Crocodile Dundee was the great exporter of Aussie phrases . Every one I know is aware of them and ' Cricky ' is one of me faves as well .
Cor blimey guv ! ( god blind me governor ?)
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Re: Word of the Day
by Mad Willyum Bonney on Fri Oct 19, 2012 2:51 pm
Remembering St. John
Remembering Auntie DeeDee
Remembering times of innocence
Remembering Auntie DeeDee
Remembering times of innocence
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Re: Word of the Day
by Ravi Oli on Fri Oct 19, 2012 3:30 pm
quotha
-interjection
indeed! (used ironically or contemptuously in quoting another).
-a limit or allowance set by a person with a speech impediment
^ More recently "Crikey" was the trademark call of the late wildlife warrior, Steve Irwin - Crocodile Hunter. Madder than a cut snake he was.
@bart - it's NZ you are thinking of... our sheep are mostly stocked in almost semi-arid country.
-interjection
indeed! (used ironically or contemptuously in quoting another).
-a limit or allowance set by a person with a speech impediment
^ More recently "Crikey" was the trademark call of the late wildlife warrior, Steve Irwin - Crocodile Hunter. Madder than a cut snake he was.
@bart - it's NZ you are thinking of... our sheep are mostly stocked in almost semi-arid country.
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Re: Word of the Day
by PKMKII on Fri Oct 19, 2012 7:01 pm
veloce
-adjective
played at a fast tempo (used as a musical direction).
-adjective
played at a fast tempo (used as a musical direction).
"How is it that hardly any major religion has looked at science and concluded, 'This is better than we thought! The Universe is much bigger than our prophets said, grander, more subtle, more elegant. God must be even greater than we dreamed'? Instead they say, 'No, no, no! My god is a little god, and I want him to stay that way.'" - Carl Sagan
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
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Re: Word of the Day
by Ravi Oli on Fri Oct 19, 2012 7:26 pm
velocipede [n]
What you need to get on real quick when pursued by a velociraptor.
What you need to get on real quick when pursued by a velociraptor.
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Re: Word of the Day
by Roy Hunter on Sat Oct 20, 2012 7:27 am
FTFYRavi Oli wrote:velocipede [n]
What you get when you cross a velociraptor with a centipede.
"I don't mean to sound bitter, cynical or cruel; but I am, so that's how it comes out." ~ Bill Hicks.
"To argue with a person who has renounced reason is like administering medicine to the dead." ~ Thomas Paine.
"One should not believe everything one reads on the internet." ~ Abraham Lincoln.
"If you're making a political point wearing a balaclava, you're a c***. It was true for the IRA and it's true now." ~ daftbeaker.
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"To argue with a person who has renounced reason is like administering medicine to the dead." ~ Thomas Paine.
"One should not believe everything one reads on the internet." ~ Abraham Lincoln.
"If you're making a political point wearing a balaclava, you're a c***. It was true for the IRA and it's true now." ~ daftbeaker.
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Re: Word of the Day
by DavidH on Sat Oct 20, 2012 8:51 am
velociraptor
-n.
A pervert who sexually assaults old bicycles.
-n.
A pervert who sexually assaults old bicycles.
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Re: Word of the Day
by PKMKII on Sat Oct 20, 2012 10:45 am
rentier
-noun
a person who has a fixed income, as from lands or bonds.
-noun
a person who has a fixed income, as from lands or bonds.
"How is it that hardly any major religion has looked at science and concluded, 'This is better than we thought! The Universe is much bigger than our prophets said, grander, more subtle, more elegant. God must be even greater than we dreamed'? Instead they say, 'No, no, no! My god is a little god, and I want him to stay that way.'" - Carl Sagan
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
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Re: Word of the Day
by daftbeaker on Sat Oct 20, 2012 1:32 pm
PKMKII wrote:rentier
-noun
1. a person who has a fixed income, as from lands or bonds.
