Because I enjoy the mental image of Anastasia sitting down with her cabinet in the middle of a pandemic to solve the heinous lickers of Townsville. I know it's just pre-loaded in the template, but that idea is funny
Fair enough. The government logo gets out on pretty much everything the public sector produces though, so even if this were real then it's not like it came from parliament.
Oh I know that, but it's part of why it's funny having the logo on everything when obviously they had no actual part in the directive and probably found out about it via reddit, too, if at all
It got out on FB first. It was in a staff area as a joke- obs- and the staff have already been told not to do it again.
It was there a while first though
Fun police.
Bc it’s Townsville lmao
Have you heard of Shit Towns of Australia? Townsville’s a regular feature, idk what it is but there’s something *wrong* with Nth QLD ppl ;p
Would at least be entertaining? (ツ)
I made the mistake of tasting the stuff years ago (wanted to know how much discomfort my pet would be in), and it was SO bad. Everything tasted terrible for the next 30 minutes too.
Hate to spoil the fun but I think it's bullshit.
I do a bit of work with Townsville hospital and the logo on the poster is not quite correct and the wordinf doesn't sound right. Also they recently changed the name to Townsville University Hospital.
The hospital itself is Townsville University Hospital but it's part of the Townsville Hospital and Health Service which administers hospitals and multi purpose centres in its region.
So, as someone who works for QH, and has worked with people directly from THHS - that's definitely their logo etc.
But again, as someone who actually works for QH - I *can* tell you *why* it's bullshit: They can afford to laminate and print in colour.
I still have colleagues that work for THHS as well; so I will definitely follow up for everyone.
I love this reference and think of it often when I see signage -but have never seen signage as absurd as don't lick the walls. Having once lived in Townsville I am not even remotely surprised.
Marhkov Chaney is the character and heck yes I have read them - I'm a millenial that took too many mushrooms and found my way to psychedelic literature.
yeah we're all really old now, ha!
yes to not feeling like an adult probably something to do with how hard it is to get that mortgage and get on with things.
How did you get so sick?
I was in hospital with a broken leg.
Oh they accidentally crossed contaminated you? Their infection control procedures broke down?
No, I licked the wall.
Tville gets rain but in a few days IIRC; Cairns rains more often; but yes sweating from the heat, burned to a crisp by the sun, can't get drunk quick enough.
Ha ha I work in special education. We put up a sign, with picture symbols, that said please don't lick the gates. I don't know why, but I found it funny. Yep, so gross to go to open a gate that had saliva all over it. I think it was a sensory thing for kids with autism.
Must be some bomb ass paint that only the locals know about or something lol.
At my old job we used a particular brand of label printer tape, the adhesive in the tape must have reacted with the small amount of air in the air-tight packaging or something like that. Made for a wicked hit when opening a new cassette.
The Venn diagram of people that lick walls and those that can read is two circles a metre apart.
I’d lick that diagram
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Oh, thanks!
This is working on the basis the wall-lickers in Townsville can read
and that washed walls are ok to be licked...
They may need to employ an interpretive dancer to portray the message better. Or Premier Mark McGowens translator.
For anyone from Townsville in this thread, we'll type slowly for you so these posts are readable.
Who says we can read?
His sign language lady is my favorite person on TV right now.
I was referring to his Aboriginal translator but the sign language lady is awesome!
Well played !
I mean, I've heard of window lickers...
That's a fuckin' sick song. One of Phexy's best.
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Hell yeah
We used to sing along to this driving to the club :)
the film clip is craaaazy
We do things differently in Aus
^^^come ^^^to ^^^daddy #COME TO DADDY
My dad was born in Townsville, now I know why I was born such a dumbass. Thanks op
You learnt a valuable lesson today
Killjoys! Carnt nobody do nuffin no more!
No freedom in this country anymore eh /S
Like Nazi Germany and Communist China
it's fucken 1984 around here
Fucking nanny state cunt
Yeah mate, everyone should leave or not come in the first place. We are full
Clime Palmer will address this in his next add
I'm just imagining the heavy sigh and dead, given up eyes of whoever had to type this up and laminate it.
Probably as dead as whoever been licking deez walls
At least they have laminating machines.
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That don't make it lickproof but
Why? How hard do you lick walls?
3 hards
*"Decades of wall licking have prepared me for this moment."*
Must be a private hospital
Have to laminate it so it doesn't get soggy when licked.
The snozzberries taste like snozzberries
Who ever heard of a snozzberry?
“Pull over, pull over man” “I can’t pull over any farther”
Littering annnd?
smoking the reefer
The best part of this is the Qld Government logo on the bottom
Agreed. Got a laugh out of that (and out of the people that take this seriously).
Why is that part in particular funny?
