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Rural Australian Computer Terminology



 

RuralAustralian ComputerTerminology
A
 little  bit of Aussie  Kulcha..... 
LOG
ON:                           Adding wood to make thebarbie hotter.
LOG OFF:
                        Not adding any more wood to the barbie.
MONITOR:
                      Keeping an eye on the barbie.
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 Red Rooster.
HARDWARE:
                 Stainless steel knives & forks - from K-Mart.
MOUSE:
                          The small rodent that eats the grain in the shed.
MAINFRAME:
                 What holds the shed up.
WEB:
                                 What spiders make.
WEBSITE:
                       Usually in the shed or under the verandah.
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 counter-lunch.
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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