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dhc4ever Super Member
Joined: May 26, 2011 Posts: 2944 Location: Ipswich, Queensland Australia
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Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2011 6:18 pm Post subject: Interpretation of a common language |
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Well if the cousins are confused by the aussie version of English, or you are a civie and cant understand what some of us ex mil types are prattling on about, read here for future reference.
Excuse the language, there's NOTHING politically correct in here;
en.wiktionary.org/wiki...tary_slang
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Dimitri Super Member
Joined: Nov 25, 2005 Posts: 5946
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Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2011 7:14 pm Post subject: Re: Interpretation of a common language |
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Bin-A-Raffie as far as pranks go, that sounds kinda funny.
Dimitri
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Suzanne Super Member
Joined: Jun 27, 2009 Posts: 3323 Location: Eugene, Oregon
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Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2011 9:02 pm Post subject: Re: Interpretation of a common language |
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Well that explains a few things. How do you remember all that anyway? Reminds me of my indoctrination to a Naval air station. The guy hauling me around for introductions had a slang name for everything and confused the heck out of me. He enjoyed every squinty look I gave him too. Once or twice I reminded him I was female, it only made him talk faster. They did clean up the wall paper in the office tho. (thank you Lord) Hustler spreads, wall to wall, glad I missed it. Nothin like staring at someones star-fish all day.....eeeewwwwwooooo
Suz
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dhc4ever Super Member
Joined: May 26, 2011 Posts: 2944 Location: Ipswich, Queensland Australia
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Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2011 11:01 pm Post subject: Re: Interpretation of a common language |
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Suzanne wrote: |
Well that explains a few things. How do you remember all that anyway? Reminds me of my indoctrination to a Naval air station. The guy hauling me around for introductions had a slang name for everything and confused the heck out of me. He enjoyed every squinty look I gave him too. Once or twice I reminded him I was female, it only made him talk faster. They did clean up the wall paper in the office tho. (thank you Lord) Hustler spreads, wall to wall, glad I missed it. Nothin like staring at someones star-fish all day.....eeeewwwwwooooo
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Thats why I like you Suz, you've been there, done that and still have a sense of humour.
That and the fact you've lion trained about 75% of the males on this site.
Outstanding.
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Vince Site Admin
Joined: May 25, 2005 Posts: 15718 Location: Brisbane AUSTRALIA
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radar Super Member
Joined: Oct 01, 2008 Posts: 1109 Location: North Island New Zealand
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Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2011 12:43 am Post subject: Re: Interpretation of a common language |
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I'm amazed how many of the terms of endearment contained in that are used in the police here in NZ.
Well worth a good read
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Elvis Super Member
Joined: Jul 27, 2008 Posts: 9256 Location: south island New Zealand
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Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2011 2:33 am Post subject: Re: Interpretation of a common language |
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Ive always walked on civy street but more than a few of those are in my vocab too.
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stovepipe Super Member
Joined: Sep 25, 2008 Posts: 4877 Location: Pine, Az.
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Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2011 1:41 pm Post subject: Re: Interpretation of a common language |
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Where's Bollocks??!! Not MilSpeak enough or ? Meh...these foriegn tounges I dunnnow....
Man, what a list. I'll be stumpin' suckers fer hours now, thanks!
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English Mike Super Member
Joined: Jan 08, 2007 Posts: 1709 Location: Whitehaven, Cumbria, UK
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Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2011 4:29 pm Post subject: Re: Interpretation of a common language |
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Anyone who has ever eaten a banjo knows why they are thus named.......
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camel Member
Joined: May 30, 2011 Posts: 129 Location: Hillston Nsw Australia
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Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2011 3:08 am Post subject: Re: Interpretation of a common language |
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English Mike wrote: |
Anyone who has ever eaten a banjo knows why they are thus named....... |
The banjo's I've had were in Singapore years ago, late 70's, and they were bread rolls about 15 inches long and about 4 inches in diameter. Then stuffed with what ever you wanted, e.g. bacon and egg, cat, rat or monkey. Took a while to eat one of them suckers. Wouldnt want to drop a full one on ya foot or you would be walking with a limp for a while.
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