Barbie is Australian slang for barbecue and the phrase slip a shrimp on the barbie, for Americans, often evokes images of a fun social gathering under the sun. Australians, however, invariably use the word prawn rather than shrimp.
Alsea, Oregon. Alsea is an unincorporated community in Benton County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is on Oregon Route 34 and the Alsea River. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Alsea as a census-designated place (CDP).
Sailor Diggins was named the first county seat of Josephine County in 1856. Kerbyville was next chosen by the electorate, as the county seat, in 1857. In 1886 the county seat was relocated to Grants Pass, a newly built town along the recently completed railroad. In 1981, the Legislative Assembly joined Oregon's district and circuit courts into a unified state-funded court system.