Black Monk Posted June 30, 2018 #51 Share Posted June 30, 2018 On 27/06/2018 at 9:29 PM, DingoLingo said: Australians *grins* like I said.. Rubbish. Quote it has not been called Ayers Rock since the 90's.. Codswallop. Quote it is call Uluru.. It's also called Ayers Rock. That's its name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Monk Posted June 30, 2018 #52 Share Posted June 30, 2018 On 28/06/2018 at 3:23 AM, ChrLzs said: virtually everyone in Oz refers to it as Uluru. How do you know this? Quote That's even though Henry Ayer has absolutely no connection whatsoever to the rock or the region. Apart from the fact that he was Governor of South Australia at a time when Ayers Rock was in South Australia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still Waters Posted June 30, 2018 Author #53 Share Posted June 30, 2018 Oh for goodness sake, all this nit-picking over a name! Ayers Rock, Uluru, it doesn't matter which name it goes by. Enough please. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DingoLingo Posted June 30, 2018 #54 Share Posted June 30, 2018 9 hours ago, Black Monk said: Rubbish. Codswallop. It's also called Ayers Rock. That's its name. well me and Chrlz know it because .. well.. we are australian *laughing* your talking about our country mate.. I'm a born and bred west aussie 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Commander Travis Posted July 1, 2018 #55 Share Posted July 1, 2018 (edited) On 28/06/2018 at 3:23 AM, ChrLzs said: That's even though Henry Ayer, the guy whose name it was given by a gov't surveyor back in the 1950's, has absolutely no connection whatsoever to the rock or the region. Back in that era, indigenous owners were rudely ignored. I see you corrected yourself, so I withdraw the pedantry Edited July 1, 2018 by Vlad the Mighty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerDesertRat Posted July 18, 2018 #56 Share Posted July 18, 2018 I have a piece of Uluru, Hawaiian Volcanoes, Rock of Gibraltar, AND a piece of the Great Pyramid in my rock garden. Also have numerous burial/grave goods from North American first nations sites on private property or from prior to the archaeological act passed in the 70's. And I have fantastic luck. No kidding. I constantly get comments about it. How did yiu get tickets to the sold out show, how many royal flushes can one person possibly draw? How many near miss Chupacabra/Sasquatch attcks.have you survived (probably dozens - but I didn't even know it). Near misses in shootouts I could go on and on. Its not the rocks dude. Its the dude that rocks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
openozy Posted July 18, 2018 #57 Share Posted July 18, 2018 4 minutes ago, DerDesertRat said: I have a piece of Uluru, Hawaiian Volcanoes, Rock of Gibraltar, AND a piece of the Great Pyramid in my rock garden. Also have numerous burial/grave goods from North American first nations sites on private property or from prior to the archaeological act passed in the 70's. And I have fantastic luck. No kidding. I constantly get comments about it. How did yiu get tickets to the sold out show, how many royal flushes can one person possibly draw? How many near miss Chupacabra/Sasquatch attcks.have you survived (probably dozens - but I didn't even know it). Near misses in shootouts I could go on and on. Its not the rocks dude. Its the dude that rocks. You won't be having good luck if the aboriginals find out you have a chunk of Uluru. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piney Posted July 18, 2018 #58 Share Posted July 18, 2018 11 hours ago, DerDesertRat said: Also have numerous burial/grave goods from North American first nations sites on private property or from prior to the archaeological act passed in the 70's. You sound like a person who is full of respect for indigenous cultures......... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonman Posted July 18, 2018 #59 Share Posted July 18, 2018 17 hours ago, DerDesertRat said: I have a piece of Uluru, Hawaiian Volcanoes, Rock of Gibraltar, AND a piece of the Great Pyramid in my rock garden. Also have numerous burial/grave goods from North American first nations sites on private property or from prior to the archaeological act passed in the 70's. And I have fantastic luck. No kidding. I constantly get comments about it. How did yiu get tickets to the sold out show, how many royal flushes can one person possibly draw? How many near miss Chupacabra/Sasquatch attcks.have you survived (probably dozens - but I didn't even know it). Near misses in shootouts I could go on and on. Its not the rocks dude. Its the dude that rocks. Not sure if serious... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Red Devil Posted July 19, 2018 #60 Share Posted July 19, 2018 His problems started way before visiting Uluru. Living in Canberra is enough of a curse. Too cold, too many politicians and not enough ocean. 1 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Walker Posted July 28, 2018 #61 Share Posted July 28, 2018 On 27/05/2018 at 8:25 PM, XenoFish said: Those who are more spiritual and/or religious are more susceptible to the idea of being "cursed". Which is nothing more than a self-induced nocebo effect. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/think-well/201803/how-stop-self-fulfilling-prophecies-failure https://www.aconsciousrethink.com/6134/self-fulfilling-prophecy-law-of-attraction/ It's all in our heads. Of course, to a great extent, EVERYTHING is just in our heads, because humans are mind more than body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Walker Posted July 28, 2018 #62 Share Posted July 28, 2018 Uluru/ Ayres rock are both official names for the rock. It was the first landmark given official dual names in Dec 1993, from memory. What an Australian calls it is up to their own sense of political correctness, although there has been some govt and community consensus to call it Uluru. as a cultural recognition of its importance to our native peoples. It still ignites passions, especially with new moves to ban climbing on it. I climbed it early one morning back in 1973, before any controversy arose. It was Jan and the temps during the day were in the 40s C so we set off early, a t dawn. Even so the rock was too hot to touch by the time we got back down. Then we had 4 inches of rain on the rock and it was one of the most beautiful experiences in my life, to see it change colour from red to silver, and all the water holes fill with fresh water. Back then you could camp at the base of it, and to wake up and come out of your tent, and look up, and up, and up, at the rock, was a spiritual experience in itself. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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