Lucian Cat
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I never knew any victorians that said it then when I moved here everybody said it and it was quite jarring for 13yo me.
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I never knew any victorians that said it then when I moved here everybody said it and it was quite jarring for 13yo me.
ThoseDeafMutes
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Lucian Cat
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ClivePwned
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yes, I did enjoy that. it was heaps good.
'Heaps good' is one of the 13 irrefutable signs of boganism.
ClivePwned
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I picked it up somewhere along the way, probably because I had a couple of English bosses. And everyone else ended emails in 'cheers.'
So, unless I'm super formal, I end with Cheers.
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Cheers,
Clive P. (Ms) Aged 4.
PS: I mean the figurative cheers as an informal replacement for 'Yours sincerely,' rather than a toast. Alternatives such as 'regards' sound rather pompous, 'Yours truly' sounds like a letter to Penthouse, and 'your obedient servant' is only appropriate if your boss is James Spader.
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$170 meh. Maybe if it was $100 for standing tix.
Lucian Cat
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I say that all the time
Marky Mark
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We duplicated that expressway at a cost of $407.5 million, thank you very much.
http://dpti.sa.gov.au/infrastructure/nsc/southern_expressway_duplication
And a handy guide on how to use the expressway if you're interested.
http://dpti.sa.gov.au/infrastructure/nsc/southern_expressway_duplication
And a handy guide on how to use the expressway if you're interested.
industrian
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My Taiwanese colleagues use "Cheers!" a lot and I don't know why. I imagine it's because someone from the US/UK office used it once and they just thought it was normal.
I've signed off my emails with "Thank you" for 15 years now. Even angry emails.
I've signed off my emails with "Thank you" for 15 years now. Even angry emails.
Now with the NBN the whole country gets to share in our half-assed infrastructure-based pain
lol!
I tend to end emails with just my first name now. I've tried switching to my first initial to look cool but it always looked real douchey so I stopped.
Yeah, I think it's them copying to sound more western. Like, some mainland dude said cheerio to me once lol
industrian
will gently cradle you as time slowly ticks away.
I'm really sceptical of Australians telling me "Australian slang". Because I know you motherfuckers are just making shit up. This article is like the dropbears of linguistics.
If it's informal why don't you go for the initial of first and last?
Am I the only one that gets annoyed when people address you in emails by your name but don't bother to spell it correctly? My name is spelt correctly in my email address, how blind does one have to be to still spell it incorrectly.
I can attest to at least #1, #2, #4, #11 existing. Some of them seem to be pretty basic rhyming slang and who cares if "not here to fuck spiders" is made up, it needs to be in common parlance.
Lucian Cat
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I know 11, 16 and 17. The others, nope.
Yeah I dunno, it just looks weird to me. Usually if it's informal I just go ultra lazy and treat email like chat, no addressing no signing off.
And yes, spelling names wrong is just plain rude! I triple check when I'm addressing someone with a funky name.
What sort of paradise are you living in that you don't know the Aussie salute?
bobnowhere
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The only two I didn't know were #6 and #12. Not sure what that means! Maybe too much Roy and HG.
When Kevin Rudd met listicles.
Which state can lay claim to 'shitcunt'? I hope it's Queensland.
Jables Swan
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A few stubbies short of a six-pack.
If only it was a funky name. My name is Geoffrey, so many people will just write jeff or jeffery
FormallyMegadrive
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I thought of my own slang last night: wet as a nun in a sex shop.
Off to cairns today wee
Off to cairns today wee
yeh pax is at the convention centre
and cbd, no idea where. suggestions people
big enough, quiet, off main roads
Ausgafpaxgaf catchups:
Drinks Friday night:
Attendees:
Arnie
Me
reptile scorpion sub zero
cruncho
Lafiel
Frawdder
Maybes:
Stackboy
Lexi
Shaneus
Darren870
Omikron
Lucian Cat
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Oh I know how to do it. Just never heard of that expression before haha
A few sandwiches short of a picnic.
A few sheep short of a paddock.
So many variations.
Maybe yes.
ThoseDeafMutes
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Darren870
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Codswallop can probably comment more on this but here are some:
Cookie is not bad on Swanston.
Sun Moth is meant to be good but I've never been
Dejavu on little Lonsdale always has a decent selection
Surprisingly Young and Jackson normally have a really good selection.
ClivePwned
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hmm, depends how badly you need it or want force touch trackpad.
There's not likely to be a huge difference so save the money. also, the current ones will have pricing baced on the exchange rate when they were released, the new ones will hve pricing based on the current exchange rate so that saving may be even more significant.
also thanks for making me click on Buzzfeed but it doesn't have my favourites
"Wake up, Australia"
"what do you think this is, bush week?"
"don't come the raw prawn with me."
That one about fucking spiders must be some hipster thing. fucking hipsters.
Yea
Don't want to drop 2k
Yea that's my thought as well, I was going to get a Mb air, but seeing as I can get a Mbp for $1600 I'm more tempted to get that.
Gotta choose between a Surface 3 or a Surface Pro 3 for daughter starting high school next year. I think she'd kill me if it couldn't run Minecraft, but having said that the high school has their own image they put on the devices so it'll probably be un-Minecraft-able anyway...
Edit: actually, it looks like she retains admin privs on the device even with that image loaded, so ...
Edit: actually, it looks like she retains admin privs on the device even with that image loaded, so ...
ClivePwned
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have we really reached a point in society where having a laptop/tablet is now a requirement for a highschool student?
Back in my day having access to the internet but by no means required when starting the school year.
Do you get to save cost anywhere else or is the price of books etc the same?
Edit:
Clive you're due for an avatar change
Marshmellow
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Didn't even include me. Not sure I even want to come over today anymore......
ClivePwned
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was this posted yet?
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/216653
Xbox 360 from $138
PS3 from $158
Xbox One from $378 (bundles incl MCC)
Wii U from $318 (Splatoon bundle)
new avatar just for you, MoonGred.
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/216653
Xbox 360 from $138
PS3 from $158
Xbox One from $378 (bundles incl MCC)
Wii U from $318 (Splatoon bundle)
new avatar just for you, MoonGred.
Beyond the Black Stump was a comic I used to read back in the day. I've heard "Not here to fuck spiders" before. I've heard of Captain Cook before but never heard it actually used. Top Paddock I've heard, Trough Lolly I've heard. That's it.
Cheers.
(Dad always says cheers. I assume he studied australianisms before he got here, but he might've got it from NZ where he did uni)
Cheers.
(Dad always says cheers. I assume he studied australianisms before he got here, but he might've got it from NZ where he did uni)
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