oudeis on 27/9/2007 at 03:41
'Honking out a dirt-snake' has to be Oz's greatest contribution to the English language. :laff: :thumb:
Oceanstorm on 27/9/2007 at 05:44
One of the funniest Oz one's I've heard is "Show us your Growler".
I let you figure it out.
A funny one I've here in NZ when going for a whizz is " Gonna hang the sheriff".
I've also heard this one when talking about someone who speaks their mind. "They're as blunt as Old Harry". Old Harry being your wang.:p
Tocky on 30/9/2007 at 05:17
I like bumping uglies.
Euphemisms are okay though.
Drazur on 8/10/2007 at 06:52
Quote Posted by crunchy
In Aussie slang going to the toilet is "I'm going to see a man about a horse". Not sure of the origins but it probably means you need to conduct some private business due to the fact that buying horses in the early days of the colony was usually made illegally from a horse thief.
In my family, it meant :"I'm going out somewhere, and you aren't - and don't bloody ask where, if you don't want
six of the best."
Another euphemism!
'
Six of the best' derives from pre-millenial (possibly Victorian! - the era, not the Australian state.) corporal punishment, specifically from a wide, thick leather strap that was used
on young (usually male) students
by the teacher, usually the grumpy, unpopular one. 'The strap' was usually applied liberally about the buttocks, and later the palm of the hand. But you tell (some) kids that nowadays, and they just won't believe you. Or spell anything properly. Or, apparently, ever say please. :tsktsk:
Why six 'lashes'?
I was always told the reason was: Because anyone can take just 5. (!)
At any rate, this punishment was replaced (in Tassie schools, anyway) by a short bamboo cane (I guess hickory or willow wasn't available - or was being used to make all the cricket gear...) which didn't (allegedly :angel: ) hurt as much, but lasted longer - because it welted badly.
The euphemism for that one was (at my school anyway)
'The Cuts', or (Yes, I'm serious) 'Cuttigous' - pronounced Cuttyg'ss
Brian T on 8/10/2007 at 15:12
For about 10 years I thought "Helping police with their enquiries" meant that a nice, helpful person was supplying information which might lead to an eventual arrest.
Some bran based breakfast cereals claim to be "good for the digestive system" too. :erg:
ZylonBane on 8/10/2007 at 15:25
Well what else would you expect from a culture that calls cookies "digestive biscuits"? Bleargh.
Don't even get me started on rhyming slang. That gibberish is incoherent by design.
SubJeff on 8/10/2007 at 15:33
You are an ignoramus of gargantuan proportions aren't you? Have you any idea about the origins of rhyming slang at all? I doubt it. But then again you're always shouting off your big flap about things you know nothing about. You just look like an idiot.
Matthew on 8/10/2007 at 15:44
A cookie (at least in this part of the UK) is actually a small bread-type thing with currants and a sugared top. I have no explanations as to why this is.
ZylonBane on 8/10/2007 at 16:17
Quote Posted by Subjective Effect
You are an ignoramus of gargantuan proportions aren't you? Have you any idea about the origins of rhyming slang at all? I doubt it. But then again you're always shouting off your big flap about things you know nothing about. You just look like an idiot.
Aren't you supposed to save those rants for when I'm actually, y'know... wrong?
