"It started off same as always; coupla fossils saying how our Banjo Patterson was a better poet than Walt Whitman, how Con the Fruiterer is funnier than Seinfeld, only they're Aussies so no one knows about 'em," recalled witness Kevin Porter. "Then this bloke Martin pipes up and says Australia's main problem is that it's stuck in Australia, and everybody says 'Too right!'"

"Well, it made sense at the time," Porter added.

By 2 a.m., powered by national pride and alcohol, the 3-million-square-mile land mass was barging eastward through the Coral Sea and crossing into the central Pacific, leaving a trail of beer cans and Chinese take-away in its wake.

When dawn broke over the Northern Hemisphere, the continent suddenly found itself, not only upside down, but smack in the middle of the Atlantic, and according to most of its 19 million inhabitants, that's the way it's going to stay.

....great clip, carrerinyes, ...... love it

Australia gets drunk?? I respectfully reserve further comment until our roving reporter here on CM logs back in.

who are you referring to Debby?

Jest kidding of course Lolli, but I prefer they answer

oh that's okay Debby, i actually assumed you were.

*LOL*

I'd like to visit Oz one day.

I'm off to Australia now, the flights must be cheaper

The dollar used to be stronger a few years back

I thought it was still 2009....I must have been MISTOOKEN !

Thanks for the laugh - great clip!

This is a TRUE story! How the heck do you people think I ended up in Europe!

*LOL*
TN

Of course it's TRUE