The Great Australian Coin Challenge (Ft. J.J. McCullough)

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  • WATCH PART 2 HERE: • Who knows AUSTRALIA be...
    Australia recently released 26 new Dollar coin designs, and A-Z of everything Australian. But I don't know what they are, and neither does J.J. McCullough - in this video we go head to head guessing what each coin is, and see who knows the most about Australian Culture!

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  • @HalfAsleepChris
    @HalfAsleepChris  4 ปีที่แล้ว +229

    JJ's video is LIVE HERE: th-cam.com/video/RqCU31q_7Qg/w-d-xo.html
    Check it out to see who wins!

    • @azyyasful
      @azyyasful 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      :D love your vids dude dont stop doing what your doing, I love your banknote videos

    • @Bright_Vision
      @Bright_Vision 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Im Australian and i love ur vids u are so underappreciated keep doing what your doing :D

    • @memesifindrandomly6712
      @memesifindrandomly6712 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Half-Asleep Chris I’m very happy to give you all the coins from A-Z

    • @lexietheloser6546
      @lexietheloser6546 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Half-Asleep Chris Ok!

    • @sandro7621
      @sandro7621 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      cool

  • @TotoDG
    @TotoDG 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1273

    Believe me, you have no _idea_ how iconic the Hills Hoist is. We literally have one in our backyard. I can even see it from my bedroom window.

    • @HalfAsleepChris
      @HalfAsleepChris  4 ปีที่แล้ว +174

      That's crazy. I've got one too, I just never really thought of it as iconic.

    • @MaggotDiggo1
      @MaggotDiggo1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +240

      Is there a better example of these men not understanding Australia than them stating that a founding father of Australia is more significant than a clothesline? I think not.

    • @klyvemurray
      @klyvemurray 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      You've got that right!!
      Iconically up there with the Victor Lawnmower and 'cask wine' :)

    • @azzureone78
      @azzureone78 4 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      They put Henry Parkes on a special $5 note in 2001 to celebrate 100 years of nationhood so I guess the mint thought he'd had a go already and plus a Hills Hoist is FAR more iconic than he is :)

    • @HalfAsleepChris
      @HalfAsleepChris  4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      @@azzureone78 Ah man, I saw that banknote all the time when I worked in a foreign exchange bureau - admittedly only just now connected the dots about who it is!

  • @ryaningham5374
    @ryaningham5374 4 ปีที่แล้ว +549

    The Hills Hoist is far more iconic than a founder of our nation. If you didn't get shouted at by your mum for swinging about on the hills hoist and breaking it, you haven't lived.

    • @Zero_Is_Stopping_Time
      @Zero_Is_Stopping_Time 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Guess I’m dead then *cries in has never been in Aussie land*

    • @jinx5886
      @jinx5886 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      When I was 4 my dad would lift me on the hills hoist so could swing in the wind

    • @Jdid625
      @Jdid625 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Yeah well Mum was only mad because it meant the adults couldn't play 'wheel of goon' at the party on the weekend

    • @Joltemon
      @Joltemon 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@jinx5886 0_0
      I'm jealous

    • @natmickan
      @natmickan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Exactly! You can’t play goon ‘o fortune without it!!!

  • @ngairetaylor6373
    @ngairetaylor6373 4 ปีที่แล้ว +172

    The “Hills Hoist” is actually a very important in Australian cultural identity- it was one of the very first Australian inventions that was used by common people all over Australia and was an object that was in nearly every backyard in Australia. It was used by children to swing around on and was incorporated into children’s play to be turned into magical castles with some clean sheets. It was also an example of how an Australian battler could Invent something that would improve the world and make him a fortune. One of the Australian identity is that we have is that of buying a house with a backyard that includes a pumpkin patch and a hills hoist.... We even have a song that everyone knows the words of that incorporates this imagery into the song.... It goes something like “give me a home amongst the gum trees with lots of Plumtree a sheep or two and a kangaroo... a close line out the back... Veranda out the front and an old rocking chair”

    • @Rottnwoman
      @Rottnwoman 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Just like that only spelled better

    • @theperson8539
      @theperson8539 ปีที่แล้ว

      My house actually came with one... we used it briefly, although Australia is now in an eternal Monsoon and it has become moot.

