Thong trees

Joe50 · Guru

Thong trees

Aussie · Senior Member

Not sure Joe50, but I seem to remember a thong tree out on the Carnarvon / Gascoigne Junction road (WA), many moons ago. Anybody know if it is still there?

Aus-Kiwi · Guru

I think I saw one over there . To be bilingual. They are also called Jandels .

blaze · Guru

leave no trace, just common littering in my view
blaze

Tony Bev · Guru

Tongue in cheek

I think that I heard on the grapevine, an unconfirmed report that Thong/Jandel type trees, are grown by people with little, or no practicability

Over in the West, we are now growing Mooring Trees

The Mooring Tree, is a practicable tree.
In time of flood, the mooring will rise, and they will be seen from a distance
This will alert the traveller, that they are in a floodplain area, without them getting their feet wet, so to speak

Below is a picture of such a tree

Mooring tree.JPG

Aussie · Senior Member

Sorry blaze, but I think it would be a good idea if we started a whole heap of Thong Trees / Jandels, and people used a felt pen to put their e-mail address on the thongs they leave in a tree. After some time we could draw a map of these trees all around Aus and gain some new friends.
YES ? NO ?

goldcoaster · Senior Member

Emerald Beach near Coffs

Hewy54 · Senior Member

Along the Nullabor there are several similar trees. In our travels we have seen a boot tree, kitchen tree, and just outside of Madura there is a bra tree.

blaze · Guru

Aussie wrote:
Sorry blaze, but I think it would be a good idea if we started a whole heap of Thong Trees / Jandels, and people used a felt pen to put their e-mail address on the thongs they leave in a tree. After some time we could draw a map of these trees all around Aus and gain some new friends.
YES ? NO ?

A lot on here preach no generators, no camp fires, we pick up rubbish at campsites, or the good old grey water, maybe even the floating dunny roll but hell its ok to hang up a bloody rubber thong that wont bio degrade and call it ok, well I call it for what it is, environmental vandalism.

discussed

blaze

sandsmere · Guru

There is a thong/boot tree at the Melrose SA. showgrounds.

There is ( or used to be ) a bicycle tree near Dajarra.

rockylizard · Guru

Gday...

don't talk about the thong tree cry cry

Cheers - John

madaboutled · Guru

When I read the title for this topic my mind imediately thought of thong as in underwear not thong as in footwear.

Dougwe · Chief one feather

rockylizard wrote:
Gday...
don't talk about the thong tree
Cheers - John

Coooooeeeeee! Rocky. smile

Dougwe · Chief one feather

Greens Lake, Northern Central VIC has a very nice healthy looking Thong Tree there but I aint putt'n no pic up here cos I got in big trouble last time.

I only took the pic, not put a thong on it disbelief cry

rgren2 · Guru

There used to be a "Tree of Lost Soles" at Archer Point near Cooktown and people had written their hometown and country of origin. Made interesting reading.

Aus-Kiwi · Guru

Would rather a bra or panty tree . Lol

Happywanderer · The Master

goldcoaster wrote:
Emerald Beach near Coffs

That's a good one eh??!!

Aussie · Senior Member

blaze wrote:
Aussie wrote:
Sorry blaze, but I think it would be a good idea if we started a whole heap of Thong Trees / Jandels, and people used a felt pen to put their e-mail address on the thongs they leave in a tree. After some time we could draw a map of these trees all around Aus and gain some new friends.
YES ? NO ?
A lot on here preach no generators, no camp fires, we pick up rubbish at campsites, or the good old grey water, maybe even the floating dunny roll but hell its ok to hang up a bloody rubber thong that wont bio degrade and call it ok, well I call it for what it is, environmental vandalism.
discussed
blaze

OOP'S

rockylizard · Guru

Aussie wrote:
blaze wrote:
Aussie wrote:
Sorry blaze, but I think it would be a good idea if we started a whole heap of Thong Trees / Jandels, and people used a felt pen to put their e-mail address on the thongs they leave in a tree. After some time we could draw a map of these trees all around Aus and gain some new friends.
YES ? NO ?
A lot on here preach no generators, no camp fires, we pick up rubbish at campsites, or the good old grey water, maybe even the floating dunny roll but hell its ok to hang up a bloody rubber thong that wont bio degrade and call it ok, well I call it for what it is, environmental vandalism.
discussed
blaze
OOP'S

Gday...

See I tole ya'all

don't mention the thong tree cry disbelief

Cheers - John

brickies · Guru

If the youth of Australia went around doing this what would we say about them .

Aussie · Senior Member

I wouldn't dare say old age equals narrow mind but, there are a couple of comments here that make me wonder.

blaze · Guru

Aussie wrote:
I wouldn't dare say old age equals narrow mind but, there are a couple of comments here that make me wonder.

I just feel you maybe having a dig at me, that's ok, I can handle that. So instead of calling me narrow minded why don't you open yours a little and explain to me why its ok to hang rubbish in trees (and be proud of it) and its not ok to put toilet paper in the bush, leave rubbish at camp sites, maybe a stack of tyres on the side of the road, run my genie all night which are all environmentally unfriend to say the very least

blaze

ps yep it is a sore point with me and I will defend my right to express my view until my last breath

Hey Jim · Guru

Hewy54 wrote:
Along the Nullabor there are several similar trees. In our travels we have seen a boot tree, kitchen tree, and just outside of Madura there is a bra tree.

Hi Hewy,

We might do a bit of free camping around that bra tree for a day or two. Might get a bit of free entrainment eh.

I won't tell lambie why we are camped up there, cause that bl....dy rollin pin she users, just might reappear. biggrin biggrin biggrin