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Thread #104219   Message #2131582
Posted By: The Fooles Troupe
22-Aug-07 - 08:47 PM
Thread Name: BS: words from Australia
Subject: RE: BS: words from Australia
"chateau collapseaux"

pronounced 'chato collapso' - a tent... :-)


14 pounds weight = 1 stone.


trackie dacks - are the pants of a track suit.

"tell Kylie to tone down the goss for Professor Dion."

Kylie - either the world famous Kylie (singer/moviestar/etc) whatsername :-) or 'Kylie Moll' a TV comedy skit teenaged girl -
'goss' = gossip.
"Professor Dion" - obviously a 'critic' in the media -
or could be Céline Dion - singer
or http://www.dionforbrides.com.au/ or
http://www.bridesselection.com.au/



"kurta" - that's new on me... would need more context.


"10. "It's a fried egg and chili sauce sandwich. They're well sick."

      I think this sentence should be punctuated like this: ...They're -- well--- sick". It's a statment about someone's eating habits. There should be pauses inserted. Sick = weird."

Sick has undergone many transformations - similar to the above, but the context would be important as now, 'sick' can also mean what 'cool' once meant - :-)