  • @spritelife3783
    @spritelife3783 4 ปีที่แล้ว +94

    No one:
    J.J: ok so i choose emoo
    Litteraly everyone in Australia: *ANGER INTENSIFYS*

    • @1nan3
      @1nan3 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Could partially be his accent?

    • @Rottnwoman
      @Rottnwoman 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Bloody Canuck can't pronounce ANYTHING

    • @lmmlStudios
      @lmmlStudios 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@1nan3 no it's not an accent thing, north americans just dont know how it's pronounced. it's eemyou (as in the word you) not eemoo (like a cow sounds)

    • @clamerGA
      @clamerGA ปีที่แล้ว

      True

    • @mintgreen4291
      @mintgreen4291 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Well I say that...
      *pls don’t attack me 💀*

  • @lyzzidc
    @lyzzidc 4 ปีที่แล้ว +438

    As an Australian, I don't even know who Henry Parkes is, I have a vague knowledge, but the Hills Hoist is ICONIC, invented by an Australian, without which we wouldn't have such excellent games as Goon of Fortune

    • @kightsun
      @kightsun 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Read some books please

    • @EvilParagon4
      @EvilParagon4 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      _What?_
      How on Earth did you escape learning about Federation every year at school?

    • @Tottenham44
      @Tottenham44 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You don’t know who Henry Parkes is?

    • @lyzzidc
      @lyzzidc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@Tottenham44 I do now that I googled him after this video

    • @karenlocal5127
      @karenlocal5127 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I didn’t even know who Henry parks is either lmao as someone from Western Australia all we learnt about was the western Australian secessionist movement 🤣🤣🤣

  • @beermonkey18271
    @beermonkey18271 4 ปีที่แล้ว +438

    Chris: *guesses logically*
    J.J: *guesses logically*
    Answer: AuStRaLiA pOsT

    • @Dann-
      @Dann- 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      chris' was never even close because "AbOrIgiNe iS nOt aCcePtAbLe tHeRe tiTle Is fiRst PeOples"

    • @codeword632
      @codeword632 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@Dann- Actually most actual Aboriginals don't mind when you call them that the only ones who hate that are ones who are mostly white

    • @Dann-
      @Dann- 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@codeword632 still it would never have made it on a coin because it is so political. same reason why the barrier reef didn't appear on a coin

    • @purplepandaguy9887
      @purplepandaguy9887 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Dan the man but aboriginals are on the $2 coin

    • @Dann-
      @Dann- 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@purplepandaguy9887 actually technically not Gwoya Tjungurrayi is on the $2 coin

  • @Henrycavillstani
    @Henrycavillstani 3 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    As a Australian I would like to say we don’t call Aboriginals “Aborigines”
    People from the culture find it very offensive, so if you wanna talk about them call them Aboriginal.

    • @starfire4539
      @starfire4539 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Or more appropriately, First Nations people. I was taking a First Nations class and the lecturer said it’s more appropriate to say First Nations People

    • @christinasavic9645
      @christinasavic9645 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      True I have never called Aboriginals Aborigines because it’s rude offensive

    • @criszis
      @criszis ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Increasingly racial terms are becoming offensive, even if they weren't previously. Blackfella/Whitefella have fallen out of use for this reason.

  • @WorldNews92
    @WorldNews92 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I know I shouldn't have, but JJ coming up with a very poignant moment in Australian history for "M", but the Australians just going "MEAT PIE" made me laugh.

  • @sk0kiE
    @sk0kiE 4 ปีที่แล้ว +364

    Hills hoist is totally iconic, we strap goon bags (bags of wine) to them at parties or just for general purposes.

    • @amrhb90
      @amrhb90 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      GOON
      OF
      FORTUNE
      !!!!

    • @beatrix1120
      @beatrix1120 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Who the heck is Harry Parks?

    • @priceprice_baby
      @priceprice_baby 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      M should have been for Miced Volvos

    • @nicoquadra7230
      @nicoquadra7230 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      i'm not gonna like your comment because there are 69 likes

    • @cosmiccow4960
      @cosmiccow4960 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Rory .A Ahahahahahah My name is Rory to!

  • @Honeyhams
    @Honeyhams 4 ปีที่แล้ว +283

    "is a washing line really that important" MATE literally EVERY stand alone house has one it's an icon! I got a new one a couple years ago and it looks exactly the same as the one at my grandparent's place that's over half a century old!

