Being Straylyan

Aliantha · 02-12-2006, 06:51 PM

At last, a yardstick by which you can measure an "Australian" For those of you who haven't met an Australian and are not sure what one is REALLY like!
You're not Australian 'til...

1) You've mimicked Alf Stewart from the TV show Home and Away's broad, Australian accent, eg. push off, ya flamin' drongo!"

2) You've had an argument with your mate over whether Ford or Holden makes the better car!

3) You've done the "hot sand" dance at the beach while running from the ocean back to your towel.

4) You know who Ray Martin is.

5) You start using words like "reckon" and "root" and call people "mate".

6) You stop greeting people with "hello" and go straight to the "how ya doin'?"

7) You've seriously considered running down the shop in a pair of Ugg Boots

8) You own a pair of ugg boots.

9) You've been to a day-nighter cricket match and screamed out incomprehensibly until your throat went raw.

10) You kind of know the first verse to the national anthem, but don't know what "girt" means.

11) You have a story that somehow revolves around excess consumption of alcohol and a mate named "Dave".

12) You've risked attending an outdoor music festival on the hottest day of the year.

13) You've tried to hang off a clothesline while pretending you can fly.

14) You've had a visit to the emergency room after hanging off the clothesline pretending you can fly.

15) You own a pair of thongs for everyday use, and another pair of "dress thongs" for special occasions.

16) You don't know what's in a meat pie, and you don't care.

17) You pronounce Australia as "Stralya"

18) You call soccer soccer, not football

19) You've squeezed Vegemite through vita wheat to make little Vegemite worms.

20) You suck your coffee through a Tim Tam.

21) You realise that lifeguards are the only people who can get away with wearing Speedos.

22) You pledge allegiance to Vegemite over Promite.

23) You understand the value of public holidays.

24) Your weekends are spent barracking for your favourite sports team.

25) You have a toilet dolly.

26) Your Mum or Nan made it.

27) You've played beach cricket with a tennis ball and a bat fashioned out of a fence post.

28) You firmly believe that in the end, everything will be ok, and have told a mate in tough times that "She'll be right, mate"

29) You use the phrase, "no worries" at least once a day.

30) You've been on a beach holiday and have probably stayed in a caravan.

31) You constantly shorten words to "brekkie", "arvo" and "barbie"

32) You've adopted a local bar as your own.

33) You know the oath of mateship can never be limited by geographical distance.

34) You measure a journey in beer, not kilometres or time. (That's a 3 beer trip mate).

wolf · 02-12-2006, 07:26 PM

There's a lot of reasons that I make of hanging out with the Straylians at the international conference I go to every other year. Several of them are on that list.

What actually charmed me about this year's crop is that they made a point of becoming acquainted with the homeless guy who was sleeping on the leeward side of our hotel.

Aliantha · 02-12-2006, 07:28 PM

lol...did they invite him for a beer?

footfootfoot · 02-12-2006, 08:41 PM

Courtesy of an old mate of mine:
"the australian sailor's hornpipe" (to the tune of the sailor's hornpipe)

tiddlywinks old bean,
have you ever seen a queen?
have you ever seen a salmon up a dead sardine?
I've seen a tinker up a tailor and a soldier up a sailor
but I've never seen a slamon up a dead sardine!

I want to move to straylya.

I passed more of those questions than I do on the red or blue necks quizzes.

FloridaDragon · 02-12-2006, 10:06 PM

I can relate to #3, 11, 12, and 32....all apply to South Florida as well!

Add a #35: You have ever got 3rd degree burns from touching your steering wheel when you go out to your car after work.

tw · 02-12-2006, 10:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aliantha

... a yardstick by which you can measure an "Australian" .

You have a mate that you don't kiss.

richlevy · 02-12-2006, 10:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aliantha

15) You own a pair of thongs for everyday use, and another pair of "dress thongs" for special occasions.

That depends, are we talking footwear or underwear?

dar512 · 02-12-2006, 10:20 PM

If you just want to pretend to be Strine: Let Stalk Strine.

bluecuracao · 02-12-2006, 11:59 PM

Quote:

6) You stop greeting people with "hello" and go straight to the "how ya doin'?"

8) You own a pair of ugg boots.

We apparently do this in Philly, too.

But...no ugg boots for me! I like biker boots.

barefoot serpent · 02-13-2006, 10:23 AM

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6) You stop greeting people with "hello" and go straight to the "how ya doin'?"

What happened to G'day? And why does the 'how ya doin'?' remind me more of New Jersey?

footfootfoot · 02-13-2006, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by barefoot serpent

What happened to G'day? And why does the 'how ya doin'?' remind me more of New Jersey?

That's because Australia is the New Jersey of the Southern Hemisphere.

No, how YOU doin'?

jaguar · 02-13-2006, 11:06 AM

Quote:

That's because Australia is the New Jersey of the Southern Hemisphere.

If australia had fatwas I'd issue one against you but we're too lazy mate.

Granola Goddess · 02-13-2006, 01:12 PM

Can you adopt me?

