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Posts tagged with “australiana”

4 months ago

asunburntcountry:

How much ‘Australiana’ can a Koala bear?

What a ripper retro video! This extended play on words was a huge hit for its creator (Austen Tayshus) and many of the phrases have since become part of our language.



“Well Bill said he’d like a smoke. Nobody knew where the dope was stashed. I said “I think Merinos.” But I was just spinning a bit of a yarn. Barry pulls a joint out of his pocket. Bill says “Great, Barrier Reefer, what is it mate?” “Noosa Heads of course. Me mate Adelaide ‘em on me.” And it was a great joint too, Blue Mountains away and his Three Sisters.”


The full ‘lyrics’ and explanation translations can be seen here: http://justin.com.au/oz/australiana/
from We Come From A Sunburnt Country
8 notes #cunning linguistics #australiana #celebrating australia day
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