You know you're Aussie when.. 1. You know that stubbies can be either drunk or worn. 2. You've made a bong out of your garden hose, rather than use it for something illegal such as watering the garden. 3. You believe it is appropriate to put a rubber in your kid's pencil case when they first start school. 4. You're likely to burst out laughing whenever you hear of Americans "rooting" for something. 5. You understand that the phrase 'a group of women wearing black thongs' refers to footwear and may be less alluring than it sounds. 6. You pronounce Melbourne as 'Mel-bn'. 7. You pronounce Penrith as 'Pen-riff'. 8. You know the 'L' in the word 'Australia' is optional. 9. You can translate: 'Dazza and Shazza played Acca Dacca on the way to Maccas'. 10. You believe it makes perfect sense for a nation to decorate its highways with large fibreglass bananas, prawns and sheep. 11. You're secretly proud of our killer wildlife. 12. You think it makes sense for a country to have a $1 coin that's twice as big as its $2 coin. 13. You believe that cooked-down axle grease makes a good breakfast spread. You've also squeezed it through Vitawheats to make little Vegemite worms. 14. Hamburger with Beetroot? Of course! 15. You know that certain words must be shouted out during any rendition of The Angels song 'Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again'. (Ask your parents, kids) 16. You noticed that the confectionery known as the Wagon Wheel has become smaller with every passing year. 17. You wear ugg boots outside the house. 18. You believe that the more you shorten, or lengthen, someone's name the more you like them. 19. Whatever your linguistic skills, you find yourself able to order takeaway fluently in every Asian language. 20. You understand that 'excuse me' can sound rude, while 'scuse me' is always polite. 21. You know what it's like to swallow a fly, on occasion via your nose. 22. You know it's not summer until the steering wheel is too hot to handle and a seat belt buckle becomes a pretty good branding iron. 23. Your biggest family argument over the summer concerned the rules for backyard cricket. 24. You shake your head in horror when companies try to market what they call 'Anzac cookies'. 25. You believe the phrase 'smart casual' refers to a pair of black trackies, suitably laundered. 26. You understand that all train timetables are works of fiction. 27. For the bartenders, you understand male customers will feel the need to offer an excuse whenever they order low-alcohol beer. 28. You know how to abbreviate every word, all of which usually end in O: arvo, combo, garbo, kero, lezzo, metho, milko, muso, rego, servo, smoko, speedo, righto etc. 29. You know that there is a universal place called "woop woop" located in the middle of nowhere...no matter where you actually are. 30. You know that none of us actually drink Fosters beer, because it tastes like shit. But we let the world think we do. Because we can. 31. You have some time in your life slept with Aeroguard on in the summer. Maybe even as perfume. 32. You've used the words - tops, ripper, sick, mad, rad, sweet, or hectic, to mean 'good.' 33. And then you place 'bloody' in front of it when you REALLY mean it. 34. You know that the barbeque is a political arena; the person holding the tongs is always the boss and usually a man. And the women make the salad. 35. You say 'no worries' quite often, whether you realise it or not. 36. You've drank your tea/coffee/Milo through a Tim Tam. 37. You've ordered a steak the size of your head and only paid $5 at your local RSL. 38. You know someone who's tried roo meat, but you'd prefer barra. Or a meat pie. 39. You know the pain of walking across the street barefoot in summer. 40. You know that some people pronounce Australia like "Strayla" and that's ok. NB* This list was edited from a website. Can't take credit for it, but it's too true and funny to not share!
Yes!! The Aeroguard all too often coz the bloody mosquitoes are always attacking me.. And I've had roo meat
I bloody love this hilarious! I haven't tried the tim tam thing though! But i know people who have. I'll definitely try it
Tim Tam Slammer 1. Bite opposite corners off the Tim Tam 2. Use as a straw in a hot drink 3. Quickly, but carefully, put the whole thing in your mouth 4. Enjoy the gooey chocolatey goodness
I'm proud, Aussie! I've sent Mike a few packs, haven't told him to try it yet he's scarred for life after spreading Vegemite like peanut butter, don't wanna push my luck
? I even sent it to him in the squeezy tube, not the jar. Told him to measure about an inch per slice.. He didn't listen