You Know Your Australian When:

[Benny_IIA]

I'll kick it off.


When you know of a county called stralia

...............

[weeds]

You know what "budgie smugglers" are

didn't know they were aussie

[Slunnie]

You know what "budgie smugglers" are
... and wear them.


Budgie Smugglers is a generic term, but the actual brand "Budgie Smugglers" is 100% Australian. Made in Sydneys Northern Beaches I think.

[weeds]

... and wear them.


Budgie Smugglers is a generic term, but the actual brand "Budgie Smugglers" is 100% Australian. Made in Sydneys Northern Beaches I think.

cool....i will have to get a pair

[Cap]

When you say "Shes a bit of alright"

[**Discovery300Tdi**]

when you PM Says...."Fair Shake of the sauce bottle mate" After he corrected himself!!

[pohm66]

You know that port racks at schools aren't for storing a beverage.

or you know what 'youse' are...

[**Discovery300Tdi**]

When I was younger the saying was "fair suck of the sav (eloy) mate" :D

LoL Geeez you wouldnt want to stuff that one up when your on the telly!!!

[pohm66]

or you know that Walgett has a water tower.......

"Hey Dad" fans will understand....

[BigJon]

You know that port racks at schools aren't for storing a beverage.



That isn't Australian, that is Queenslander. I didn't have a clue about ports, had never even heard of them until I got a girlfriend from Brisbane.

[pohm66]

I have to confess that my intro to Australiana is a tad tainted.... my first experience to Aussie Country music whilst driving in a Kingswood down to the Goldie with the boards on the roof was..... Chad Morgan :eek:

[BigJon]

BTW, the "your" in the title should be "you're"... :p

[weeds]

BTW, the "your" in the title should be "you're"... :p

good on ya ron

[pohm66]

You know and get the play on words to Austen Tayshus - Australiana.

[Slunnie]

You watched and understood 'The Castle".


You know how different it is between going out the back and going outback.

[dobbo]

When I was younger the saying was "fair suck of the sav (eloy) mate" :D


And here's me thinking I was getting propositioned.


You know your in Australia when

None of your neighbours speak english or work, yet they all drive flash cars and have paid off their house with Rudd money

[dobbo]

or you know that Walgett has a water tower.......

"Hey Dad" fans will understand....


That's going back to when I was just a little fat kid

[Slunnie]

That's going back to when I was just a little fat kid
I call BS. :D

[dobbo]

I call BS. :D


How much? $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

[Slunnie]

How much? $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
You know I couldn't make good on the $$$$, so any amount you like! :D

[dobbo]

That's going back to when I was just a little fat kid




I said I was A little fat Kid

Not THE little fat Kid

[solmanic]

... you can bum a fag in the lift without catching anything or getting punched out.

[Xtreme]

You know what "budgie smugglers" are

And here they are ..........................

[87County]

That's going back to when I was just a little fat kid


ummm.... so what have you grown into then?

[Armadillo]

You Know You're Australian When:

Being offered a root doesn't involve gardening. Also, root-rat..:angel:

[d@rk51d3]

.............."I say, Arthur?" :D

http://i338.photobucket.com/albums/n422/r33c1eb0y/IsayArthur.jpg


Mother & Son.
Absolute classic, all time favourite Aussie series. :cool:

[Fusion]

you know you're an aussie when you've been flat out like a lizard drinking .

[p38arover]

I'll kick it off.


When you know of a county called stralia
...............

County? Nah, a County is a Land Rover.

[p38arover]

Ref Budgie Smugglers


... and wear them.

That would make you Russian!

[p38arover]

You know that port racks at schools aren't for storing a beverage...

Only if you are a Qlder. No one else calls school bags "ports"

[p38arover]

Jeez! How many of you don't know the difference between "your" and "you're"?

[numpty]

Jeez! How many of you don't know the difference between "your" and "you're"?

Lots Ron. A lot have trouble with "loose" and "lose" as well. ;)

[Cap]

... when you say:

Giday cock,
Giday cobber,
Giday mate.

[Cap]

or, you know when you say Hello fiend in many languages:

Hola amigo
مرحبا صديق
你好朋友
ハロー友達
γειά σου φίλος
Ciao amico
Bonjour ami
Bună ziua prietenul

and etc etc etc...

[crump]

when you constantly use metaphors and similies in everyday speech but have no idea what either one is!!:p

[clean32]

sawdee Karp
Previet
Ne How

[dullbird]

You know your Australian when:

there are no crows left to stone :D

[Armadillo]

You know you're Australian when you can buy this on eBay.......

