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A bit of Aussie Culture


LOG ON: Adding wood to the campfire.
LOG OFF: Not adding any more wood to the campfire.
MONITOR: Keeping an eye on the campfire.
DOWNLOAD: Getting the firewood off the Ute.
HARD DRIVE: Making the trip back home without any cold tinnies.
KEYBOARD: Where you hang the Ute keys.
WINDOW: What you shut when the weather's cold.
SCREEN: What you shut in the mozzie season.
BYTE: What mozzies do.
MEGABYTE: What Townsville mozzies do.
CHIP: A bar snack.
MICROCHIP: What's left in the bag after you've eaten the chips.
MODEM: What you did to the lawns.
LAPTOP: Where the cat sleeps.
SOFTWARE: Plastic knives & forks you get at KFC.
HARDWARE: Stainless steel knives & forks you get from K-Mart.
MOUSE: The small rodent that chews your tent walls.
MAINFRAME: What holds the tent up.
WEB: What spiders make.
WEBSITE: Usually in the annexe or under the chassis.
SEARCH ENGINE: What you do when the Ute won't go.
CURSOR: What you say when the Ute won't go.
YAHOO: What you say when the Ute does go.
UPGRADE: A steep hill.
SERVER: The person at the pub who brings out the counter lunch.
MAIL SERVER: The bloke at the pub who brings out the counterlunch.
USER: The neighbour who keeps borrowing things.
NETWORK: What you do when you need to repair the fishing net.
INTERNET: Where you want the fish to go.
NETSCAPE: What the fish do when they discover the hole in the net.
ONLINE: Where you hang the washing.
OFFLINE: Where the washing ends up when the pegs aren't strong enough.



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very good

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So that's where the language comes from! I'm not so confused now.

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Good old fashioned Aussie Culcha!!!


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