Verbal Faux Pas, Jargon, Cliches, Boganisms, etc

[FreddyTwoShoes]

It used to be “flat as a shit carters hat”. They probably tidied it up.
Before everyone had sewerage connected, Stan the dunny man would come around and take the toilet pan away and give you an empty one. He would wear a flat hat and carry the pan on it. Remember it in parts of Melbourne in the 70’s.

Thanks. I’d never heard that before.

 

[FreddyTwoShoes]

It was Beveridge after the Dogs lost. It was used as a sound bite too so I heard it over and over. He actually said "as flat as the proverbial hat". Explanation as above. It did sound odd to me too as that expression has gone by the wayside these days.

Ah yes, you’re right. It was Bevo, not the vfl commentary.

 

[Alesana]

"both of those boys have exasperated their head contact on the ground" - Jordan Lewis

Jordan Lewis

Age

38

Ht

186cm

Wt

86kg

Pos.

D/M

Career

Season

Last 5

D

23.5

5star

K

12.1

4star

HB

11.5

5star

M

5.5

5star

T

2.7

4star

MG

310.5

4star

No current season stats available

D

15.0

4star

K

6.8

3star

HB

8.2

5star

M

4.8

5star

T

2.8

5star

 

[sosos]

"both of those boys have exasperated their head contact on the ground" - Jordan Lewis

Jordan exasperates my head too.

 

[Registered User]

Tony Shaw: "he slang him to the ground"

 

[Slime Roy]

How many times can JB say ridiculous in a broadcast

Not quite as many as BT (needlessly) says 'Here'

 

[Slime Roy]

I've heard Pickers say "flat as a biscuit" a few times . Might be a Western Victorian thing

Flat as a Bush Biscuit (in S.A)

 

[kickazz]

getting sick of Boomer Harvey doing that thing a lot of older country Australians do and get their present/past tense wrong:

e.g. "Brisbane come from 44 points down last weekend"

People in the everyday world doing this I can abide, but not a professional broadcaster, especially the ABC.

 

[Dogs_R_Us]

getting sick of Boomer Harvey doing that thing a lot of older country Australians do and get their present/past tense wrong:

e.g. "Brisbane come from 44 points down last weekend"

People in the everyday world doing this I can abide, but not a professional broadcaster, especially the ABC.

It’s almost as if speaking correctly is thought of as trying to be posh, something you’re not.

Same with “I seen the game” and “He done his best”.

 

[richoatthedisco]

Not quite as many as BT (needlessly) says 'Here'

It's pronounced 'hee-yah'.

It’s almost as if speaking correctly is thought of as trying to be posh, something you’re not.

Same with “I seen the game” and “He done his best”.

Andy Maher droppin' his Gs so you blokes forget 'e went to a proivit scyool.

 

[The Mares Leg]

It's pronounced 'hee-yah'.


Andy Maher droppin' his Gs so you blokes forget 'e went to a proivit scyool.

Now there’s a bloke who’s as fake as a politician.

 

[5ammy]

Old mate Korn dropped ‘a bresh of freth air’….

Made me chuckle, I’m a simple man