It's too damn cold here right now!

seakdivers · 02-13-2006, 01:54 PM

add #36: You've been on a pub crawl

sandypossum · 02-13-2006, 06:21 PM

new Aussie definitions

billabonk: to make passionate love beside a waterhole
bludgie: a partner who doesn't work but is kept as a pet
dodgeridoo: a fake indigenous artefact.
fair drinkum: good quality Aussie wine.
flatypus: a cat which has been run over by a vehicle
matesh*t: all your flatmate's belongings lying strewn around the floor
shagman: an unemployed male roaming the Australian bush in search of sexual activity
yabble: the unintelligible language of Australian freshwater crustaceans
bushwanker: a pretentious drongo who reckons he's above average when it comes to handling himself in the scrub
crackie daks: 'hipster' tracksuit pants
shornbag: a particularly attractive naked sheep
technicolour lawn: the front yard after a rave party

My first Cellar post - ripper!

02-12-2006, 06:51 PM	#1
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Being Straylyan At last, a yardstick by which you can measure an "Australian" For those of you who haven't met an Australian and are not sure what one is REALLY like! You're not Australian 'til... 1) You've mimicked Alf Stewart from the TV show Home and Away's broad, Australian accent, eg. push off, ya flamin' drongo!" 2) You've had an argument with your mate over whether Ford or Holden makes the better car! 3) You've done the "hot sand" dance at the beach while running from the ocean back to your towel. 4) You know who Ray Martin is. 5) You start using words like "reckon" and "root" and call people "mate". 6) You stop greeting people with "hello" and go straight to the "how ya doin'?" 7) You've seriously considered running down the shop in a pair of Ugg Boots 8) You own a pair of ugg boots. 9) You've been to a day-nighter cricket match and screamed out incomprehensibly until your throat went raw. 10) You kind of know the first verse to the national anthem, but don't know what "girt" means. 11) You have a story that somehow revolves around excess consumption of alcohol and a mate named "Dave". 12) You've risked attending an outdoor music festival on the hottest day of the year. 13) You've tried to hang off a clothesline while pretending you can fly. 14) You've had a visit to the emergency room after hanging off the clothesline pretending you can fly. 15) You own a pair of thongs for everyday use, and another pair of "dress thongs" for special occasions. 16) You don't know what's in a meat pie, and you don't care. 17) You pronounce Australia as "Stralya" 18) You call soccer soccer, not football 19) You've squeezed Vegemite through vita wheat to make little Vegemite worms. 20) You suck your coffee through a Tim Tam. 21) You realise that lifeguards are the only people who can get away with wearing Speedos. 22) You pledge allegiance to Vegemite over Promite. 23) You understand the value of public holidays. 24) Your weekends are spent barracking for your favourite sports team. 25) You have a toilet dolly. 26) Your Mum or Nan made it. 27) You've played beach cricket with a tennis ball and a bat fashioned out of a fence post. 28) You firmly believe that in the end, everything will be ok, and have told a mate in tough times that "She'll be right, mate" 29) You use the phrase, "no worries" at least once a day. 30) You've been on a beach holiday and have probably stayed in a caravan. 31) You constantly shorten words to "brekkie", "arvo" and "barbie" 32) You've adopted a local bar as your own. 33) You know the oath of mateship can never be limited by geographical distance. 34) You measure a journey in beer, not kilometres or time. (That's a 3 beer trip mate). __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

02-12-2006, 07:26 PM	#2
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	There's a lot of reasons that I make of hanging out with the Straylians at the international conference I go to every other year. Several of them are on that list. What actually charmed me about this year's crop is that they made a point of becoming acquainted with the homeless guy who was sleeping on the leeward side of our hotel. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

02-12-2006, 08:41 PM	#4
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Courtesy of an old mate of mine: "the australian sailor's hornpipe" (to the tune of the sailor's hornpipe) tiddlywinks old bean, have you ever seen a queen? have you ever seen a salmon up a dead sardine? I've seen a tinker up a tailor and a soldier up a sailor but I've never seen a slamon up a dead sardine! I want to move to straylya. I passed more of those questions than I do on the red or blue necks quizzes. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

02-12-2006, 10:20 PM	#8
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	If you just want to pretend to be Strine: Let Stalk Strine. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

02-13-2006, 01:12 PM	#13
Granola Goddess I'll Have Sprouts With That Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: North of You Guyz Posts: 61	Can you adopt me? It's too damn cold here right now! __________________ Don't sweat the petty things, and don't pet the sweaty things...

02-12-2006, 07:28 PM	#3
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	lol...did they invite him for a beer? __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

02-12-2006, 10:06 PM	#5
FloridaDragon ... Maintaining .... Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: FireAnt Hell Posts: 196	I can relate to #3, 11, 12, and 32....all apply to South Florida as well! Add a #35: You have ever got 3rd degree burns from touching your steering wheel when you go out to your car after work.

02-13-2006, 01:54 PM	#14
seakdivers Icy Queen Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Southeast Alaska Posts: 700	add #36: You've been on a pub crawl

02-13-2006, 06:21 PM	#15
sandypossum tri-continental dag hag Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 247	new Aussie definitions billabonk: to make passionate love beside a waterhole bludgie: a partner who doesn't work but is kept as a pet dodgeridoo: a fake indigenous artefact. fair drinkum: good quality Aussie wine. flatypus: a cat which has been run over by a vehicle matesh*t: all your flatmate's belongings lying strewn around the floor shagman: an unemployed male roaming the Australian bush in search of sexual activity yabble: the unintelligible language of Australian freshwater crustaceans bushwanker: a pretentious drongo who reckons he's above average when it comes to handling himself in the scrub crackie daks: 'hipster' tracksuit pants shornbag: a particularly attractive naked sheep technicolour lawn: the front yard after a rave party My first Cellar post - ripper!

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