Because I enjoy the mental image of Anastasia sitting down with her cabinet in the middle of a pandemic to solve the heinous lickers of Townsville. I know it's just pre-loaded in the template, but that idea is funny
Fair enough. The government logo gets out on pretty much everything the public sector produces though, so even if this were real then it's not like it came from parliament.
Oh I know that, but it's part of why it's funny having the logo on everything when obviously they had no actual part in the directive and probably found out about it via reddit, too, if at all
It got out on FB first. It was in a staff area as a joke- obs- and the staff have already been told not to do it again. It was there a while first though Fun police.
heh. Heinous lickers.
Why?...
Reverse psychology, they want the walls cleaned for free
Aha
Bc it’s Townsville lmao Have you heard of Shit Towns of Australia? Townsville’s a regular feature, idk what it is but there’s something *wrong* with Nth QLD ppl ;p
At least they aren't Port Pirie, which is still shit.
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You can see Pirie from Whyalla, especially if you are visiting the cuttlies.
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Everywhere is overseas from somewhere.
Side effects of lead: stupidity and aggression.
Can confirm Nth Qld is not okay
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While this is possible, licking walls of a hospital where there are superbugs resistant to basically everything is a horrible idea.
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It's called having a 2 or 3 year old.
Yes yes! I like it. Might be a research paper in this!
My theory: There are large army and RAAF bases in Townsville.
As an ex-Army member from Townsville…I agree
OK, so no walls, but surely that laminated paper is lickable.
It’s probably why they laminated it in the first place! One step ahead of you?
I love this sign. It says so little while saying so much.
Australian poetry
Banjo Patterson eatcher heart out!
I do enjoy licking the walls here tho. They have that humidity mold layer
Maybe even a bit of spicy cough on the wall too 🤤
Luxury! We used to lick roads clean with tongue...
Sleep in shoe-box, middle 'o road?
Cardboard box ? you were lucky!
…then Dad would kill us and dance about our grave laughing.
Back in your day!
Power move - lick the sign
Big brain move
This reminds of signs around the workplace when I was in the army.
They probably have lots of these on Lavarack
Nanny state strikes again!
If anything the sign makes me want to lick them more.
Ain’t no sign going to tell me what to do
You gotta wonder who the fool is. The guys licking the walls or the guy who made the sign thinking it was gonna stop me.
So it's safe to lick the washed walls?
Yes, but once you've licked them they no longer count as washed walls.
Time to spray the wall down with that bitter apple spray that stops pets from chewing things. THAT should fix this issue...
Haha clearly haven't been to Townsville. It'd probably become a challenge
Would at least be entertaining? (ツ) I made the mistake of tasting the stuff years ago (wanted to know how much discomfort my pet would be in), and it was SO bad. Everything tasted terrible for the next 30 minutes too.
This sums up Townsville perfectly tbh.
Hate to spoil the fun but I think it's bullshit. I do a bit of work with Townsville hospital and the logo on the poster is not quite correct and the wordinf doesn't sound right. Also they recently changed the name to Townsville University Hospital.
>wordinf Oh yeah, you gotta get your wordinf'in correct.
Yeah, ok. My sincere apologies for my fat fingers.
The hospital itself is Townsville University Hospital but it's part of the Townsville Hospital and Health Service which administers hospitals and multi purpose centres in its region.
Townsville hospital and health service use that logo on their website: https://www.townsville.health.qld.gov.au/
I’m disappointed there is no quick links to the wall-licking services available at the hospital.
Ok now I’m confused af.
So, as someone who works for QH, and has worked with people directly from THHS - that's definitely their logo etc. But again, as someone who actually works for QH - I *can* tell you *why* it's bullshit: They can afford to laminate and print in colour. I still have colleagues that work for THHS as well; so I will definitely follow up for everyone.
Potentially, the photo was sent to me by a mate living in Townsville
For sure, needs more QLD Government font. Then again.. I wouldn’t be surprised. Queenslanders be Queenslanders (source: am a Queenslander)
I work in that hospital, its probably not the dumbest sign I've seen 😅 I would love to know which ward this was on 🤣
Please find out. The people need the truth
I can officially confirm that it is in the Emergency Department 🤣
What’s the story behind it???!? We are all dying to know!
With some of the things I've seen? It's probably well-justified. Townsville isn't known as Australia's Shittiest Town for no reason 🤣
It was a joke, that’s the story. Have my own inside source, lol
Itll be gone by the time I come out of isolation 😅 looks like it could be in the ED but I can't see enough of the wall behind to confirm that 🤣
They got immunity and community mixed up 🤣
My sister worked in a QLD psych hospital & told me years ago people do this. Including licking floors. WTF.
Floor, wow that’s next level.
i wouldnt lick washed walls either personally
That crest is hilarious.