Real Man's BBQ - Not for metrosexuals or latte drinkers - eBay BBQs, BBQs, Cookware, Outdoor Living, Home. (end time 21-Dec-09 11:24:49 AEDST) (http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290380235400&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fshop.ebay.com.au%3A80%2F%3F_from%3 DR40%26_trksid%3Dp3907.m38.l1313%26_nkw%3D29038023 5400%26_sacat%3DSee-All-Categories%26_fvi%3D1&_rdc=1)

[Dmmos]

You don't mind seeing thongs on overweight hairy old men... :wasntme:

[dullbird]

You know you're Australian when you can buy this on eBay.......

Real Man's BBQ - Not for metrosexuals or latte drinkers - eBay BBQs, BBQs, Cookware, Outdoor Living, Home. (end time 21-Dec-09 11:24:49 AEDST) (http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290380235400&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fshop.ebay.com.au%3A80%2F%3F_from%3 DR40%26_trksid%3Dp3907.m38.l1313%26_nkw%3D29038023 5400%26_sacat%3DSee-All-Categories%26_fvi%3D1&_rdc=1)


That was absolutely hilarious :Rolling:

[dmdigital]

Kingswood! You're not taking the Kingswood! I've just tomato sauce the glove box and chrome plated the fan belt!


... and I'm not talking about the TV series, some of us will remember The Naked Vicar theatre restaurant where it all started.


We won't mention Neville the tastefully decorative concrete .... Now days it would be very, very non-politically correct.

[p38arover]

or, you know when you say Hello fiend in many languages:.

Wouldn't that get you a punch in the cakehole?

[p38arover]

when you constantly use metaphors and similies in everyday speech but have no idea what either one is!!:p

...and can't spell simile! :p

[p38arover]

You don't mind seeing thongs on overweight hairy old men... :wasntme:

And what's wrong with them?

http://www.souvenirsaustralia.com/images/thongs%20aus%20star.jpg

[Slunnie]

...and can't spell simile! :p
I profer to use antonyms. It confucius everybody. :D

[p38arover]

We won't mention Neville the tastefully decorative concrete .... Now days it would be very, very non-politically correct.

You can still buy Neville and Noelene:

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/

See Bring back Neville - Jeff Corbett - The Herald (http://www.theherald.com.au/blogs/jeff-corbett/bring-back-neville/1635318.aspx?page=3)

[p38arover]

I profer to use antonyms. It confucius everybody. :D

Profer or proffer? (I accept Confucius :D )

[Benny_IIA]

BTW, the "your" in the title should be "you're"... :p

lets not get technical:wasntme:

[p38arover]

lets not get technical:wasntme:
Let's do! :p

[Benny_IIA]

Let's do! :p
:bangin:

[p38arover]

I hate that Woolworth's advert "Whats New" without the apostrophe. I think I'll have to write and complain to WOW.

[S_Squirel]

You can still buy Neville and Noelene:

http://www.theherald.com.au/multimedia/images/large/588728.jpg

See Bring back Neville - Jeff Corbett - The Herald (http://www.theherald.com.au/blogs/jeff-corbett/bring-back-neville/1635318.aspx?page=3)


Can you order him painted up in the winning AFL team colours?

Someone should blow political correctness up!

Money on the fridge wog.

[Benny_IIA]

I hate that Woolworth's advert "Whats New" without the apostrophe. I think I'll have to write and complain to WOW.


I think this is going off topic a little.


but your the mod

[d@rk51d3]

I think this is going off topic a little.


but you're the mod



:p:D

[dmdigital]

I hate that Woolworth's advert "Whats New" without the apostrophe. I think I'll have to write and complain to WOW.
Ron, have you read this book Eats, Shoots and Leaves (http://www.lynnetruss.com/pages/content/index.asp?PageID=76) by Lynne Truss?
Well worth a read at if you haven't.

[Bushie]

And you know that "pigs arse" doesn't necessarily refer to bacon :D


Martyn

[Benny_IIA]

:p:D



arrhhhhh

[rick130]

Only if you are a Qlder. No one else calls school bags "ports"


err, my dear departed Grandma called a suitcase a 'port' Ron, and she grew up in Five Dock, educated at Fort St High and then lived at Mulgoa for nearly seventy years....

