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

 

[Slime Roy]

It's pronounced 'hee-yah'.
OH Trust me...I've noticed.
MF Sounds like Hong-Kong-Phooey!

 

[peternorth]

"Upon reflection, it probably wasn’t the smartest idea, but the leaders and coaches had my full support and they backed me in"

Ginnivan


Coaches had his full support?

 

[Dogs_R_Us]

"Upon reflection, it probably wasn’t the smartest idea, but the leaders and coaches had my full support and they backed me in"

Ginnivan


Coaches had his full support?

In addition to the muddled sentence, he's saying that the leaders and coaches are as dumb as he is.

 

[Pistol Night]

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

Made me chuckle, I’m a simple man

Made Caro feel good also

 

[Plugger35]

Jono Brown came up with a classic On the Couch saying "Does Trump Trust Tactics" when he meant "Does Trust Trump Tactics".

 

[Mentallo]

Jono Brown came up with a classic On the Couch saying "Does Trump Trust Tactics" when he meant "Does Trust Trump Tactics".

Now say it quickly 3X.

 

[Curnowhan]

Joel Selwood in response to Bruce wondering why Geelong have had high scores in their last three finals:
“There’s no pre-uh, preumptive, we’ve gone out there to kick really big scores”

 

[the avoca drover]

On Fireball Friday they played audio of Kingy on a footy show the day after the 1999 GF. He said he hadn’t been to bed and he was worried about making a mistake because “he was half caste”.

 

[Plugger35]

Bruce at half time yesterday said that Geelong "switched the flick" in the 2nd quarter.

 

[The Golden Glenferrie]

Bruce at half time yesterday said that Geelong "switched the flick" in the 2nd quarter.

Hahaha

The bloke next to me last night referred to the Brisbane ruckman as Oscanerny

 

[Bont the Lord]

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.

Have you looked at his family tree?

 

[Bont the Lord]

Made Caro feel good also

And Milney. He invited all his mates over for a sausage sizzle and flooded the Maribyrnong a few years back. Saliva everywhere!

 

[peternorth]

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”.

"oh they're footy players not roads scholars!"

its not hard to get right.