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”:
Here’s the “Big Oyster,” which appears to be some sort of car dealership and actually looks more like a clam:
And here we have the “Big Macadamia Nut”:
And the “Big Gold Panner”:
Here’s the “Big Pineapple”:
And my personal fave, the “Big Shrimp”:
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