    • @Brettski_1234
      @Brettski_1234 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Aussie invention too

    • @Musikur
      @Musikur 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      And what else would be the stumps in the backyard cricket match?

    • @Kalani_Saiko
      @Kalani_Saiko 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@Musikur The rubbish bin

    • @Rottnwoman
      @Rottnwoman 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Our house is 131 years old, still has its Hills Hoist.

  • @Shan-flan
    @Shan-flan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I love that JJ suggested such thoughtful options, and certainly many of these rightfully deserve respect...but that would be overlooking the most Australian thing of all and that is why take the high road when you can take the piss instead 😂

  • @rubytwoshoes9152
    @rubytwoshoes9152 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    YES a hills hoist is a a very iconic thing I everyone’s childhood

  • @patrickbunney1214
    @patrickbunney1214 4 ปีที่แล้ว +96

    I'm an Australian myself, and I think JJ might be overestimating how much Aussie history most people know. But in general, the cynic in me says that they are avoiding anything controversial or serious at all, but in saying that Hills Hoists are a big deal.

  • @copuis
    @copuis 4 ปีที่แล้ว +255

    hills hoist is in fact a very cultural thing and about the only "H" work

    • @eccentricelectrician1904
      @eccentricelectrician1904 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Came here for this comment

    • @GregorianMG
      @GregorianMG 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The "H" have totally different vibe for me.

    • @egodreas
      @egodreas 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      How can it be a cultural thing if everyone in the world has them? Wouldn't it be a bit like Swedes saying refrigerators are a cultural thing, or Americans saying that light bulbs are a cultural thing?

    • @copuis
      @copuis 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@egodreas because its not a "clothes line" like you would find, it is a design that was different from other places, and was found everywhere
      i guess the easiest way would be, "everywhere has cheese, but spray cheese is american" ?
      therefor it is a very cultural thing

    • @egodreas
      @egodreas 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@copuis But it's just one of those freestanding rotary ones, isn't it? I've probably had one in every house I've ever lived in. As have most of my neighbours and friends and relatives. So it might be an Australian invention, and I do remember seeing a lot of them when I've been down there, but then again I see them everywhere I go. Never occurred to me that Australians would consider them iconic.

  • @MultiZeek
    @MultiZeek 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    J J: Emus are beloved birds in Australia
    Me: Remember the Emu war that the Emus won

    • @albertoftasmania
      @albertoftasmania 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Everyone knows about the Emu war, everyone. Barely a war, a few drunk blokes with a malfunctioning gun is a more accurate description. Emus are still beloved.

    • @glenscott5231
      @glenscott5231 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@albertoftasmania But they are eem-you's not ee-moos a typical American and Canadian mistake. Emus do NOT moo.

    • @albertoftasmania
      @albertoftasmania 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@glenscott5231 I know, I'm not an American or Canadian.

    • @brontearoha4436
      @brontearoha4436 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They killed 1,000 emus and went through 20,000 rounds of ammunition

  • @ukraineballaviation1483
    @ukraineballaviation1483 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    9:14 "I mean, they've got all koalafications."

  • @SgtPeppersLonelyHeartsClubBand
    @SgtPeppersLonelyHeartsClubBand 4 ปีที่แล้ว +578

    If America did this, A would be “America” and U would be “USA”

  • @outlawrip-offartist4161
    @outlawrip-offartist4161 4 ปีที่แล้ว +434

    Not going to lie most Australians don’t care about are founding Father, and yes we are weird.

    • @mim0381
      @mim0381 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      We have a dollar coin already with Henry Parkes on it so we kinda do

    • @MineralConsumer
      @MineralConsumer 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      No we don’t. (I mean we don’t care not we don’t have him on the bill.)

    • @danielgrey5754
      @danielgrey5754 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @Mr. I Don't Upload So Good He was on the five dollar note for a while around 2000 instead of the Queen.

    • @LuckayyLucario
      @LuckayyLucario 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      i would agree with that if i wasn't from the Tenterfield Shire where everything is named after him bc he did the famous speech here

    • @karma8131
      @karma8131 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      yeah i was like "who the hell is that guy"

  • @ngairetaylor6373
    @ngairetaylor6373 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    My grandfather was a jackaroo… It’s a type of worker amongst the cattle stations or shearing stations in the outback who usually did all the odd jobs. If they went out and repaired the fenceline and counted the livestock they were called Boundry riders. Jackaroos look after the livestock and help with the rounding up and sharing… Although shearer’s do most of the shearing work.
    The jackaroo is the male version the jillaroo is the female version.

