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Buckshot Bear

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  1. Ok.....here's todays Aussie Homework - ” ‘stralia” = the correct pronunciation of australia “aussie/ozzey” = spelled aussie but pronounced “ozzey” “g’day mate” = common greeting of hello “no dramas” = no worries/no big deal “how ya going” = how are you? (very common way people say when greeting you) “true blue aussie” = thorough australian person “pearla” = something really good “dunny” = bathroom “give it a red hot go” = try something with your all “ta” = thank you or “okay” “slab” = a case of beer “have a go ya mug” = try harder “crikey!” = surprise “pash” = a big long kiss “snogging” = kissing “maccas” = mcdonald’s “chockers” = very full “ute” = a utility vehicle “arvo” = afternoon “mate” = friend “sheila” = woman “bloke” = man “bathers” = swimming suit “thongs” = flip flops “frock” = dress “budgy smuggler” = a speedo! “glad rags” = your good clothes “queue” = a line “chook” = chicken “barbie” = barbecue “bickie” = a cookie (they call them biscuits here and shorten it to bickie” “cuppa” = cup of tea “sanger” = sandwich “brekkie” = breakfast “tucker” = food “paddock” = field “rug up” = to put a jacket on “ridgy-didge” = an original idea “fair dinkum” = being honest, genuine “cop shop” = a police station “smoko” = to take a break (originated from cigarette break but now used even when not smoking) “salvos” = salvation army “postie” = postal worker “bonza” = a great time “chemist” = pharmacist “park a curbside quiche” = vomit (this is my least favorite but i did laugh and now i can’t have quiche for a while) “that car is flash” = that car is fancy “crook as dog” or “feeling a bit crook” = feeling sick “stone the crows” = astonishment “like a possum up a gum tree” = moving fast “have tickets on yourself” = conceited “fair crack of the whip” = ease up “stone the faming crows!” = “i can’t believe it!” “no bloody way” = can’t believe it or won’t do it “she fell off the perch” = a way of saying someone died “thick as a brick” = stupid “as useless as an ashtray on a motorbike” = useless “few snags short of a barbie” = dumb “thick as two short planks” = stupid “chuck a wobbly” = go crazy “she’ll be right” = she OR he will be okay “she’ll be jake” = she OR he will be alright “he’s camp” = “he’s gay” “AC/DC sometimes pronounced ‘acca-dacca’ ” = reference to the band OR being bisexual “crooked as a dog’s hind leg” = a thief “dry as a dead dingo’s donger” = very hot and dry outside “more money than a bull can shit” = a lot, usually used in terms of money “wow they charged like a wounded bull!” = overcharging for something or expensive “gray ghost” = the parking meter inspector, who is always dressed in gray “gray nomad” = an older person who is retired and travels around “going on walkabout” = from what aboriginals do, means going to find yourself typically through traveling the bush in australia “don’t come the raw prawn with me” = don’t give me any BS! “piss off mate” = go away ya jerk “good on ya mate” = well done friend “thunder box” = an outhouse “ugly as a hat full of assholes” = not the prettiest “face like a dropped pie” = ugly “it’s your shout” = it’s your turn to buy a round of drinks “root” = sex (americans love to say “we are rooted in our values or root for our team!” don’t use this here) “furphy” = rumor “stoked” = excited “crack a sad” = get upset “i’ll put my skates on” = get somewhere fast “no wucking furries” = no worries “a kangaroo loose in the top paddock” = someone who is a little crazy or not all there in head
  2. A classic photo of Hotel Wallangarra and a Torana police car in the small town of Wallangarra located on the state border of Queensland and New South Wales back in the 1970's
  3. The Most Memeworthy Olympian results are in.. Australia takes gold, Turkey silver and France bronze!!
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