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19 Times Australia Was Too Fucking Insane In 2016

We do it differently Down Under.

1. When someone created the greatest unofficial slogan for the Northern Territory.

2. When the cops were searching for this ~hardened criminal~.

3. When a guy handed a dead jellyfish in to the police, thinking it was the breast implant from a murder scene.

4. When this legend gave the most Aussie interview of all time.

"All I had was me jocks on and he was chasing me up the street and I'm just like, mate!" #9Today https://t.co/L2EtbWyNy3

5. When this guy saw a spider EATING A GODDAMN MOUSE.

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NOOOOOPE.

6. When Pauline Hanson made a very serious video about the very serious epidemic of squat toilets.

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7. And when she live streamed herself watching a documentary... about herself.

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8. When the election happened and everyone took it very seriously.

9. Like, VERY seriously.

Someone ordered a kebab on their senate voting paper today. (Photo @facebook)

10. When this gang of kangaroos invaded a family's campsite.

11. When a woman woke up to find a 16-foot python wrapped around her guest bedroom bed.

12. When this journalist tried to get the big scoop of the day.

The single greatest piece of journalism ever.

13. When a kid dressed up as Hitler for book week, and won a best-dressed prize.

1/2: Student in #Alicesprings who dressed up as Adolf Hitler for St Philip's college book week was awarded 1 of the prizes for best dressed

14. When people began stockpiling Shapes because they hated the new flavours.

15. When this guy faced a $9,000 fine for trying to get a sausage sizzle without leaving his house.

This Australian Dude Faces $9,000 Fine For Using A Drone To Pick Up Sausage Bunnings https://t.co/CkX0E6MkZA

16. And this guy who did the im-pasta-ble and got his licence with a colander on his head.

This guy got a Victorian driver’s licence with a pasta strainer on his head 🍝🍝🍝 https://t.co/nCJk1ICJ9c via @theage

17. When this fucking champion of a good samaritan returned a lost wallet during a live TV report.

18. When this guy found AN ENTIRE WASPS NEST in his helmet.

19. And when this guy decided he didn't want to win any parenting awards any time soon.

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