  • @infinityscarefuldriver7377
    @infinityscarefuldriver7377 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hills Hoist is a HUGE part of Australian life. It might seem like just a clothes line, but we all had them in the backyard, and when Mum wasn’t looking.... it was a swing set to play on.... just don’t get caught or you won’t get your cup of Milo at lunchtime 🤣

  • @dadavio7628
    @dadavio7628 4 ปีที่แล้ว +332

    So, how long did you spend rolling those coins to get them in the right place?

    • @archwhynot
      @archwhynot 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Ah yes the REAL question here.

    • @HalfAsleepChris
      @HalfAsleepChris  4 ปีที่แล้ว +169

      About 2-4 minutes per coin! It was 50/50 heads or tails, then I just had to get it aligned and relatively central. It looks super cool though!

    • @anttibjorklund1869
      @anttibjorklund1869 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@HalfAsleepChrisso about 30 mind to an hour on those small sequences?
      I tip my hat to you, good sir.

    • @catfish552
      @catfish552 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Worth it, that's a really cool effect.

    • @HaydenFergo
      @HaydenFergo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Half-Asleep Chris how did ya get the coins?

  • @aussiereptilesandherping
    @aussiereptilesandherping 4 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    As an Australian I thought this was really interesting! I didn’t realise how much you guys actually know about Australia, most people have just heard of the Harbour Bridge and Kangaroos. Echidnas are also one of my favourite animals too!

  • @stephaniescott7809
    @stephaniescott7809 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    With the ANZAC coin, there was also a $2 coin that actually had a red poppy on it (I think it was an enamel paint)

  • @tsunpie
    @tsunpie 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I adore Australia. I lived there for a majority of my life and I think it's amazing! I made a bunch of memories there. Bravo Chris !!! You did it again 👏!!!

  • @lmate063
    @lmate063 4 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    I live in Australia and am an Australian coin collector and yes, the hills hoist is very significant

  • @mikeMuzz
    @mikeMuzz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +113

    Super impressed with JJ's knowledge of Australia. Even if he got many wrong. He was definitely going deep!

  • @sbrown5323
    @sbrown5323 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you mate for doing this video

  • @chadmeme8502
    @chadmeme8502 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I can say as an Australian that for me I guessed midnight oil, they are really famous here and , along with AC/DC, they are iconic to Australia

  • @AverytheCubanAmerican
    @AverytheCubanAmerican 4 ปีที่แล้ว +102

    JJ McCullough, what a fun crossover! Fish and chips and Nessie? Now those are creative British coins.

    • @ShinyWasTakenTwice
      @ShinyWasTakenTwice 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You again why can I not excape you

    • @Wombattlr
      @Wombattlr 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Oh no, this wont end well

  • @louisll.nicholls5347
    @louisll.nicholls5347 4 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    "Is a washing line more important than the founder of Australia?"

    • @JJMcCullough
      @JJMcCullough 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Louis LL. Nicholls I got my answer!

    • @Anna-xt7gq
      @Anna-xt7gq 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Much more important -another Australian

    • @astridlikesbooksandducks4448
      @astridlikesbooksandducks4448 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Louis LL. Nicholls very much so- an Australian

    • @iamthinking2252_
      @iamthinking2252_ 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      J.J. McCullough I swear I don’t even know if he is the founder, i thought Deakin was also pivotal and that

    • @kakuru9517
      @kakuru9517 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Is he gonna dry my washing or what?

  • @Anna-xt7gq
    @Anna-xt7gq 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    7:15 yes, yes it is. everyone in australia is proud of us inventing it. it is verrry iconic. the playground near me has a hills hoist for children to play on. everyone loves hills hoists

  • @gasheslustesh9891
    @gasheslustesh9891 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I was so convinced that m was gonna be milo but I was disappointed

  • @ToniGorton
    @ToniGorton 4 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    Considering an Aussie invented the Hills Hoist - it makes sense.

  • @loeddebever6894
    @loeddebever6894 4 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    Can we all just appreciate how happy Chris was with his qualifications koala joke

  • @monkeytime9851
    @monkeytime9851 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    A follower of JJ, I'm happy to have found your channel via your colab.

