Thread: What is the meaning of a "Bloke"?

that must of been a damn big drop bear

The Yanks have Texas but WA puts the 28th state to shame.

Originally Posted by ezyrama

G'Day mate, bought a new bag "o" fruit this arvo for a for a wedding this weekend, the cheese n kisses thought I looked like a bit of a drongo and a galah ! the billy lids thought I was a real dag! but STRUETH mate, I had a dekko in the mirror and fair dinkum, blind freddy could see I looked grouse mate! We had a blow in turn up from out beyond the black stump tonight, I took him down the boozer and he got pi$$ed as a cricket and got into a right blue with a redhead and did his block on him, told him don't come the raw prawn with me blue, the footy is the best bloody game on the idiot box, you haven't got a clue ya mug!! bloody hell cobber, by the time we left, it was open slather I tell ya! We decided to shoot through cause me sheila called me on the dog n bone gave me an earbashin' and said there's oodles of tucker on the table and if the grub gets cold, you and ya wowser mate will be sleeping in the bloomin' dog house tonight!!

Good Lord! WTH did you just say?

Originally Posted by V8Ian

Drop bears respect no man nor beast, not even a policeman........ or his car!

I don't think that was a drop bear - I think it was the macropod in foreground of the first picture.

John

Originally Posted by JDNSW

I don't think that was a drop bear - I think it was the macropod in foreground of the first picture.

John

Poetic license, it looks like it came from above.

Originally Posted by MEANZ06

Good Lord! WTH did you just say?

Good evening my dear friend, I puchased a new suit for a family wedding this coming Saturday evening. My darling wife thought I looked rather foolish in my new attire. Our children also thought I looked quite silly,but I must say my friend, when I spied myself in the mirror I thought I looked quite dashing if I do say so myself.We had a distant family member (who incidently only comes to family events for the free banquet) arrive at our abode. As my lovely wife prepared the evening meal I invited our guest to accompany me to our local public house for a beverage or two where he proceeded to get quite intoxicated. He managed to get into a extremely loud discussion with a local redheaded chap on the virtues of the gentleman's game of rugby, informing him that in his humble opinion he did not know the first thing about the said sport as they were watching it together on the television. Goodness me, by the time we departed from the venue quite a sizeable group of lads were coming to blows over the football match I tell you indeed! The main reason for our departure from the premises was due to the fact that the love of my life called us on the mobile phone to inform us that she was starting to serve the evening's supper and it would be most aweful if the meal she had gone to graet length's to prepare was to spoil before we could partake in it, and if the meal was to go to waste, she would be extremely upset to the point of insisting that I would not be welcome to retire to the marital bed that evening.,

There ya go Vic, Clear as mud for ya now bloke?

Originally Posted by ezyrama

Good evening my dear friend, I puchase a new suit for a family wedding this coming Saturday evening. My darling wife thought I looked rather foolish in my new attire. Our children also thought I looked quite silly,but I must say my friend, when I spied myself in the mirror I thought I looked quite dashing if I do say so myself.We had a distant family member (who incidently only comes to family events for the free banquet) arrive at our abode. As my lovely wife prepared the evening meal I invited our guest to accompany me to our local public house for a beverage or two where he proceeded to get quite intoxicated. He managed to get into a extremely loud discussion with a local redheaded chap on the virtues of the gentleman's game of rugby, informing him that in his humble opinion he did not know the first thing about the said sport as they were watching it together on the television. Goodness me, by the time we departed from the venue quite a sizeable group of lads were coming to blows over the football match I tell you indeed! The main reason for our departure from the premises was due to the fact that the love of my life called us on the mobile phone to inform us that she was starting to serve the evening's supper and it would be most aweful if the meal she had gone to graet length's to prepare was to spoil before we could partake in it, and if the meal was to go to waste, she would be extremely upset to the point of insisting that I would not be welcome to retire to the marital bed that evening.,

There ya go Vic, Clear as mud for ya now bloke?

strewth, stone the flamin crows mate! thanks cobber
(the most unused set of phrases in australia that are always quoted o/s as being aussie lingo.) also there is variation between states in language,

some easy examples:-
a corner shop is called a milk bar in the eastern states,
in SA its a Deli (as in delicatessen)

they have "cossies" (from bathing costumes)
we have bathers

they have a mall (pronounced as in pal)
we have a mall (pronounced as in wall)

they have "big m" (a iced coffee replica drink)
we have farmers union (iced coffee - which they import by the truckload!)

they have XXXX ( a beer they dont call BEER as they are afraid of being sued for mislabling)
they have VB (a beer substitute)
you guys have fosters (no one in australia drinks that!)
we have COOPERS (one of australias last family australian owned breweries, mostly without artificial ingredients or preservatives and gods own nectar)

watch the 'poop' fly now!

cheers
digger

Originally Posted by digger

you guys have fosters (no one in australia drinks that!)

Thats how we get around all the environment laws. You can't dump it so we sell it to the rest of the world.