Aboriginal Quote by Barry Humphries

“It's an old Aboriginal word meaning 'Let's get together and have fun'. They gave us the word because they had no further need for it.” quote by Barry Humphries — Download Open image

“It's an old Aboriginal word meaning 'Let's get together and have fun'. They gave us the word because they had no further need for it.”

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