  • @jia9420
    @jia9420 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Lived 17 years of my life as an Aussie without knowing who Henry Parkes is, I think that shows something...

  • @alperenerol1852
    @alperenerol1852 4 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    7:19 Australia was once a very innovative country. There is so many inventions we take granted for today, that were originally from Australia, 'washing line' being one of them.

    • @william207able
      @william207able 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Wi-Fi being another

    • @Tanzadog1
      @Tanzadog1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@william207able and airplane's black boxes

    • @Tanzadog1
      @Tanzadog1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @Alpern Erol it still is, unfortunately most of the inventions are finalised overseas now due to the scientific brain drain from CSIRO etc

    • @totalrecone
      @totalrecone 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      ...and the Ute, spray-on skin and polymer notes.

    • @kingmonkey79rulerothebanan27
      @kingmonkey79rulerothebanan27 ปีที่แล้ว

      Along with the selfie

  • @drewdoesmusicstuff8094
    @drewdoesmusicstuff8094 4 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    I dont know if you will actually see this chris but I am so glad that I stumbled across your videos. I was suggested Ralph's Cat Castle video by youtube. Keep doing what you do great Chris I love your videos.
    - Drew from Massachusetts
    Edit: thank you so much Chris the Heart and reply means the world to me.

    • @HalfAsleepChris
      @HalfAsleepChris  4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Thanks a lot Drew!

    • @drewdoesmusicstuff8094
      @drewdoesmusicstuff8094 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you so much Chris the heart means the world to me. I just watched you're last PO box video from like 5 months ago and I would to send you some mail!
      - Drew

    • @tarrtyer
      @tarrtyer 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Bro if you edit the comment when you have the heart it will be removed.

  • @StarsRebublicBall
    @StarsRebublicBall 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    thanks for doing coin challenges in my Country!

  • @moretonbay_emergencyresponses
    @moretonbay_emergencyresponses 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The Hills Hoist is one of the most famous and iconic Australian inventions. Everyone has one in their backyard.

  • @recordomium9440
    @recordomium9440 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    I haven't seen this whole video yet, but I know it will be amazing.

    • @jasper8712
      @jasper8712 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Me to all of his videos are great !❤️

    • @amop2250
      @amop2250 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I agree.

  • @elliotthanley9525
    @elliotthanley9525 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    I am an Australian and I am kind of offended that you wouldn’t think of the hills hoist as culturally significant most kids will have at least once swung around them because they are on a swivel which is so much fun and an esky is like a big cooler that you put your drinks in and fill it with ice and keeps them cold like all day specially for barbecues

  • @thetrashmaster1352
    @thetrashmaster1352 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I know I'm a bit late but Here is what it should've been. (As an Australian)
    A: ANZACs
    B: BBQ
    C: Cricket
    D: Didgeridoo
    E: Esky (Since there's no other good ones.)
    F: Footy
    G: Great Barrier Reef. (Or Goon, never forget casket wine)
    H: Hills Hoist (If esky is on the list then hills hoist certainly must be.)
    I: Indigenous Australians/culture (It might be a little offensive but it's certainly better than a random biscuit)
    J: Jacaranda (They aren't native to Australia but they're still iconic trees. Plus, the only Jack and Jill I know went up a hill.)
    K: Kangaroo
    L: Lamington
    M: Melbourne Cup, or MCG. (Pies might be iconic, but not as iconic as gambling or watching the sports at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.)

  • @cooperhurst2639
    @cooperhurst2639 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    8:04 honestly, I don’t even know what those are. Steve Irwin should have been on the coin

    • @BehIsReal
      @BehIsReal ปีที่แล้ว

      Oh come on. Try them already.

  • @lukakrivokapic5635
    @lukakrivokapic5635 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Hey, just letting you know that if you show a picture of a deceased indigenous Australian you should put a content warning as images of deceased people are taboo in Indigenous culture. Apart from that, really enjoyed the video :)

  • @alexanimations1168
    @alexanimations1168 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    You Need To Do More Collabs Like This. Now Anxiously Anticipating Part 2!

