From frankwarwick@ozemail.com.au Tue Nov 27 20:36:59 2001
Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2001 12:21:03 +1100
From: frankwarwick@ozemail.com.au
Subject: YEP! its great to be Australian!

A little Christmas cheer for all from the Australian Bureau of
Statistics


* 31 Australians have died since 1996 by watering their Christmas tree
while
the fairy lights were plugged in.


* 19 Australians have died in the last 3 years by eating Christmas
decorations they believed were chocolate.*


* Hospitals reported 4 broken arms last year after cracker pulling
incidents.*


* 101 Australians since 1997 have had to have broken parts of plastic
toys
pulled out of the soles of their feet.


* 18 Australians had serious burns in 1998 trying on a new jumper with a

lit
cigarette in their mouth.


* A massive 543 Australians were admitted to casualty in the last two
years

after opening bottles of beer with their teeth or eye socket.


*5 Australians were injured last year in accidents involving out of
control

scalextric cars.


*3 Australians die each year testing if a 9V battery works on their
tongue.


*142 Australians were injured in 1998 by not removing all the pins from
new

shirts.


*58 Australians are injured each year by using sharp knives instead of
screwdrivers.


and finally:


*8 Australians cracked their skull in 1997 after falling asleep passing
out)
while throwing up into the toilet.


YEP! its great to be Australian!