[korg20000bc]

...when you don't cry "Racism!" when someone tells you they're packing darkies.
From Urban Dictionary: packing darkies (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php'term=packing+darkies)
1. packing darkies
verb - to voluntarily expunge a turd on the basis being scared ****less.
eg. George was packing darkies when he passed out on the couch and awoke with a franga hanging from his coight.

[slug_burner]

when you know you can drink from a stubby as well as wear your stubbies

[Hymie]

You know what Girt means.

[PhilipA]

But Um.... As a Queenslander......But Um ..... You know what Togs are ..... But.

Regards But Um Philip A

[pando]

......when you dont know where to put the apostrofee or how to spell it, except for woolies, they are about as un-Australian as it gets.......

and only knowing about 3 of the words to ke san yet can scream it like barnsy himself when you're ****** at the pub on a friday night, and look good doing it....

[p38arover]

......when you dont know where to put the apostrofee or how to spell it, except for woolies, they are about as un-Australian as it gets.......

and only knowing about 3 of the words to ke san yet can scream it like barnsy himself when you're ****** at the pub on a friday night, and look good doing it....

Youse gotta be able to spell it, but!

Khe Sanh (http://www.coldchisel.com.au/l1_khesahn.html)

[pando]

Youse gotta be able to spell it, but!

Khe Sanh (http://www.coldchisel.com.au/l1_khesahn.html)

yeah wrote it like that to start with but it didn't look right,

guess i'm not oz enough.....

[Debacle]

...when you don't cry "Racism!" when someone tells you they're packing darkies.
From Urban Dictionary: packing darkies (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php'term=packing+darkies)
1. packing darkies
verb - to voluntarily expunge a turd on the basis being scared ****less.
eg. George was packing darkies when he passed out on the couch and awoke with a franga hanging from his coight.

You know that "choking a darkie" is quite relieving and not violent at all, depending on what you've been eating.

[PhilipA]

sawdee Karp
Now we are nitpicking
Sawatdee Krap ( for men)
Sawatdee Ka ( for Women)

Regards Philip A

[brenno]

Here's a bunch of 'em, some so very funny, and so very true:



You know the meaning of 'girt'

You believe that stubbies can either be worn or drunk

You think it is normal to have a Prime Minister called Kevin

You waddle when you walk due to the 53 expired petrol discount vouchers stuffed in your wallet or purse

You've made a bong out of your garden hose rather than use it for something illegal such as watering the garden

When you hear that an American 'roots for his team' you wonder how often and with whom

You understand that the phrase 'a group of women wearing black thongs' refers to footwear and may be less alluring than it sounds

You pronounce Melbourne as ' Mel -bin'

You pronounce Penrith as 'Pen-riff'

You believe the 'L' in the word ' Australia ' is optional

You can translate: 'Dazza and Shazza played Acca Dacca on the way to Maccas'

You believe it makes perfect sense for a nation to decorate its highways with large fibreglass bananas, prawns and sheep

You call your best friend 'a total bastard' but someone you really, truly despise is just 'a bit of a bastard'

You think 'Woolloomooloo' is a perfectly reasonable name for a place

You believe it makes sense for a country to have a $1 coin that's twice as big as its $2 coin

You understand that 'Wagga Wagga' can be abbreviated to 'Wagga' but 'Woy Woy' can't be called 'Woy'

You believe that cooked-down axlegrease makes a good breakfast spread

You believe all famous Kiwis are actually Australian, until they stuff up, at which point they again become Kiwis

You know, whatever the tourist books say, that no one says 'cobber'

You know that certain words must, by law, be shouted out during any rendition of the Angels' song 'Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again'

You believe, as an article of faith, that the confectionary known as the Wagon Wheel has become smaller with every passing year

You still don't get why the 'Labor' in 'Australian Labor Party' is not spelt with a 'u'

You wear ugg boots outside the house

You believe that the more you shorten someone's name the more you like them

Whatever your linguistic skills, you find yourself able to order takeaway fluently in every Asian language

You understand that 'excuse me' can sound rude, while 'scuse me' is always polite

You know what it's like to swallow a fly, on occasions via your nose

You understand that 'you' has a plural and that it's 'youse'

You know it's not summer until the steering wheel is too hot to touch

Your biggest family argument over the summer concerned the rules of beach cricket

You shake your head in horror when companies try to market what they call 'Anzac cookies'

You still think of Kylie as 'that girl off Neighbours'

When returning home from overseas, you expect to be brutally strip-searched by Customs - just in case you're trying to sneak in fruit

You believe the phrase 'smart casual' refers to a pair of black tracky-daks, suitably laundered

You understand that all train timetables are works of fiction

When working at a bar, you understand male customers will feel the need to offer an excuse whenever they order low-alcohol beer

You get choked up with emotion by the first verse of the national anthem and then have trouble remembering the second

[p38arover]

guess i'm not oz enough.....