  • @hamanimations1838
    @hamanimations1838 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I live in Australia. And I had absolutely had no idea what hills hoist is. And not I do

  • @jasongarufi8187
    @jasongarufi8187 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    HI Half -Sleep Chris great collaboration with J.J . Mc Cullough , I am from Australia and also collect banknotes and coins looking forward to more of your videos on TH-cam

  • @truncatedjunior
    @truncatedjunior 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    We need more of this collaboration Chris..

  • @MrMuel1205
    @MrMuel1205 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The Hill's Hoist is more than just a clothesline - it's an iconic fixture of every backyard, something kids for generations have been yelled at for swinging on. I think in the popular imagination it conjures nostalgia for backyard cricket matches and barbies on hot summer days. I think now they're slowly starting to disappear from backyards with just about every house having a clothes dryer these days, but at least for now they're pretty iconic.

  • @tadzkiraofficial2487
    @tadzkiraofficial2487 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    In Australia they pronounce emu as “eemyu”

  • @BasicXavier
    @BasicXavier 4 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    chris: *"dollary doo"*
    me: *someone hand this guy and Australian passport*

  • @SupremeLeaderKimJong-un
    @SupremeLeaderKimJong-un 4 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    They should’ve put Irwin on a banknote

    • @klyvemurray
      @klyvemurray 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @Kim Jong-un I could not agree with you more!! Steve is/was a latter day Aussie icon, known and loved the world over...Oh! and as an aside, please get well really soon, coz...
      ya sister scares me even more than you do!!

    • @busterthelab5690
      @busterthelab5690 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I thought you ere dead

    • @tavasp
      @tavasp 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Kimmy, so glad to see you back

    • @BTW...
      @BTW... 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Irwin was truly cringe worthy, along with cigarette selling bogan Hogan.
      But, to satisfy the sheeple Herd perhaps Irwin on a $0 value 'fantasy note' with a sting-ray on the other side.

    • @jecos1966
      @jecos1966 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      H e hasn't been dead long enough

  • @floofythegoofy
    @floofythegoofy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for saying monotreme right! Not many people say it right.

  • @Upcycled_by_Michelle
    @Upcycled_by_Michelle 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Some of these answers are hilarious but good video. Aussie Aussie Aussie!

  • @williambroome9140
    @williambroome9140 4 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    I think you should do a collab with Christopherl Collects . Apart from that im super early and have nothig else to say

    • @HalfAsleepChris
      @HalfAsleepChris  4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Something was in the works, but then lockdown... soon!

    • @ottiliehedley874
      @ottiliehedley874 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Omg yes I watch him aswell

    • @Andrew-wg3wi
      @Andrew-wg3wi 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@HalfAsleepChris I can't wait.

  • @aperson4293
    @aperson4293 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    Henry Parkes was nothing like Washinton. He wasnt even ever PM. I really dont understand how he founded the country. In fact he died in 1896, 5 years before federation. Can someone please explain how he founded Australia. Also the hills hoist is quite iconic in Australia, as an Australian i say hills hoist is best. Especially sinces it was Barton that actually founded Australia

    • @nachocheese1650
      @nachocheese1650 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      A Person He helped make the idea of federation once in a famous speech called the Tenterfield oration in 1889 kinda like how George Washington was one of the founding fathers and moulded
      what being a president is.

    • @aperson4293
      @aperson4293 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      NachoCheese oh ok cool thank you. I really didnt know that much about him but i was so confused about how he founded Australia since he died before federation. Thank you for the explanation

    • @albertbatfinder5240
      @albertbatfinder5240 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Parkes was important enough that they named a town after him, as well as a dozen other things. He could hardly be a PM of Australia because Australia didn’t exist. He was however the Premier of NSW, the founding and most important colony, for a record 5 terms. That the most powerful premier sought a united country rather than champion individual “states rights” was the driving force behind the unification. Federal Govt necessarily means less power for your own state.

    • @RobertJW
      @RobertJW 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@albertbatfinder5240 Most important?!
      *indignant Victorian noises*

  • @cirozan7986
    @cirozan7986 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    As an Australian I realy enjoyed seeing foreigners try to pronounce some of these words 😂

  • @blakeshaw908
    @blakeshaw908 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    We found this entertaining! Australia Post for A is very fitting. Australia post was the fabric of modern Australia each town in Australia generally has a beautiful old post office. It is one of Australia’s most recognised and trusted brands

  • @ChillyPeppers
    @ChillyPeppers 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Hah, 'founding father'. That's a good one mate.