2. a person deriving more income from lands or bonds, cf. rentiest
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Ich versteh euch nicht - Till Lindemann
Ich versteh euch nicht - Till Lindemann
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Re: Word of the Day
by Ravi Oli on Sat Oct 20, 2012 4:48 pm
DavidH wrote:velociraptor
-n.
A pervert who sexually assaults old bicycles.
Seat sniffer? 
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Re: Word of the Day
by Roy Hunter on Sat Oct 20, 2012 5:44 pm
gowhunk
-noun (arch.)
a sniffer of ladies' bicycle saddles.
-noun (arch.)
a sniffer of ladies' bicycle saddles.
"I don't mean to sound bitter, cynical or cruel; but I am, so that's how it comes out." ~ Bill Hicks.
"To argue with a person who has renounced reason is like administering medicine to the dead." ~ Thomas Paine.
"One should not believe everything one reads on the internet." ~ Abraham Lincoln.
"If you're making a political point wearing a balaclava, you're a c***. It was true for the IRA and it's true now." ~ daftbeaker.
unkle vanya
"To argue with a person who has renounced reason is like administering medicine to the dead." ~ Thomas Paine.
"One should not believe everything one reads on the internet." ~ Abraham Lincoln.
"If you're making a political point wearing a balaclava, you're a c***. It was true for the IRA and it's true now." ~ daftbeaker.
unkle vanya
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Re: Word of the Day
by PKMKII on Sun Oct 21, 2012 12:59 pm
analphabetic
-adjective
1. not alphabetic: an analphabetic arrangement of letters.
2. unable to read or write; illiterate: analphabetic peoples.
3. Phonetics. of or constituting a system of phonetic transcription, as the one devised by Otto Jespersen, that for each sound indicates by separate sets of symbols the articulator, the point of articulation, and the size and shape of the mouth opening.
-adjective
1. not alphabetic: an analphabetic arrangement of letters.
2. unable to read or write; illiterate: analphabetic peoples.
3. Phonetics. of or constituting a system of phonetic transcription, as the one devised by Otto Jespersen, that for each sound indicates by separate sets of symbols the articulator, the point of articulation, and the size and shape of the mouth opening.
"How is it that hardly any major religion has looked at science and concluded, 'This is better than we thought! The Universe is much bigger than our prophets said, grander, more subtle, more elegant. God must be even greater than we dreamed'? Instead they say, 'No, no, no! My god is a little god, and I want him to stay that way.'" - Carl Sagan
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
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Re: Word of the Day
by PKMKII on Mon Oct 22, 2012 10:10 pm
acephalous
-adjective
1. Also, acephalic. Zoology. headless; lacking a distinct head.
2. without a leader or ruler.
-adjective
1. Also, acephalic. Zoology. headless; lacking a distinct head.
2. without a leader or ruler.
"How is it that hardly any major religion has looked at science and concluded, 'This is better than we thought! The Universe is much bigger than our prophets said, grander, more subtle, more elegant. God must be even greater than we dreamed'? Instead they say, 'No, no, no! My god is a little god, and I want him to stay that way.'" - Carl Sagan
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
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Re: Word of the Day
by Roy Hunter on Tue Oct 23, 2012 5:08 am
acephalophallus
-noun
a penis with no head
-noun
a penis with no head
"I don't mean to sound bitter, cynical or cruel; but I am, so that's how it comes out." ~ Bill Hicks.
"To argue with a person who has renounced reason is like administering medicine to the dead." ~ Thomas Paine.
"One should not believe everything one reads on the internet." ~ Abraham Lincoln.
"If you're making a political point wearing a balaclava, you're a c***. It was true for the IRA and it's true now." ~ daftbeaker.
unkle vanya
"To argue with a person who has renounced reason is like administering medicine to the dead." ~ Thomas Paine.
"One should not believe everything one reads on the internet." ~ Abraham Lincoln.
"If you're making a political point wearing a balaclava, you're a c***. It was true for the IRA and it's true now." ~ daftbeaker.
unkle vanya
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