I need help from down under--

[chuckbolton]

i have a friend in sydney that has requested a santa from me-- id like to do a santa riding a boomer-- ive not found much in the way of pics-- question- is santa always dressed in full red suit as in the north ( xmas comes in the summer in australia for you yanks) ive heard he sometimes wears swim suit- so is he thin or fat as we up here think of him. any other ideas you have would help me of course--

[Kenny_S]

I carved Santas for friends in Brisbane Australia and they always wanted the traditional Heavy, Red suited Santas. Course they were originally from Texas so may be a different in what they wanted.

[Claude]

Chuck:
Go to Google, and enter keywords surfing santa and then go to the upper left corner and click on images. Hundreds of them...

...assuming this is what you meant by "boomer" http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tnw4GOtd6R...ta-Cover-1.jpg

Claude

[chuckbolton]

claude- thanks-- a "boomer" is a kangaroo-- ( he goes boom when he hits the ground) santa even has 6 tiny boomers on his sleigh--lol -- i did some searches for "australian" santas and found a few that arent what we are used to here- this santa is for an australian exchange student that lived with me in the 80's. we have maintained contact and he asked for a xmas ornament-- he often spends xmas day on the patio with the "barbie" i did find one pic of santa riding a kanga-- and may do that. just looking for a few ideas before i start-- its amazing how to countries can be seperated by a common language

[wuzatrewunce]

G' day Chuck, Yes Santa is the same as it is in your neck of the woods. If you can get a copy of Rolf Harris song called Six white boomers, this will explain more about the origin of the boomers. They are kangaroos, You may get a small flag with the boxing kangaroo on it from a tourist shop or you may try talking to the Austrailian embassy and they should have some sort of picture of one, if that fails try your local library for a book on Australia.

Hope this helps.
Yours kevin

[jillsy]

"Tie me kang-a-roo down sport, tie me kang-a-roo down!"

[chuckbolton]

thanks kevin-- i did a google search for six white boomers-- and this is one version that i found --

YouTube - Six White Boomers

that and a few pictures will do wonders i think--

[Blinky Bill]

G'day Chuck,
had a bit of a Google and found these links, they might be enough to get the creative juices flowing.
Good Luck
John


http://images.clipartof.com/small/42...Aussie-Hat.jpg

Advent Calendar - Six White Boomers

[Robert Cahill]

Thanks for the u- tube chuck. I was thinking the same as Jillsy, never heard that one before. Now I understand what boomers are. (At first I was thinking of boomerangs)

[Claude]

Originally Posted by chuckbolton

claude- thanks-- a "boomer" is a kangaroo-- ( he goes boom when he hits the ground) santa even has 6 tiny boomers on his sleigh--lol -- i did some searches for "australian" santas and found a few that arent what we are used to here- this santa is for an australian exchange student that lived with me in the 80's. we have maintained contact and he asked for a xmas ornament-- he often spends xmas day on the patio with the "barbie" i did find one pic of santa riding a kanga-- and may do that. just looking for a few ideas before i start-- its amazing how to countries can be seperated by a common language

Ah! This one is what I was thinking of when you said "boomer" Boomer Beach, San Diego County, California

I lived near there for about 30 years.

Now that I've have my language lesson here's one I found

http://www.clipartguide.com/_named_c...part_image.jpg

Claude