  • @truncatedjunior
    @truncatedjunior 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I can feel his happiness when you get that moment to collab with your fav TH-camr. Nice video Chris and J.J

  • @clamerGA
    @clamerGA ปีที่แล้ว +1

    10:48 I’ll change J to Captain Stirling which is the founder of swan valley/ swan river

  • @CockatooTransit
    @CockatooTransit 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    got one of these today - very cool

  • @timor64
    @timor64 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    07:10 hills hoist so culterually significant to us that is made it into Sydney Olympic opening ceremony

  • @TotoDG
    @TotoDG 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Now all that’s left is the collab between Tom Scott and CGP Grey.

  • @natmickan
    @natmickan 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Crying with laughter at JJ’s guess of ‘Jumbuck’ getting captioned as “Jump back” 😂😂😂

  • @talonlawrence3421
    @talonlawrence3421 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm from Australia and these a really good guesses!!!

  • @ritagasper1958
    @ritagasper1958 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I really hope they put Ned Kelly on a coin. Check out Extra History's series on him.

  • @primebandet8937
    @primebandet8937 4 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    Harry Parkes had very little to do with founding the country. Many other people worked harder and accomplished more than he did. He is barely taught about in Australian schools.

    • @Anna-xt7gq
      @Anna-xt7gq 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      His name kind of rings a bell, but not really. A hills hoist on the other hand? Very suitable

    • @emilchandran546
      @emilchandran546 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      His name is Henry Parkes, and yes he was extremely influential in achieving federation.
      He was very instrumental in creating popular support for nationhood, and organising the campaign efforts. He really go the ball rolling. He is said to have been a great orator, his Tenterfield oration is one of those throng I definitely remember reading about at school.
      Yeah he really got federation happening. If he hadn’t died five years before 1901 I think he would have been remembered more. Although he helped achieve federation, he wasn’t there to write the constitution or serve in federal parliament.
      But I was taught about him at school. Like many times. He was always featured in any chapter on federation or colonial NSW.

    • @Angela-xe3cw
      @Angela-xe3cw 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      PrimeBandet yeah i agree of sorts. He has a place named after him and in there (i forgot if its an observatory or what its called...).

    • @Angela-xe3cw
      @Angela-xe3cw 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Anna Matilda totally agreed

  • @daidarabotchi3891
    @daidarabotchi3891 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Lamingtons don't actually normally have jam inside - although I genuinely had to think for a second, because you said it so straightforwardly that I thought, 'wait, do they?'.

  • @kraftigamer
    @kraftigamer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    How have I lived in Australia my whole life and never known these coins existed!

  • @nuggetdealer2432
    @nuggetdealer2432 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    5:02 beloved? We had a war on Them!

  • @wolfff7897
    @wolfff7897 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    You bring us all joy during the Covid pandemic I don’t know what I would do with out you

  • @maddockwhittaker333
    @maddockwhittaker333 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hills hoist is actually extremely common and culturally significant and Henry wasn't really the 'founding father'

  • @blackoutlol2857
    @blackoutlol2857 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    As an Australian myself this video is actually pretty funny some good guesses though I’ll give you that!

  • @robthatsme9831
    @robthatsme9831 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Well done lads. I’m Australian and I didn’t get them all either but every one makes perfect sense, even Lamington. Thanks for doing this mate. Love from Australia 👍👍👍👍👍

  • @WeaselLikeMan
    @WeaselLikeMan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    my two favorites in one video

  • @Mejek_apple_pie
    @Mejek_apple_pie หลายเดือนก่อน

    the hills hoist is iconic, all Australian kids have experienced getting yelled at by their parents for swinging on the hills hoist in the backyard. The hills hoist is truly a staple in Australian suburbia

  • @dianelew480
    @dianelew480 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    loved this video

  • @melissah1467
    @melissah1467 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Esky, hills hoist and iced vovo were a bit more vague but I’m so happy to see these on there! I’m Australian and I can confirm that Aussies have a bit of a weird pride in our invention of the hills hoist. I’d highly recommend searching up what “goon of fortune” is for those who don’t know ;) classic Aussie gatho game

  • @arjunamin9399
    @arjunamin9399 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Best. Crossover. Ever.

