For anyone new to the site, I have put together a couple of common expressions used on ExplorOz along with the real translation of each to help guide you. Feel free to add your own.
When they say..............
(They mean....................)
I talked to a bloke in
Birdsville two years ago who reckoned his was...
(I can’t afford one so I am delighted to relate a dubious story about the only one I ever saw.)
Mate of
mine swears by his.
(Usually on the side of the road waiting for the NRMA.)
Does anyone know where I can find
information on..........
(I couldn’t be stuffed ‘Googling’ it, so I will let you suckers do the legwork for me.)
As an alternative, why don’t you think about the..........
(I can’t answer your question, but I am going to tell you in great detail why the one I bought is so much better.)
I’ve just bought a .......... does anyone have any
feedback, good or bad.
(Just the good please. Really.)
I have been hanging around this
forum for a number of years.
(OK, so my life is not that great, but someday I will travel. Honest.)
I have had one for two years with no real problems.
(There is no way I am publicly admitting I got sucked in to buying a piece of crap.)
Fair dinkum some people are stupid. I met this bloke who........
(OK, it WAS me, and my wife hasn’t shut up about it since.)
Just saw a notice saying that Toyota has issued a recall on.........
(Suck on THAT Toyota owners!)
Just saw a notice saying that Nissan has issued a recall on.........
(Ha ha, gotcha!)
Saw a good deal on EBay..........
(It’s
mine. Bid away fools.)
Any
feedback on these Hiclones?
(Sit back, crack a beer and watch ‘em go.)
I know this has been done before but..........
(And guess what? I’m gunna do it again.)
I don’t know much about this topic..........
(Neither do the rest of you, but don’t let that stop you.)
I just picked up my new ..... this morning and was wondering...............
(Took me a while to come up with an inane question to post. But did anyone notice that I have something you don’t?)