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Thread #104219   Message #2132614
Posted By: Gurney
24-Aug-07 - 07:17 AM
Thread Name: BS: words from Australia
Subject: RE: BS: words from Australia
Aussies seem to have a predilection for baby-talk. You can hear a 16stone league front-rower say "Oh good. Bikkies for brekky!"

I liked Mike Harding's terms for alcohol: Lunatic Soup and Milk of Amnesia.
He also had a lovely story about the generic Oz name for adhesive tape.