too slow to keep worms in a tin...

So it’s been a month since I moved out here and you’d think I would be used to the country way of life, sayings and phrases tossed between locals but I’ve been a bit of a fish out of water.

I’ve been a bit slack on blogs, but thought I’d share just as couple of the gems that have been thrown my way or said in my earshot that gave me a giggle and certainly raised a few eyebrows…

• -          May your chooks turn into emus and kick your dunny down
• -          Too slow to keep worms in a tin
• -          He could talk under wet cement with a mouthful of marbles
• -          He had a head on him like a sucked mango
• -          I'm not pissing in your pocket mate ( telling it straight)
• -          Busier than a one armed Sydney cab driver with the crabs
• -          Give birth to a politician ( as in go take a shit)
• -          Seen better legs on a table
• -          Pass the dead horse (tomato sauce)
• -          Shit stinks, eggs don't bounce and you can't buy generals in a general store (apparently short for ‘what do you know?’)
• -          Dry as a bulls bum going up a hill backwards ( dry mouth)
• -          Don't come the raw prawn with me mate (pull the other one)
• -          I'd better ask me cheese'n'kisses first ( ask the missus)
• -          He's got a Ned Kelly on 'im (belly)
• -          Give us a Mick Jagger (a beer)
• -          I'm on the wallaby track ( looking for work)
• -          Wanna go halves in a rape charge (what do you think of that girl?)

And many of the locals have started passing on some of their local folklore as I doll out the cappuccinos. Not sure how accurate some of these are but gave me a giggle all the same:

• Never wear green to a wedding – it’s unlucky apparently
• Heat a lemon before you squeeze it
• When swallows fly low rain is on the way
• Cows lay down when it’s going to rain
•  If it rains before seven, it will be fine by 11
•  The louder the frog, the more the rain

-          When you tread on nine daisies at once, spring has come

It’s safe to say I still have a lot to learn when it comes to getting down with the local lingo but it’s certainly giving me a few laughs along the way

Til next time

X

J