What's the weirdest thing you've heard/read by an Aussie ?

[WhiteRose]

I don't know, that near-incest vibe sort of works for me.

Given that half my friends are Australian (on account of living in Indonesia for years), I can't single out specific events of Australian weirdness.

Or well, here's one: the fact that apparently it's proper form to refer to AC/DC as "Acca Dacca" remains impressively screwed up to date.

Hey, no messing with Acca Dacca, man. Musical GREATS, they were.

And ew, Sivi. Just...ew.

[siviusx]

Hey, no messing with Acca Dacca, man. Musical GREATS, they were.

And ew, Sivi. Just...ew.

It's not AC/DC I've got issues with, it's what you call them!

:: sings :: WhiteRose and Lester, sitting in a tree, t a l king d ir ty ....

[WhiteRose]

It's not AC/DC I've got issues with, it's what you call them!

:: sings :: WhiteRose and Lester, sitting in a tree, t a l king d ir ty ....

What's wrong with 'Acca Dacca'? We call our mates from Scotland 'Macca', work is 'Yakka', and our dickheads 'Wackers'. Nothing wrong there! :D

[WhiteRose]

And a 'Brothel' doesn't mean what you think it might mean....well it means that too, but we like to confuse tourists.

[TCJohnson]

"My I have some more vegemite?"

[WhiteRose]

http://www.dunway.com/html/aussie_slang.html

Nuh uh. But check it out, we have about 200 words relating to intoxication in some way!

[TCJohnson]

Once a jolly swagman camped by a billabong,
Under the shade of a coolibah tree,
And he sang as he watched and waited 'til his billy boiled
"Who'll come a-Waltzing Matilda, with me?"

Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda
Who'll come a-Waltzing Matilda, with me
And he sang as he watched and waited 'til his billy boiled,
"Who'll come a-Waltzing Matilda, with me?"

Along came a jumbuck to drink at the billabong,
Up jumped the swagman and seized him with glee,
And he sang as he stowed that jumbuck in his tucker bag,
"You'll come a-Waltzing Matilda, with me".

Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda
Who'll come a-Waltzing Matilda, with me
And he sang as he set that jumbuck in his tucker bag,
"You'll come a-Waltzing Matilda, with me?".

Up rode the squatter, mounted on his thoroughbred,
Down came the troopers, one, two, three,
"Whose is that jumbuck you've got in your tucker bag?"
"You'll come a-Waltzing Matilda, with me".

Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda
Who'll come a-Waltzing Matilda, with me
"Whose is that jumbuck you've got in your tucker bag?",
"You'll come a-Waltzing Matilda, with me?".

Up jumped the swagman, leapt into the billabong,
"You'll never catch me alive," said he,
And his ghost may be heard as you pass by the billabong,
"Who'll come a-Waltzing Matilda, with me".

Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda
Who'll come a-Waltzing Matilda, with me
And his ghost may be heard as you pass by the billabong,
"Who'll come a-Waltzing Matilda, with me?"

[Cam63]

That swagman was our first Prime Minister.

A great man, but a terrible thieving bastard at times.

[Cam63]

And a 'Brothel' doesn't mean what you think it might mean....well it means that too, but we like to confuse tourists.

Don't we just !

[Sabrinaset]

See, and here I was thinking about visiting Oz with my Sheila Kris and visiting you two after my residency was over, but now ... I'm not so sure!

Maybe I'll just settle for pouring whipped cream on my hair instead.

[Cam63]

See, and here I was thinking about visiting Oz with my Sheila Kris and visiting you two after my residency was over, but now ... I'm not so sure!

Maybe I'll just settle for pouring whipped cream on my hair instead.

If you do, please post pics. :)