I figured as much, also after another read through it was a UK magazine. Alotta pretty places in Europe are really close by for anyone in the UK so it is a good result for the cities tourism industry!

When ya do I will take you on a guided tour of the cities finest pubs and gentlemen's clubs!

It's a deal. If anyone wants to visit Portland, as 3460 cruise ship passengers did yesterday, you won't have a hard time finding a travel guide. I love this city and know it like the back of my hand.

I am still deciding if it is 2008 or 09 I will be visiting the US... in any case, sell Portland to me mate!

hmmm, my things to do list are:
be a monorail conductor,run out on a baseball field during a game, manage a beautiful country singer, eat the world's biggest hoagie, be a blackjack dealer, appear on the gong show, own the Dallas Cowboys, live in the woods, keeping a journal of my thoughts and bowling a perfect game.
I'll have to add Sydney to the list.



I thought you'd know it like the palm of your hand

ooohhhhhhhh that's a good list!

You could always get ur child to make prank phone calls to Sydney?

well it's definitely original

I am all about originality

well maybe from that publication . but Forbes or somebody like that had it in 2006 .. which is released early 2007 .

I knew that, that's why I wrote it like that.


And here I thought you wanted to be a contestant on the Gong Show. But it's still a damn fine list.

Hence it is an ANNUAL poll... meaning it is done EVERY YEAR!

your learning , slowly, but learning just the same ..

You're the one confused saying they read that last year... it is an annual poll that gets done EVERY YEAR... hence what you read is old news, much like many of your jokes

interesting .. thanks for clarifying for me mate ,, here i thought annual was slang for something in your country ...

Well it does feel nice to teach the intellectually challenged

Kinda a warm fuzzy feeling Eh ?

Just knowing you might have helped some tard understand something most people take for granted... it's a good feeling

kinda like taking a piss

Oh my god , the Great know all see all , admits he doesnt know the biggest beer maker in the states , this truly is a day of firsts .. and here i thought you were a world traveler ???

3d I never profess to know all and see all and apart from in transit I have never been to the States so how would I know?

Is that what you do all day troll the boards looking for things to try and catch me on? Thing is I don't believe any one person is better than any other on this earth but I know that I am a much bigger and better person and I am probably half your age.

Look up the word maturity in the dictionary and once you find out what it means, start trying to perfect the art because you have a long way to go.

I try, I really try and be patient with you but you are the most ignorant, idiotic and nonsensical person I have ever met either in person or online

But you seem to know so much about the states i just assumed you would know the countrys largest beer company ... I guess i give you to much credit .. as for the rest of your BS . If I really gave a plug nickel what you thought id take more time to respond to the childish name calling and such that you always resort to when things dont go your way . Let me just say your Billiant . ..

Once again, never professed to anything about the states and the rest was just calling it as it is. I don't call you an idiot because it's a childish name call, it is because of your actions.

You are immature beyond your years and of that helps you sleep at night well good for you but you epitomise the reason your country suffers a bad image when so many of it's residents are great people

well you sure can voice your opinon as it is a open forum however for you to judge me cause I pointed out that you didnt know something is no reason to call me a Idiot , You ever heard the comment , never judge a book by its cover , more so you ever judged a book writer by what he wrote only to find out that he was alright person .. the story here is simple , "You dont even know me " I was expressing my opinion that you always seem to know everything about evrything and you by your own admittance didnt know who AB corp is , I found it very poetic , that you in a forum would admit you didnt know something . . guess you just cant take what you spend most of your time dishing out ..which is a boat load of shit . by the way the Smiley means im Laughing mate ..

in your own words Bloke . this covers spelling errors , misunderstood context , just cause you dont get it doesnt mean it is not a valid opinion ...

Is that the pot calling the kettle again? Boat Load of Shit? A whole lot of BS... even the misunderstood 3d uses profanity.

As far as I am concerned there is nothing you can do or say that will make me hold your opinion or you in any sort of value. My "boat load of shit" seems to entertain the majority of the people here and if you don't like, well I am afraid you'll just have to deal with it or ignore it.

Once again I never professed to know everything, it must just be your inferiority complex shining through again



The spelling errors are a piss take mate, look up the word "humour" in the dictionary

So there is this massive chain originating from the USA looking to open up outlets in Australia and I think they are called CostCo???

There has been mixed reaction as we generally don't have these one stop shop, monster outlets in Australia and I was just wondering what their story is? Are the good? Are the value for money? What do they sell? etc...

Behave children

What the fuck?

Can't say I know alot about Costco. The stores are mainly in the south/central part of the US. WHat I DO know is the CEO uses a pretty interesting business model. He actually believes his employees should be paid what they're worth, that they should be valued and rewarded for success. The company has one of, if not the lowest, employee turn-over rates in the US. Most of his middle and upper management people started out working in the stores themselves. He actually is a regular site on the floor of the store near the corporate offices and actually knows many of the floor staff by name. And for me here's the kicker, this guy, as the CEO of a multi-million a year annual profits company only takes a $65-$75,000 USD a year salary. He has no corporate jet or any of that shit.

Google up the comapny Bondi and you may find more than that. I just put down what I knew off the top of my head from one of the "NBC Dateline" type primetime news programs.

Sounds pretty interesting. I am not sure of the time line but I am pretty sure they will be opening stores in Australia with Sydney and Melbourne likely to be among the first I presume.

I'll google em.. my main thought was do they sell liquor?

It's possible. Most times the determining factor in liquor sales are state level restrictions, not necessarily the store. For instance, in my home state, the only place to buy liquor is in a "State Store"/Wine & Spirits Shop. Standard department and grocery stores do not sell alcohol.