MJ's little flock

[Ribh]

Were the droppings blueberries?

No. Raisins, which I can't abide @ any price. Had to chuck the whole thing away.

 

[Ribh]

It's not so much American influence as Australia being an attractive market for American cultural exports like tv and movies. We need to make and appreciate more of our cultural products. But there's a huge cultural cringe, even I can't consume some of the Australian television shows although our films are amazing these days and mostly universal in the narrartive.

All of which plays into the narrative. I think lots of our movies are amazing. ABC has been reshowing oldies but goodies like Careful, He Might Hear You..., which is visually beautiful as well as addressing that cringe.And there are some good mini series: Brides of Christ, Top of the Lake but I find most tv pretty awful & I cannot stand reality shows @ any price. I know they are cheap to make, as are the soaps littered throughout Aussie tv, but that doesn't excuse their awfulness. The reality is the really good shows & movies are few & far between & so stand out.

 

[LozzyR]

The monologue went something like this.

Awrite darlin? What can I do you for? Cuppa sweet tea for you is it sweetheart? How about your sproggy? She won’t be wanting tea now will she? You’ll have to wait a bit for the sarnie. Will that be on brown or white sweetheart? etc etc.

Ok, what am I saying here?

Strewth, been flat out like a lizard drinking, yakking on the dog and bone all morning. Got some mates rocking up this arvo to sink some tinnies.

(NB: I have never used “strewth” in earnest, nor “cobber”. )

 

[RoyalChick]

Ok, what am I saying here?

Strewth, been flat out like a lizard drinking, yakking on the dog and bone all morning. Got some mates rocking up this arvo to sink some tinnies.

(NB: I have never used “strewth” in earnest, nor “cobber”. )

Do Aussies use rhyming slang? I didn't know that.

 

[Ribh]

I've been known to use strewth but never cobber.

 

[Ribh]

Do Aussies use rhyming slang? I didn't know that.

Yes ~ though it may be something of a class thing. The Man's family did & he does; mine never & it irritates me.

 

[LozzyR]

Do Aussies use rhyming slang? I didn't know that.

We do, but we tend to take it further than the Brits. We developed the saying “Having a Barry Crocker” which means ‘having a shocker’ ie having a terrible day. That got shortened down to “having a Baz”.

 

[MaryJanet]

No. Raisins, which I can't abide @ any price. Had to chuck the whole thing away.

Raisins in yogurt sounds like an odd combo.

 

[LozzyR]

Raisins in yogurt sounds like an odd combo.

I eat sultanas with yoghurt on a daily basis. Although I also usually add oats, rice bran, cinnamon, nuts and seeds.

 

[MaryJanet]

Ok, what am I saying here?

Strewth, been flat out like a lizard drinking, yakking on the dog and bone all morning. Got some mates rocking up this arvo to sink some tinnies.

(NB: I have never used “strewth” in earnest, nor “cobber”. )

I've been known to use strewth but never cobber.

Same here!