SPOILERS The Last Continent Discussion **Spoilers**
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Bugger is common word used for anything... it has no gay references here in Australia... And I have heard people saying something has gone "Buggerup" Meaning it is its broken, smashed, non-fixable. When i worked in mining I used to continually get reports off the guys about the trucks parts being "buggered" (I retyped it to unserviceable). Pooftah is more a derogetory term here because bugger is so universally used for everything else.
Bugger is like "damn!" "Sh*t!" "F**k!"
Tinhead Ned is Ned Kelly
Sheila hasn't been used as a term for a girl in Australia since the Barry McKenzie movie in the 70's (same with Bruce) a movie that was AIMED not at an Australian audience btw..... its only an urban myth perpetuated overseas.
You can call someone a "Galah".... same as a silly old bastard... with affection or hatred. "Ah.. you're being a galah you stupid twit!" "Don't be a galah"... it means silly, stupid, someone that doesn't know what they are talking about, or is acting silly.
Duncan IS from the song by Slim Dusty.
Walkabout is referred to when an oboriginal person goes missing... yes harks back to the days when the tribe would travel.... but don't believe wiki about everything.... its still referred to ANY aboriginal who takes off.... (and is used for a white man doing it too for that matter in some places)... it means you just "up and left".
YES! We have pie floaters.... but thats more of a southern thing... not usual up this way.
And the Mardi Gras Gay and Lesbian festival here in Sydney is most probably reffered to because it is the largest gay parade anywhere in the world and the parade alone attracts a crowd of 300,000.
Australia is touted as one of the few countries in the world where multi-culturalism has succeeded, though we still have our fair share of racists and homophobes.
Bugger is like "damn!" "Sh*t!" "F**k!"
Tinhead Ned is Ned Kelly
Sheila hasn't been used as a term for a girl in Australia since the Barry McKenzie movie in the 70's (same with Bruce) a movie that was AIMED not at an Australian audience btw..... its only an urban myth perpetuated overseas.
You can call someone a "Galah".... same as a silly old bastard... with affection or hatred. "Ah.. you're being a galah you stupid twit!" "Don't be a galah"... it means silly, stupid, someone that doesn't know what they are talking about, or is acting silly.
Duncan IS from the song by Slim Dusty.
Walkabout is referred to when an oboriginal person goes missing... yes harks back to the days when the tribe would travel.... but don't believe wiki about everything.... its still referred to ANY aboriginal who takes off.... (and is used for a white man doing it too for that matter in some places)... it means you just "up and left".
YES! We have pie floaters.... but thats more of a southern thing... not usual up this way.
And the Mardi Gras Gay and Lesbian festival here in Sydney is most probably reffered to because it is the largest gay parade anywhere in the world and the parade alone attracts a crowd of 300,000.
Australia is touted as one of the few countries in the world where multi-culturalism has succeeded, though we still have our fair share of racists and homophobes.
Tonyblack said:
I kind of regret looking up that Duncan song as I've had it stuck in my head all day. 
You heard it ONCE.... you didn't have it on every bloody radio station for 167 bloody weeks.... or have every bloody drunk sing it to his bloody mates (insert mates name HERE) every bloody time they had a bloody party/drink/wiff of alcohol. I was working and living in a mining town when this was big... do you have ANY BLOODY IDEA how many times that was!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LilMaibe said:
Tonyblack said:
Not talking about Ponder are you? They both kept their hats on.
They both kept their hats on.
And yep x3
As said, around 5 books.
Ponder in LC, Ridcully in NW, The dryad in CoM...
And don't forget, Ridcully was technically naked in Hogfather when he used the Bloody Stupid Johnson Shower.
So you didn't understand the first 6 seconds of this funeral poem clip from "4 weddings" 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_a-eXIoyYA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_a-eXIoyYA
poohcarrot said:
So you didn't understand the first 6 seconds of this funeral poem clip from "4 weddings"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_a-eXIoyYA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_a-eXIoyYA
Besides... thats an English movie.
The Bugger Ad (Kiwi and Aussie)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbBx4Ql6Umo
Another bugger ad.... this one with a baby saying it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwWMDpGr ... re=related