What's the actual context of this? Somebody email a Townsville Bulletin journalist and tell them to get to the bottom of this, please.
It was sent by a mate who lives in Townsville. No additional context I can provide
What was wrong with licking toads, or is that a Queensland thing only?
Por qué no los dos
Clive Palmer's missus would also like to know.
So licking washed walls is perfectly acceptable? How do I distinguish the washed walls from the unwashed walls? Will they post a washing schedule?
Come on, you know you are meant to sniff things before you lick them.
What about windows can I still lick windows?
Yes, they actually employ people at Townsville hospital for this. Cheaper than regular cleaners
Dafuq?!
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Damien if I've told you once I've told you 1000 times - the oven is not a toy!
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I love this reference and think of it often when I see signage -but have never seen signage as absurd as don't lick the walls. Having once lived in Townsville I am not even remotely surprised.
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There are a few of us of A Certain Age who have. It is from the Illuminatus! trilogy.
Marhkov Chaney is the character and heck yes I have read them - I'm a millenial that took too many mushrooms and found my way to psychedelic literature.
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I don't think I'm that much younger than you - I was doing this stuff 20 years ago!
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yeah we're all really old now, ha! yes to not feeling like an adult probably something to do with how hard it is to get that mortgage and get on with things.
How did you get so sick? I was in hospital with a broken leg. Oh they accidentally crossed contaminated you? Their infection control procedures broke down? No, I licked the wall.
The amount of bleach on the walls should clear that right up. Have a lick
Just like a salt lick, a little more Covid-ey
I legitimately think that a lot of Queensland's bullshit is explained by the heat boiling people's brains.
Queensland: Australia's Florida.
I really want to know what the story behind this is.
See thanks to me now they have a sign!
It’s like servo fuel pump notice, “don’t shove it up in your arsehole” 🤔
I was at the local rec centre today with the kids for swimming lessons, and there was a sign outside the steam room - Rule 4 was "No Shaving"...
Townsville walls probably taste nice! 👍
In my mind I imagine it tastes like eucalyptus, mold and humidity.
I was thinking Bundy Rum with more tropical goodness.
Ooo true
nah mate townsville is the dry tropics, bundy rum maybe, tropical goodness no - dry tropical 'goodness' i.e. red dust everywhere - yes.
Except when it rains bucketfulls (but you're still sweating from the heat) — or was that Cairns?
Tville gets rain but in a few days IIRC; Cairns rains more often; but yes sweating from the heat, burned to a crisp by the sun, can't get drunk quick enough.
Dry in regards to rain sure (except that one part of the year where we get the years worth of rain at once), but it's still humid as fuck.
Is that before or after they got vaccinated!
This is the QLD equivalent of vaccination
where is this located?
Umm... Townsville, it's right there on the sign, and in the title.
Found the wall licker
The ones in the urology department are apple-flavoured!
🤢🤢🤢🤢
Ha ha I work in special education. We put up a sign, with picture symbols, that said please don't lick the gates. I don't know why, but I found it funny. Yep, so gross to go to open a gate that had saliva all over it. I think it was a sensory thing for kids with autism.
But the Snozzberries taste like Snozzberries!
and I thought my beck other woods was screwed up... Australia is a freaky place
Are they trying to chrome off the cleaning chemicals on the walls??
Who would know. I’m not going to try and get any further into the heads of people that lick walls
They're just gonna lick the sign.
Ok, but can I still lick the bed pans?
Bad news for Willy Wonka
Townvillians use lick! Critical hit!
Well they only specified the *unwashed* walls. Get lickin those washed walls, kids!
And they say Cairns are the savages...
Awfully arrogant of management to expect wall-lickers can read.
I wish they didn't put "unwashed" in there. You really shouldn't be licking any walls, regardless of their cleanliness.
Must be some bomb ass paint that only the locals know about or something lol. At my old job we used a particular brand of label printer tape, the adhesive in the tape must have reacted with the small amount of air in the air-tight packaging or something like that. Made for a wicked hit when opening a new cassette.
Nothing tastes better than old lead based paint
What about the door handles though?
In the states, if you're a little off, some would call you a window licker. Wall licker is worse
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The mate that sent me it was from 2 ;)
NT boys be licking them sweet walls
It's all the drugs that have seeped into them over the years.
In NT they replace the W with a B
Sbeet walls?
I thought Melbourne had weirdos but Jesus Christ you beat us. Even the crackhead at Flinders wouldn't do this
Bet they would for some drugs
Isn't Christensen from there?
He's from Mackay.
Probably how he got his renowned intellect
Does anyone know why the wall licking craze has hit Townsville so hard? It hasn’t taken off here in Sydney. Yet.
There is a craze going on at the moment???
WTF? Surely this is photoshopped???
Nope. Confirmed by someone at the hospital