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I've realised that a lot of you non-convicts don't understand a lot of Australian phrasing. So I'm going to condense most of what I'd say here, so you can use this as a reference.
Bonza - awesome
You little ripper/beauty - awesome
Fair Dinkum - True
To have tickets on yourself - arrogance
[insert word here] as (eg. sick as, hot as) - used interchangeably to very, really, etc. (eg. very sick, really hot)
Drop bear - aggressive koala bear that falls from the trees and mauls you
Hoop snake - snake that grabs its tail with its mouth to form a hoop, then chases you like a wheel full of venom
Yank/Yankee - American
Funnel Web Spider - Sage's biggest fear
That's all I got for now.
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What's this thread aboot, eh?
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Hey I am not scared of-
FUCK YOU, ORION!
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Vad: *DISCS
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Kaz: oh man
Kaz: that was an awesome typo!
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Kaz: XD XD XD
Kaz: HAHAHHHAHHHAHA
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<3 Me rove your rong time
Vad: Found my dicks btw
Vad: *DISCS
Kaz: XD!!!!XDXDXD!!
Kaz: oh man
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Vad: I MEANT ROUND CYLINDRICAL THINGS
Kaz: XD XD XD
Kaz: HAHAHHHAHHHAHA
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Orion Wrote:I've realised that a lot of you non-convicts don't understand a lot of Australian phrasing. So I'm going to condense most of what I'd say here, so you can use this as a reference.
Bonza - awesome
You little ripper/beauty - awesome
Fair Dinkum - True
To have tickets on yourself - arrogance
[insert word here] as (eg. sick as, hot as) - used interchangeably to very, really, etc. (eg. very sick, really hot)
Drop bear - aggressive koala bear that falls from the trees and mauls you
Hoop snake - snake that grabs its tail with its mouth to form a hoop, then chases you like a wheel full of venom
Yank/Yankee - American
Funnel Web Spider - Sage's biggest fear
That's all I got for now.
Don't forget ..
Soz - Sorry.
That's all I got. Spent some time @ Brisby AFB back in '07.
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Pissed is more likely to mean very drunk than very angry.
Rooting is not a synonym for cheering.
My friend said I root for the red sox. That got some awkward looks.
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Sage Wrote:Hey I am not scared of-
FUCK YOU, ORION!
<3?
Alex is right, although the meaning of "pissed" is used interchangeably between angry and drunk. You usually understand by the context of the sentence.
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O hai! I broat sum appitizers, can I join?
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Holy, that is scary as hell.
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Karin Osaki Wrote:Holy, that is scary as hell.
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04-11-2010, 11:26 PM
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I'm...shivering.
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Fighting to the bitter end is an advantage when your opponent does not wish to perish.
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Nah, that one doesn't freak me out.
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Fighting to the bitter end is an advantage when your opponent does not wish to perish.
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Still nothin'.
Anyway, this is about Australian slang. LISTEN TO THE SHACKLE DRAGGER, he has things to say!
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Sage Wrote:Still nothin'.
Anyway, this is about Australian slang. LISTEN TO THE SHACKLE DRAGGER, he has things to say!
Well I'm scared out of my mind. I found a website that's a little too photo friendly. Christ.
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Fighting to the bitter end is an advantage when your opponent does not wish to perish.
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The only one I didn't know out of these was the hoop snake, and I was massively disappointed to find out that it doesn't exist. I was gonna buy one and call him Oroboros.
Bra Wrote:People are dumb, essentially.
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Orion Wrote:Drop bear - aggressive koala bear that falls from the trees and mauls you
Good ol' drop bear.
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You are always on the drop bear drive-thru menu.
Soz.
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