That's a lot of shoes, belts, wallets, brief cases ...
**NSFW** Australia Appreciation Thread
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Zinzan
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Not everything is trying to kill you in Australia. There's always the 1% of animal species that are friendly.
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Zinzan
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Ahhh, the renowned carniverous stealth vole of Australia - the only species known to have evolved a "cute to humans" hunting style!!Not everything is trying to kill you in Australia. There's always the 1% of animal species that are friendly.
Some Aussie work slang for the benefit of @Rico and the rest of the FGM. (Facebook post earlier today)
Generally ending in a 'y' or an 'ie' is both acceptable.
Trady/Tradie – a trades-person
Chippy – a carpenter (they make chips when the cut up wood)
Sparky – an electrician (they make sparks when they make electricity)
Bricky – brick layer
Dunny diver – plumber (they fix toilets, also known as dunnies in colloquial English) (this is less commonly used)
Shitter fixer - as above
Shitter = toilet
Shiny bum – office worker or executive (because they sit on their bottom all day so it gets shiny)
Desk driver – same as above
Ivory tower – where a shiny bum works and is separated from understanding what the ‘real’ people do
Shrink – psychiatrist
Doc – medical doctor
Quack - a not so good medical doctor
Garbo or Garbologist – a garbage (rubbish) collector. Garbologist is a joke because it makes it sound like a sophisticated job.
Digger – Australian soldier (from when they dug trenches in the 1st World War)
Milko – milkman ( or woman) who delivers the milk to your doorstep
Checkout chick – cashier (for a female and usually in a supermarket) * Not everyone likes being called a c.c.
Yakka - hard work
Poly - Politician (also because of Poly is slang Parrot which just repeats garbage)
Ambo - Ambulance Worker/Paramedic
Dole bludger - Someone on welfare
Jackaroo - A stock man/cattle rancher, usually the younger workers. (Note Cattle stations in Australia can be as large as small countries).
Jillaroo - Female version of the above.
(Facebook post earlier today)Generally ending in a 'y' or an 'ie' is both acceptable.
Trady/Tradie – a trades-person
Chippy – a carpenter (they make chips when the cut up wood)
Sparky – an electrician (they make sparks when they make electricity)
Bricky – brick layer
Dunny diver – plumber (they fix toilets, also known as dunnies in colloquial English) (this is less commonly used)
Shitter fixer - as above
Shitter = toilet
Shiny bum – office worker or executive (because they sit on their bottom all day so it gets shiny)
Desk driver – same as above
Ivory tower – where a shiny bum works and is separated from understanding what the ‘real’ people do
Shrink – psychiatrist
Doc – medical doctor
Quack - a not so good medical doctor
Garbo or Garbologist – a garbage (rubbish) collector. Garbologist is a joke because it makes it sound like a sophisticated job.
Digger – Australian soldier (from when they dug trenches in the 1st World War)
Milko – milkman ( or woman) who delivers the milk to your doorstep
Checkout chick – cashier (for a female and usually in a supermarket) * Not everyone likes being called a c.c.
Yakka - hard work
Poly - Politician (also because of Poly is slang Parrot which just repeats garbage)
Ambo - Ambulance Worker/Paramedic
Dole bludger - Someone on welfare
Jackaroo - A stock man/cattle rancher, usually the younger workers. (Note Cattle stations in Australia can be as large as small countries).
Jillaroo - Female version of the above.
I heard this before (as well as some of the others). In Dublin young lads would give each other nick names, taking either the first name or surname and adding a 'er' 'o' or 'y' to the end, as my surname is Dunning I've been called Dunny these last 28 years.
Yeah not everything is trying to kill you. Ithikial with a local quokka over here on the west coast. Quokka selfie!
Hey, look. Twins!
I kinda looks like he thinks your leg might be delicious.
Oh, my. She's a moron. Sure she isn't from California?
Surprised she didn't accuse him of "mansplaining".
Well, as sad as it is to see that the election of morons and nincompoops has become a global phenomena, I am certainly reassured to witness the globalism of military exceptionalism shown by Rear Admiral Summit's patient self control.
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Bert Blitzkrieg
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Not exactly the english I learned at school or hear at the BBC, but I managedeventually to understand most of what he said.
Most of the country is baking in temperatures above 35 degrees celsius this summer. Except the north east of of Queensland where they are having record rainfall this past week. Floods bring a certain problem to these parts... Crocs in flooded surburban streets.
thewest.com.au
Crocs in the streets as floodgates open in Townsville
Unprecedented water releases have sent torrents of water into the city, swamping roads, yards and homes.
thewest.com.au