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Originally Posted by look 171 (Post 9664902)

Last time I was in a bus with 4 Aussies that took over the back. I think they used slang in every one of their sentences. I took me a day or two just to catch up with what they were saying. A little alcohol around dinner, my girl friend (now wife) and I needed a translator.

I'm at my buddy's place North of Brisbane getting ready for a 14 day motorcycle ride to Phillip Island Moto GP.....He sez to me: Mate, Your shout. I put the cartoon in the Isky while you take the wheelie Bin to the car Park. The Shelias are going for a slash. Being my 3rd trip, I Understood. I was as happy as Larry.

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Originally Posted by LakeCleElum (Post 9667500)

ok, gotta splain dat

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Originally Posted by sand_man (Post 9665032)

bol·locks

ˈbäləks/Submit
British vulgar slang

noun
1. the testicles.
2. used to express contempt, annoyance, or defiance.

Wouldn't work here. Can you imagine yelling "testicles" at some lazy coworker?

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Originally Posted by WPOZZZ (Post 9667562)

Bugger!

Yeah! Wank n' bugger!

Tosser
Punter
Biggie

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Originally Posted by GH85Carrera (Post 9667135)

Few if any countries on the planet have a constitutional RIGHT to free speech like we do. We hold it tight as a RIGHT, like the rest of the bill of rights. People are arrested in many "free" countries for saying something bad (even if true) about a Muslim.

Well, that's not true.. It's not "few"

the Entire European Union has it
Which is a bunch of countries, and there are a good number of other countries that have the right to free speech in their constitution.

In any case it's not an absolute right either in the US.

You cannot stand outside the white house, and say out loud that the president has to die. (shout out to the boys at the NSA!)
You'll be locked up.

You cannot go on public television and say that your neigbour is a c*ck-su*cker
You'll be bleeped away.

You cannot as a TV show host go on a live superbowl broadcast, and start cussing and swearing. you'll be bleepd out, taken off hte air, and Fines will be issued.

You cannot say just anything about anybody, or anything about what a company does or did., you'll be sued for libel or slander.
And end up paying punitive damages if what you said caused damage.

The US is not the country with the most freedom of speech. You can forget about that

10 Countries with the Most Freedom of Speech

Which Country has Most Freedom of Speech?

And not the country that tops the human freedom index
Not even Top 5.

Y'all are doing quite well, that's true, But this USA #1 mentality is a bit overrated.
Not when the US is the most incarcerated country in the word , well, the Sechelles are #1, but let's face it, Not a real country compared to the US now is it.. it's a tiny little banana republic. You guys have more people in prison then they have inhabitants.

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Originally Posted by LakeCleElum (Post 9667500)

The Shelias are going for a slash.

The women are going to pee.

Full-on Aussie for that is "going for a slash in the dunny."

Dunny = loo = water closet = head = crapper = terlit or bathroom.

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Originally Posted by look 171 (Post 9667552)

ok, gotta splain dat

Shout = Your turn to buy beer
Carton= Case of Beer
Isky - Cooler
Wheelie Bin - garbage can
Car Park - Parking lot
Shelia - Women
Slash - Women peeing