Comments on: It’s Not a Cooma

By: David

David — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 06:38:23 +0000

Well I live in Cooma and I recon its great and we love having all the good stuff and convienience. We do have a very high traffic flow to support it.
Id be pleased if you would have mentioned the fancy B&B Ellstanmor. its mine! hee hee.

Great little story

By: InscrutableTed

InscrutableTed — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 01:45:40 +0000

Oh my god, I just used the word “portracks” last night, and then I see this entry today!

I was talking about high school with my coworkers, and I said something like “I spent most of grade 9 being shoved into the portracks”.

(I thought I was doing well by saying “grade 9″ instead of “year 9″, but all my coworkers asked what “portracks” were.)

Also, I echo everything you say about small Queensland towns, and I will help with the shin-kicking.

See, everyone? They ARE a real thing! Portracks! In which to put your port! You keep your togs in your port if there’s a swimming carnival! Stupid non-Queenslanders.
-Jasper

By: L

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:10:08 +0000

As a Queenslander who also grew up in a variety of towns not too far (in Queensland terms) from you; Pittsworth, Miles, Dalby, Oakey and Woombie. I feel it is my sad duty to inform you that Dalby now has a refurbished McCafe, a KFC, a Subway, TWO Chinese restaurants, a noodle bar, two or three cafes where you can order soy in your latte plus a Coffee Club. And I am told they are getting an Aldi.

And ports are no myth people. My husband moved from Melbs to Brisbane as a child and was nearly sent to the remedial class because when asked to put his port on the portrack he sat there not comprehending a word.

By: Caroline

Caroline — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:05:01 +0000

Well I just LOVE you…. looooooooove (?) you…
And I’m thinking of marrying you
No pressure

Is this what our marriage would be like? Us continually telling each other how awesome we are? Because if so, I am SO THERE.
-Jasper

By: Nikki

Nikki — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 03:56:50 +0000

I think he made up Ports, but not Port-racks. Which, I guess means that there’d be ports in which to put on the racks.. I guess.. Because I always put my “back pack” (which had my togs in it on swimming days) on the port-rack. :p

And Bamaga? Really? Woah! I worked with a principal that worked at Bamaga as a teacher.. About.. 11 or 12 years ago now?

Ports go in a port rack, it makes perfect sense! See the above links, I have proof! And yes, I was in Bamaga in 1989 for an awful (but thankfully quite short) period of time.
-Jasper

By: Byron

Byron — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 03:45:12 +0000

I am fairly certain that you have invented the Ports and Portracks thing. I refuse to believe such nonsense. And I'm a Queenslander. Also, I have attempted to explain the existence of Big Rooster to several people in the last few years, and have been accused of inventing it, or of having inaccurate childhood memories of Red Rooster, so I'm rather pleased to hear you acknowledge its existence. Big Rooster had the best chips ever. Now, onto the port/port rack scandal: Toogoolawah High School has my back - scroll about halfway down, there is an entire section dedicated to "PORT RACKS AND PORTS". It's also mentioned in Wikipedia. -Jasper