Friday Photo: Australia, Supersized

Apparently, Australia boasts about 150 of what the folks down under like to call “Big Things.” It all started back in 1964 with the “Big Banana”: Mark Kolbe/Getty Images News Here’s the “Big Oyster,” which appears to be some sort of car dealership and actually looks more like a clam: Mark Kolbe/Getty Images News And ...

Apparently, Australia boasts about 150 of what the folks down under like to call "Big Things." It all started back in 1964 with the "Big Banana":

Apparently, Australia boasts about 150 of what the folks down under like to call “Big Things.” It all started back in 1964 with the “Big Banana”:

Mark Kolbe/Getty Images News

Here’s the “Big Oyster,” which appears to be some sort of car dealership and actually looks more like a clam:

Mark Kolbe/Getty Images News

And here we have the “Big Macadamia Nut”:

Ashlee Ralla/Getty Images News

And the “Big Gold Panner”:

Cameron Spencer/Getty Images News

Here’s the “Big Pineapple”:

Cameron Spencer/Getty Images News

And my personal fave, the “Big Shrimp”:

Ian Waldie/Getty Images News

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