. I'm glad I have so many photos of the kangaroos.

@JudyEv oh okay that makes sense thank so much for explaining that!

Some people have a games room with a pool table in the middle of it and they keep all their trophies and sports memoribilia there. So something that is really nice and to do with sports or hobbies, you might keep it in the poolroom.

@shaggin You're welcome.

I guess they are just sayings that have been taken up by people.

I did find a little when I searched for the title. One actor I recognize from the TV series Farscape.

I can't imagine it's been seen much outside of Australia but I could be wrong. I don't know much about Amazon Prime etc.

@JudyEv When I watch some funny Italian movies, I realize that "non Italians" cannot get the humor and they surely cannot understand why we laugh.

It was such a corny film in a way but we were all laughing at some of the action and language.

@LadyDuck I think that's how it would be with this film. Some of it is quite ridiculous really but funny to Aussies.

I'm glad I have so many photos of the kangaroos.

I can't imagine that the film would have done very well overseas.