Aussies - What are you playing with?

[Mr. Underhill]

What game sets are Aussies playing with?

Anyone using more than one MS? How about fire and ice? Customs?

So far, my squids and I have just got 1 x MS and the Mallinddon's Prophecy set. Can't wait to see the Tundra, Lava, RTTFF!!! Oh lordy.


Where are you and what are you playing with?


Ciao!

Mr. Underhill

[dickflea]

So far i have 2 MS and all the expansions except the latest ones.....sadly have shipped it to my nephew to have a go with....

[Xargon]

I own 3 master sets

wave 1
wave 2
wave 4
rtff

The shops suck. milsims.com is the way to go.

Can wait for the next wave

[POP mARTy]

2 x Master Sets (1st Ed. & 2nd Ed.)
1 x Waves 1, 2 & 3. (Wave 4 on it's way.)
1 x RTFF
1 x VW
1 x OR

Will eventually purchase another RTFF and VW when I have spare cash. Same with a few of the common squads, if I can find 'em.....

[Mr. Underhill]

You guys ROCK!

Aussie, Aussie, Aussie ...


:P

Mr. Underhill

[Jason]

I love British and Australian words. To an American a squid is an octopus type creature that lives undersea

[Mr. Underhill]

Hehehe. We have octopi... ? ... octopuses ... ? ... also.

Kids = squids.

I don't think that squids as a term of endearment for one's children has actually taken off yet here in Oz. It's still limited to our family.

However, our children do appear small, slimy, mostly aquatic, and seem to be equipped with more limbs than other children


I'm also a fan of cross-cultural vernacular. I still can't get used to the North American use of the word "fanny" for one's backside.


Ciao!


Mr. Underhill

[Jason]

I love how Non Americans say "Holiday" when they mean vacation. For us a Holiday means like Christmas, Thanksgiving, 4th of July, Valentines Day, etc whereas taking time off from work or school is a vacation.

[Mr. Underhill]

So, you can take a vacation during a holiday?

Like the U.S. in Oz our sayings and phrases vary from state to state or city to city.


Aussie Slang Dictionaries here, here and here too. I can't endorse these, I just Googled for them.

I was actually surprised how many phrases that claim to be Aussie slang which are used elsewhere. Aussies are renowned for our ability to adopt stuff from other cultures or countries (actors, musicians, food, sports-people, etc).


Mr. Underhill

[cbs42]

A couple of those aussie terms are a bit strange for sure. That first link you pointed toward had these entries under the letter F:

Fair suck of the sav! : exclamation of wonder, awe, disbelief (see also "sav")
Fairy floss : candy floss, cotton candy

Those aren't common phrases are they? That first one is particularly disturbing.


EDIT: I was trying to think of some uniquely American slang to post here for you, but it's very difficult to know which ones might seem unusual to you, since they all seem perfectly normal to me. That's the nature of regional slang I guess.

[Mr. Underhill]

This is great! I love trans-cultural studies. This needs its own thread, what say ye?

"Fair suck of the sav" is one I've never used. It's probably quite quaint and used when you want to add colour to your slang. Additionally, it's pretty "ocker"*.

Fairy floss is pretty much the only term used by Aussies to describe what you call candy floss.

Aussies also have a tendency to add "o" at the end of many words or names in an effort to shorten them or create nick-names:

David -> Davo
Afternoon -> Arvo
John -> Johnno

One of my favourites is the term "budgie smugglers" for a man's swimming constume or Speedos.


Mr. Underhill


* Ocker:
adjective:- pronounced ocka, a stereotyped uncultivated or uncultured Aussie male who exhibits excessive drinking of alcohol, womanising, chauvinism, and worships the God called Footy! To call a female ocker is to suggest that she is somewhat butch. Similar to the US redneck. See also yobbo.

[cbs42]

Originally Posted by Mr. Underhill

One of my favourites is the term "budgie smugglers" for a man's swimming constume or Speedos.

Hmm, now see I think that would be a more appropriate use of the term "fairy floss."