  • @thecapybaraguy69
    @thecapybaraguy69 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is sick as I’m Australian so this makes me so happy

  • @teatowel11
    @teatowel11 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    So far the coin designs have been disappointing but the video and the knowledge you two are displaying has been great :)

  • @acasualcactus5878
    @acasualcactus5878 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Who came From JJ’s Channel, and who started from Chris’?

  • @RealJop
    @RealJop 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Hi half Asleep Chris. I used your Music in my video and I love your videos. Can you do more cat updates on Ralph? I also have a friend from Australia!

  • @Gaspode_
    @Gaspode_ 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    The coins are a marketing device instigated by Australia Post, and they were not released directly into general circulation. That's why a lot of the choices are a bit "Really? You went with that?". You could only obtain them in your change from a purchase at an Australia Post outlet, or through direct purchase from the mint. There will be some in general circulation now.

  • @joshuaquessy8501
    @joshuaquessy8501 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hills Hoists are definitely a classic Aussie thing. My kids climb up on to it and swing around. I'm proud to say though that I have never played Goon of Fortune.

    • @patentleatherkicks
      @patentleatherkicks 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I've seen Hills Hoists in the USA and Mexico and Europe and never realized that they were culturally significant for Australia. Actually I never even knew what they were called. For non-Australians it seems a bit random to put one on a coin. I'm not saying Hills Hoists aren't great, just that for non-Australians it's not exactly obvious. Like, imagine if Canada had a coin with a picture of a plastic garbage bag on it. Technically, garbage bags were invented in Canada, but who would know that? And obviously garbage bags are a big part of Canadian culture, but not in a way that anyone really celebrates. So that's about how random putting a clothesline on a coin seems. Obviously it makes sense if you're Australian.

  • @marikit_
    @marikit_ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Meat pie is my surable answer for letter "M" because this is the national food of Australia

    • @nate2611
      @nate2611 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Even though it's English.

    • @LonelyGoth666
      @LonelyGoth666 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I honestly would have put Milo down

    • @doomrusher2364
      @doomrusher2364 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Either that or chicken parmie

  • @einarbolstad8150
    @einarbolstad8150 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I got esky right, and that won me the whole game actually.

  • @Flippy_trains
    @Flippy_trains 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Chris: is a clothes line that signifiant
    all his Aussie fans: yes!!!!

  • @eljones4194
    @eljones4194 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I am Australian and I love this video

  • @unarmedduck
    @unarmedduck 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Me before watching: M is going to be Meat Pies isn't it?

    • @jimboringo9958
      @jimboringo9958 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Eyyyyuup!

    • @kightsun
      @kightsun 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Might as well made B, British

  • @ThinWhiteAxe
    @ThinWhiteAxe 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I love how Chris is guessing normal things and JJ makes all these super n e r d y guesses 🙃

  • @christinasavic9645
    @christinasavic9645 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’m Australian and I remember that I always was looking for the coins

  • @Bellonging
    @Bellonging 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    As an Australian
    E, eskys are everywhere, but more importantly, just like britain calling all vacuum cleaners "hoovers" we often call ice boxes "eskys"
    I agree with the rest of the comments, our history schooling of our own country doesn't really talk about the founders, but those Hills hoist clotheslines are *everywhere* .
    I haven't seen an Iced Vovo in ages they are sickeningly sweet. Go for the other bickies
    A jackaroo/jillaroo is like an apprentice farmer! They're fairly respected too, a lot of them are being trained to take over the farms as they move away from being family businesses (although they can still be family!)
    Meat pies are usually Steak/beef. If it's a different meat it'll state it, "chicken and vegetable" is also quite common.

  • @MaggotDiggo1
    @MaggotDiggo1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    JJ's answers are pretty try hard. We don't take ourselves as seriously as he seems to think.

    • @halikarnak1862
      @halikarnak1862 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I disagree i think both gave well thought through answers

    • @Rottnwoman
      @Rottnwoman 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      The point is that Canadians DO take themselves very seriously - except in Quebec, bless them.

  • @jamsdem2311
    @jamsdem2311 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    First British collectibles, now Australian! Imagine if every country issued 26 alphabetical collectible coins! Awesome vid too!

  • @Skribel
    @Skribel ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Chris “Is a washing line really that culturally important” me (who is Australian) “YES!”

  • @lilwhitecrow
    @lilwhitecrow 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    As an Australian I’m crying right now