How did we get our nicknames?
Submitted: Friday, Feb 27, 2009 at 16:38
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Trevor R (QLD)
I am wondering if anyone knows how each of our states and territory's residents got their nicknames.....
WA...Sandgropers
SA.....Crow Eaters
Qld....Banana Benders ect.
The newer terminology for Southern state residents are Mexicans and Cockroaches but do these states have an older term associated to describe them???
These nicknames conjour up some pretty wild images of how they come about. Maybe just my warped brain LOL!!
Thanks, Trevor.
Reply By: Gramps - Friday, Feb 27, 2009 at 16:41
Friday, Feb 27, 2009 at 16:41
Trevor,
You should know Qlders are Cane Toads.
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Follow Up By: Isuzumu - Friday, Feb 27, 2009 at 16:44
Friday, Feb 27, 2009 at 16:44
Right there Gramps lol you bored Trev hahahaha what are you up to anyway?
Cheers Bruce
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Follow Up By: Trevor R (QLD) - Friday, Feb 27, 2009 at 19:26
Friday, Feb 27, 2009 at 19:26
Yes Gramps but before we were known as Cane Toads we were always just "Banana Benders". The Cockroach and Cane Toad terminology has come about with the popularity of State of Origin as far as I can remember. I can't remember what the New south Welshman were called before the Cockroach association though? Pillow Biters springs to mind hehehehe.
Bruce, my
young fella was given a book with a whole heap of slang and it just got me thinking of the terms I can remember that are hardly used anymore, and where they originated from.
Cheers, Trevor.
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Reply By: Member - Rob S (NSW) - Friday, Feb 27, 2009 at 16:52
Friday, Feb 27, 2009 at 16:52
And there just the polite nicknames. LOL
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Reply By: Member - DAZA (QLD) - Friday, Feb 27, 2009 at 18:04
Friday, Feb 27, 2009 at 18:04
My mind Conjures up all sorts of images about the Sand Groper
nickname, I am thinking on the lines of a Banana Bender from
Queensland on holidays in Western Australia having a Grope in the
Sand lol lol, and the poor buggers in South Australia having to eat
Crow every time the other States beat them at some thing lol lol.
Cheers
Daza
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Follow Up By: Member - Mark G Gulmarrad - Saturday, Feb 28, 2009 at 10:49
Saturday, Feb 28, 2009 at 10:49
Daza
and Tasmainians........
well ther're just tasmanians!!
hahahahahahaha.
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Follow Up By: Member - DAZA (QLD) - Saturday, Feb 28, 2009 at 12:49
Saturday, Feb 28, 2009 at 12:49
Hi Mark
Tasmanians are just called Relatives lol lol. that's if you are a Tasmanian
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