{"product_id":"australias-funniest-yarns-by-graham-seal-9781760528454","title":"Australia's Funniest Yarns","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGraham Seal writes ripper, fair dinkum, true-blue Aussie yarns.\u003c\/em\u003e - \u003ci\u003eThe Weekly Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAustralians traditionally like their humour irreverent, crude and with very sharp teeth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePerhaps you've heard of the vicious drop bears that fall on unsuspecting tourists as they walk through the bush? Or the hoop snakes that put their tails in their mouths as they roll down the hill towards you? Or how about the Citizenship Test for Aspiring Australians which begins with this question about an essential life skill: 'How many slabs can you fit in the back of a Falcon ute while also allowing room for your cattle dog?'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe bush is the source of traditional Aussie humour. Pioneering, settlement and battling fire, flood and drought have produced yarns of tough cocky farmers, shearers, bush workers, swaggies and dreadful cooks. Much of this humour relates to the resilience and fortitude necessary to endure the realities of rural life. Australians took this sensibility with them to war and to work in the cities, and the tradition continues today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhatever the circumstances, Australians have always found something to laugh about, laugh at or laugh off.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGraham Seal has the knack of the storyteller.\u003c\/em\u003e - \u003ci\u003eWarren Fahey AM\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47460243112172,"sku":"9781760528454","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781760528454-australia-s-funniest-yarns.jpg?v=1774946225","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/australias-funniest-yarns-by-graham-seal-9781760528454","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}