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[Sarah]

Well I can tick the box on the fry up. Looks like my post showed up twice for some reason - how bizarre!

[Rusalka, Moderator]

Most important box ticked then Sarah.

We've had a funny year too Peggy. The Blue Mountains has particularly been strange. It was on fire this week last year, in a ridiculously early, strange and intense bushfire. This year, it was under a layer of snow. Increase in extreme weather events = Aus. The climate is going berko down here, but don't expect a polly to agree or doing anything about it.

[Travis]

Cue messed up world by the pretty reckless. Its a messed yp world what do ya get from it. Must be nice to see me sing this to you without hearing me

[Stephanie]

Good morning everyone!!! Happy Toppler day :-) it is gorgeous here in Virginia today! My hubby, dog and I are going to check out the fall foliage this morning along Skyline drive! I am new to the area here in Virginia and am super excited! I believe the forest is Shenandoah?? Have a great day all!!

[Gail]

Been very wet and windy lately where I live, with thunderstorms too. Nice to have a pyjama day today, where I don't have to go out, and I can start reading for the Toppler in two and a half hours.

[Rusalka, Moderator]

Travis of NNY wrote: "Cue messed up world by the pretty reckless. Its a messed yp world what do ya get from it. Must be nice to see me sing this to you without hearing me"

I'm sure you have a lovely singing voice.

[Janice, Moderator]

Forget the YLTO "Gloss the Glossary" thread. We need a "What the heck did Rusalka say?" thread.

Trackydacks I surmise are sweats, pj bottoms, or something similar.

[Sarah]

I assumed trackydacks were tracky (tracksuit) bottoms (which I'm assuming are sweats to you Janice).

[Gail]

I imagined tracksuit bottoms - which I think is the same as what you call sweats.

Ah yes, Urban Dictionary to the rescue: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define...

[Gail]

Hehe - great minds think alike!

[Sarah]

Our posts must have crossed Gail!

So I figured trackydacks but I had to go look up what polly was (I assumed bird) but means Politician!

[Gail]

Ah, I knew polly - but I have Australian friends on Facebook. Never heard trackydacks before though, but I like it - I love wearing my trackydacks. :-)

[Janice, Moderator]

Gail wrote: "I imagined tracksuit bottoms - which I think is the same as what you call sweats.

Ah yes, Urban Dictionary to the rescue: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define..."

Yes, we call those sweats.

[Gail]

Just found this: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendi...

Some of these terms we also use in the UK, but some are new to me. I particularly like fart-slicer! :D

[Janice, Moderator]

When my client arrived, he informed me there was a man passed out in the foyer of the apartment building. (9:00 in the morning) So I phoned security. "We'll get to it when we can", was what I was told. When my client left, the drunk was also gone and the security vehicle was just leaving. I think it's time to think about moving out. There's zero vacancy for rentals right now. There is a brand new apartment building being built, so I'm going to do a drive by and get some info off the sign to see if I can get in. I hope they take pets!

[Travis]

We say foy yay. Yet the book i listened to said fo yur . Kind of . how do the rest of you pronounce foyer

[Janice, Moderator]

Foy-yay.

[Gail]

I say foy-yay. I've heard fo-yur though, but not in the UK. I thought it was an American pronunciation.

[Travis]

I'm in uostate New York and we say foy yay but states are diverse with pronunciation

[Sarah]

foy yay for me too (UK)!

[Tasha]

Peggy wrote: "Thanks for the offer Tasha, but I think I pass ;-)"

It was worth a try. ;)

Sounds like you are having a great day!

Baby showers are not fun.

[Travis]

My wife wanted a jack and jill baby shower. We had a barbeque then the women did gifts and the men drank beer. Take it this isnt standard baby shower?

[Melissa]

I have heard both foy-yay and -yer but I always assumed that was because I live in Georgia.

It is beautiful here today too. I am sitting outside enjoying warm sun and a cool breeze while I wait for the rival high school theater to open. It's one-act competiton day. My daughters school goes up last (three more hours!) but I missed the first half of the day as I was in training. Hubby is texting me and it sounds like I am lucky to be missing the production going on right now. Poor kids. Lots of sets and costumes and maybe not so much acting.

[Tasha]

I ran my first 5K race and had a lot of fun. Never thought I would be doing this...

[Janice, Moderator]

Good job, Tasha! :)

[Roz]

Love this thread. I just came home after a trip to Sports Authority to buy a couple more pair of trackydacks. I say foy-yay but sometimes it's a vestibule.