Well, you are from Tassie! :angel:

[p38arover]

Ron, have you read this book Eats, Shoots and Leaves (http://www.lynnetruss.com/pages/content/index.asp?PageID=76) by Lynne Truss?
Well worth a read at if you haven't.

Yes, I have that book and another by her, Talk to the Hand.

[p38arover]

And you know that "pigs arse" doesn't necessarily refer to bacon :D


Martyn

Nor does "pig's" :angel:

[p38arover]

You know what Girt means.
You're probably the only Aussie that does! :D

[clean32]

Now we are nitpicking
Sawatdee Krap ( for men)
Sawatdee Ka ( for Women)

Regards Philip A

Tahi Yai. sawade Kerp Sabi de Karp ( for men) sawdee kar sabidee Kar ( for women) add in a bit of BBK, Sawade Ler Car suby Dee Ler Car Ler (If any guy says that its usaly safe to asume that thay are post op)
or go north a bit, Sawadee Kar Sabi Dee Bore.

Tum eye pasation port Thai karp, forum Lot rover my pasation thai jing Karp

[djam1]

You know what "budgie smugglers" are

Budgie Smugglers are something they use East of the Great Dividing Range.
West of the Great Dividing Range there are too many EMUs

[Disco44]

You are aussie when you can define and use the word "bastard" as we do.Term of endearment or you are a mongrel and that's ridgy didge you know.
John Disco 44

[Blknight.aus]

You're probably the only Aussie that does! :D

girt.


surrounded


as in, oh crap the cops have us Girt.

or if your the cops...

come out with your hands up we have you girt.


You're Australian if you secretly want to hear the cop say "yes, I fired a warning shot, Into his chest" at the inquiry of the death of the crack head who broke into your house.

[V8Ian]

That isn't Australian, that is Queenslander. I didn't have a clue about ports, had never even heard of them until I got a girlfriend from Brisbane.


:mad::mad:Social climber.:p;)

[BigJon]

Pfft. Qld isn't a climb from anywhere!! :p

[Benny_IIA]

You know that none of us actually drink Fosters beer, because it tastes like ****. But we let the world think we do. Because we can:D

[Shonky]

You know that none of us actually drink Fosters beer, because it tastes like ****. But we let the world think we do. Because we can:D

YES! :D

I have NEVER seen anyone in Australia drink Fosters!

Mind you - I was talking to a German visitor a while ago, who said that in Europe nobody drinks Heineken! :lol2:

[MADDOG]

You know you're a real aussie when you've swallowed your first fly

[waz]

You "shorten" John to Johnno.

W

[rfurzer]

... and wear them.


Budgie Smugglers is a generic term, but the actual brand "Budgie Smugglers" is 100% Australian. Made in Sydneys Northern Beaches I think.

And speedos were 100% australian- the factory used to be next to Royal North Shore in Sydney

[rfurzer]

...when you don't cry "Racism!" when someone tells you they're packing darkies.
From Urban Dictionary: packing darkies (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php'term=packing+darkies)
1. packing darkies
verb - to voluntarily expunge a turd on the basis being scared ****less.
eg. George was packing darkies when he passed out on the couch and awoke with a franga hanging from his coight.

Sorry to be another pedant but that's QUIOT not coight

[B92 8NW]

Is it spelled QUIOT [sic]?

[Stuck]

When you know what Dorsettive and corsetive are.
Listening to it through an AM radio / single speaker setup in a HQ. Priceless.

[p38arover]

Sorry to be another pedant but that's QUIOT not coight


.... or even "quoit". :p

[The ho har's]

when..."plates of meat" have nothing to do with the fridge


spell check before Ron corrects:p


Mrs ho har:angel:

[Fusion]

You know you're a Queenslander when ever sentence finishes with " aye "

" It's been a good day aye ! "

[d2dave]

When you tell the Missus we should have a Barbie.

She says "good idea. I'll go to Woolies and get some snags"

While you are gone I will run the Victa over the lawn and put the shade cover over the Hills Hoist.

Should we invite Bluie.

Dave.

[The ho har's]

and when the "frog and toad " has nothing to do with amphibian's

Mrs ho har:angel: