Hi guys,

A lot of these expressions are the same or similar as Oz-speak. Some of them may have come from people here watching American tv, but I think that a lot of them date back to common language origins from parts of Britain esp England, Ireland, Scotland?)

Some Oz variations:

Uglier than a hat full of arseholes
It's better than a poke in the eye with a burnt stick
I'll kick you from arsehole to breakfast (never could figure that one out)
Tighter (meaning: more miserly) than a fish's arsehole.... .....and that's watertight.

Dharmabum's list near the beginning is just Oz: 1.Never take a beer to a job interview. 3.It's considered tacky to take a cooler to church. LOL

Helen