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Bobdown


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Who can remember all the old Aussie sayings from yesteryear .............lets have them nomads.

Like:

It goes off like a free keg at a Wharfies picnic.

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As busy as a bricklayer in Baghdad.

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A kangaroo loose in the top paddock.

 

A sandwich short of a picnic.



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Going off like a bucket of prawns in the sun

A few fries short of a happy meal

Busier than a one legged man at an arse kicking contest

Fair suck of the sav



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As popular as a pork chop in a Synagogue.

 

Handy as an ashtray on a motorbike. 

 



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Dry as a dead dingoes donger

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As popular as a fart in church.

 

Or as my old man used to say.... If it has tits or wheels, you can't afford it.

                                           ..... If brains were dynamite, you wouldn't have enough to blow your hat off.  



-- Edited by valiant81 on Saturday 20th of March 2021 10:58:57 PM



-- Edited by valiant81 on Saturday 20th of March 2021 10:59:25 PM

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As full as a State School Outhouse...........

Handy as a hip pocket on a singlet.......

smilesmilesmile



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Stubbie short of a six pack.

Don't look at me, I am just the bunny

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As useful as a chocolate teapot.

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Mad as a Cut Snake.....



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As straight as a dogs hind leg.

As camp as a row of tents

Wouldnt pull the skin off a rice custard.

Freeze the balls off a brass bed head. ( A couple of other versions of that one.)

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As scarce as ro king horse $hit.

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Gundog wrote:

As scarce as ro king horse $hit.

  Yeah Gundog, made me think of the other version....

  As scarce as Hens Teeth biggrin

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He was as full as a doctors wallet..

Rob.

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As flat as a $hit carters hat..

Flat out like a lizard drinkin..

Rob



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Handy as T... on a boar pig

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Already been done.smile



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Teo wrote:

As camp as a row of tents

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As Gay as a Gipsy Picnic

 



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About as handy as a plough in a bedroom .

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As drunk as ten men.

As full as the last bus.

As full as a bulls bum goin up hill.

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face like a robbers dog

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Face like a smashed crab.

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Dry as a lime burners boot.smile



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Slick as snot on a door knob.smile



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As slippery as a butchers....block biggrin biggrin



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Bangs like an outhouse in a storm

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useless as a ash tray on a motorbike

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Some ripper contributions there Nomads, keep em coming......smile

As smooth as an eight inch turd

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Clarky 1 wrote:

As slippery as a butchers....block biggrin biggrin

 The one I know rhymes with block but starts with "C".



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Possum3 wrote:
Clarky 1 wrote:

As slippery as a butchers....block biggrin biggrin

 The one I know rhymes with block but starts with "C".

     Possum, the other clean version is

     'Slippery as a butchers pencil'

 



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