Janice, when there are drunks in the foyer at 9am, it's definitely time to pack.

Travis, sounds like a fun shower to me.

[Gail]

I remember 'vestibule' - when I was five, that is what my school called its foyer! Haven't heard it since then!

[Janice, Moderator]

I always associated vestibules with churches for some reason.

[Tejas Janet]

Travis of NNY wrote: "My wife wanted a jack and jill baby shower. We had a barbeque then the women did gifts and the men drank beer. Take it this isnt standard baby shower?"

Sounds pretty good... the bbq and beer part any way!

[Esther]

Melissa wrote: "I have heard both foy-yay and -yer but I always assumed that was because I live in Georgia.

It is beautiful here today too. I am sitting outside enjoying warm sun and a cool breeze while I wait f..."

foy-yay is closer to the French pronunciation and, as it's a French word, I would say go for this one.

[Melissa]

Daughter's play did not place in the competition. :( But it was definitely the crowd favorite. Too bad for them. I suspect it was not "theatrical" enough for the judges.

Tasha, well done on the 5k!

[Rusalka, Moderator]

Sorry. the later it gets, I stop filtering.

Yes, trackydacks = tracksuit pants. Dacks = pants. If you get dacked, means someone pulled your pants down on you.

Polly = politician. Too many syllables. Mind you, they act like a bunch of galahs (ridiculously stupid pink and grey parrot) at the moment, so parrots work too.

Foyer is pronounced foy-yer. You're all wrong :P

That's the proper baby shower for me Travis, but everyone drinks beer (unfortunately not the person who's party it is though) and eats, and there's no gender segregation.

Janice, maybe your guy had been at one of Travis' baby showers? But definitely time to start looking I say.

[Rusalka, Moderator]

Melissa wrote: "Daughter's play did not place in the competition. :( But it was definitely the crowd favorite. Too bad for them. I suspect it was not "theatrical" enough for the judges.

Tasha, well done on the 5k!"

Nawww did she have fun though?

[Pragya]

Janice wrote: "Forget the YLTO "Gloss the Glossary" thread. We need a "What the heck did Rusalka say?" thread.


ROFL. Absolutely!

[Peggy]

There was this test on facebook last week on the meaning of Aussie words. 15 words, 4 answering options each. I think I had 9/15, bf had 14 though!

I'll see if I can find the link later.

[Rusalka, Moderator]

Lol, i am glad I cause you all such amusement, although with added confusion! It is funny how often I actually type a comment and then have to edit it to be clearer.

I'll have to check out this quiz and see if it's legit ;)

[Pragya]

I finally got my first bookshelf made. So I am up for some huge work. Cataloguing my books and organizing them.

I could use some ideas here - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Rusalka, Moderator]

legit = legitimate.

[Travis]

You can't claim legit. Even my dad says legit.

[Travis]

Wow I can't find a good youtube video of MC Hammer's "too legit to quit" anywhere so I guess I'm the only one with that stuck in my head. Thanks for using legit this is what happens. Hammertime

[Sarah]

Yep we use it too! Now I have U Can't Touch This going through my head! Thanks Travis!

[Rusalka, Moderator]

Good good. I'm just being paranoid now!

[Peggy]

Found it!

http://www.playbuzz.com/stephanies15/...

I think some words are not specific to Australia, but most are.

[Rusalka, Moderator]

I got one (the second one) wrong (view spoiler)[coz you can use it as a hello or goodbye. (hide spoiler)] But no one uses it.

[Rusalka, Moderator]

Also, "chucking a wobbly" is different to being "wobbly". Just so you know. Important distinctions here peoples.

[Gail]

Hehe - we say 'throwing a wobbly' in the UK.

I got 'pretty impressive, mate' on the quiz, but some of those words are UK slang too. I remember 'chunder' becoming popular here about 25 years ago (probably from Neighbours or Home and Away!), but I haven't heard it in years now.

[Rusalka, Moderator]

I haven't heard chunder for a while I must say. Technicolour yawn is a good euphemism. But the commonly used one is spew.

[Gail]

I think most people say puke or spew here. Young people use 'vom'.

[Gail]

An Australian friend of mine online sometimes calls me a 'dag' - which kinda sounds like it's an insult, but she assures me it's affectionate!

[Lisa]

I got "Pretty impressive mate" on the quiz too. Paying attention to the Fosters Lager tv adverts with those two 'problem solving' Aussie guys has obviously come in handy with the slang :)