There really is a Woop Woop.....

Vic · Guru

There really is a Woop Woop.....

jimricho · Guru

The origin of many Australian place names is a fascinating history. I think that Useless Inlet (mentioned in the article) or Useless Loop as it's also known is so named as it's a false entrance to West Shark Bay.

In South Aust there's a Mount Hopeless, named by the explorer Edward Eyre.

Cape Tribulation In Far North Qld was named by Cook and alludes to his difficulty navigating his way through the myriad reefs in the area (the outcome of which is well known).

At Quirindi (SW of Tamworth) there's a lookout call "Who'd a'Thought It Lookout".

scotia59 · Senior Member

taken at Boyup Brook (WA) Country Music Festival in Harvey Dickson's 'shed'.

KFT · Guru

G'day Jim Richo
you are spot on mate, who'd a thought you would find such a great view from up there?

the road up is a great test of a rigs pulling power too(and the brakes on the way back down)

With a westerly wind you can sample the aroma from the feedlot to the west of town.

I always wondered how the towns of Howlong and Toolong got the names they have

Beth54 · Guru

Many years ago, we were to meet friends at Doon Doon,,,he was into geology...and we drove and drove and really didn't know where we were. So we stopped and asked a farmer, 'Scuse me mate, which way to Doon Doon?' He said, 'mate you're in it!'

PS: It's in Northern NSW.

dropbear68 · Senior Member

I thought Canberra was woop woop?

dropbear68 · Senior Member

Damn it I meant Canberra is poop poop!

Cruising Granny · Guru

On the Eyre Peninsula there's a sign post to a district called "Nowhere Else".
If you're travelling between Elliston and Port Lincoln it's to the north of the highway. I've never explored where it leads.
SA place names have some gruesome origins too. eg Coffin Bay. And near Streaky Bay there's Eyre's Waterhole, because it is.

dropbear68 · Senior Member

Yeah and Rapid Bay coz if you fall in the water and dont rapidly get out youll get rapidly eaten by a Great White

Vic · Guru

scotia59 wrote:
taken at Boyup Brook (WA) Country Music Festival in Harvey Dickson's 'shed'.

Thanks Jean,

That's one place I want to visit one day (the shed I mean). Has anyone actually been to the genuine Woop Woop town/district????

jimricho · Guru

Dougwe wrote:
Many moons ago now a mate and I were driving up to the Gold Coast and came across a sign next to a creek, it said "Sh...t Creek". we got out and took a photo of it and wow there was this very unpleasant smell, maybe it was SC. Can't find the photo anymore, like many others have vanished over the years.

Metaphorically speaking I've been there many times, usually without a paddle! wink

-- Edited by jimricho on Saturday 18th of February 2012 07:51:02 AM

Vic · Guru

Was this the place Jimbo?

-- Edited by Vic on Saturday 18th of February 2012 10:06:11 AM

Dougwe · Chief one feather

Many moons ago now a mate and I were driving up to the Gold Coast and came across a sign next to a creek, it said "Sh...t Creek". we got out and took a photo of it and wow there was this very unpleasant smell, maybe it was SC. Can't find the photo anymore, like many others have vanished over the years.

Delta18 · Guru

Vic wrote:
scotia59 wrote:
taken at Boyup Brook (WA) Country Music Festival in Harvey Dickson's 'shed'.

Thanks Jean,
That's one place I want to visit one day (the shed I mean). Has anyone actually been to the genuine Woop Woop town/district????

I was at the Shed on Friday morning for the show and what a great show it was. It was part of the Boyup Brook Country Music Festival.

If you have never seen Pixie Jenkins live then do yourself a favour, go see him if possible.

He is having a show at the Pinjarra WA Hotel on wednesday 22nd Feb evening and we will be there.

Here is a youtube link to one of his 'acts'.

Cheers Neil

JRH · Guru

Vic wrote:
Was this the place Jimbo?

-- Edited by Vic on Saturday 18th of February 2012 10:06:11 AM

I reckon you could be correct there Vic, been there myself on many occasions. biggrin biggrin biggrin biggrin

Vic · Guru

Me too John......ask the missus ! hmm

Thanks for the link Neil hope you enjoy the show ! aww

Cruising Granny · Guru

You gotta laugh at the Australian sense of humour. We laugh at ourselves better than anyone else could laugh at us.
The only thing funnier is the English translation of Asian signs.
At one state I was photographing silly signs. Creeks, local roads, waterholes, hills and gullies. Check 'em out when you're on the road. I found it very entertaining and amusing. The further outback you get the "creative" the signs are.

Travel Bug · Guru

Neil, I have seen Pixie Jenkins live lots of times....he is great!!!

The first time I saw him was in 1983 when he was playing in John Williamson's band and I have been a fan ever since.

Cheers. Pam. smile

JRH · Guru

Vic wrote:
Could be worse, you could be in Woop Woop (that's Wombat's home town in WA.....only wombats live there)

And why do they call it Woop, Woop, 'cause that's where the wombats do their whoopsies, a real ****** place. biggrin biggrin biggrin biggrin biggrin biggrin

PS:- Edited for a typo.

-- Edited by JRH on Tuesday 21st of February 2012 06:22:25 PM

Gerty Dancer · Guru

dropbear68 wrote:
Damn it I meant Canberra is poop poop!

Nothing upsets the residents of the beautiful city of Canberra as much as these kind of insults... presumably aimed at the Federal government.

Its always a predictable reply, when you tell a person in another state that you live in Canberra they ask how do we get on with John/Kevin/Julia/ whoever is the PM, and politicians in general. We Canberrans get one vote each, same as anybody else, and we have to put up with lazy journalists saying "Canberra said..." on the nightly news, causing everybody to blame the people of Canberra for whatever the journalists should have said the Federal Government did.

The politicians are just contract workers, mostly fly-in-fly-out, we only see them on TV like everybody else.

Ma · Guru

You know it's directed at the pollies and the person saying it knows the same thing so I wouldn't let it get to you Gert.

Canberra is a beautiful city and as a resident you should be proud of it, as I am sure you are.

Don't let silly remarks get your back up, life's too short to take things too seriously.

Gerty Dancer · Guru

I agree Ma... its just when you've heard it for the four hundred and fifty-third time over many years, and you are having an "iffy" day, it gets too much.

Ma · Guru

I will send you some happy pills Gert. I actually saw some in a shop in Latrobe here in Tassie yesterday. I had to have a laugh. There was a pill for absolutely any occasion.

JRH · Guru

Gerty Dancer wrote:
I agree Ma... its just when you've heard it for the four hundred and fifty-third time over many years, and you are having an "iffy" day, it gets too much.

Gert, take a deep breath and relax, you will only make yourself miserable if you get upset and you could do yourself a mischief and we don't want that now.

ChiChi1 · Guru

I'm like you Rosey, I cringe everytime, someone asks where I'm from. Its as if we have a say about what goes on in Federal Parliament and are responsible for their actions.

Vic · Guru

Could be worse, you could be in Woop Woop (that's Wombat's home town in WA.....only wombats live there) wink aww

Gerty Dancer · Guru

Might be a good idea to move parliament house there, and give us poor Canberrans a break!

Vic · Guru

Gerty Dancer wrote:
Might be a good idea to move parliament house there, and give us poor Canberrans a break!

Sounds good Gerty, would suit most of the pollies and they could keep an eye on Wombat......

Jack Mac · Senior Member

Well they didn't build Canberra and decide to move the pollies there. The pollies wanted a home so they built Canberra.

ChiChi1 · Guru

But they don't stay in Canberra, they live in their electorates and fly in and out for parlimentary sessions.