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1. The best way to understand a local dialect is by studying the natives. So, donning your disguise, you infiltrate a traditional backyard gathering and prepare to mingle.
You see a group of what must be the male of the species gathered together around a smoking grill. It must be some ritual sacrifice as one man, presumably the leader, pokes at pieces of meat. So you sidle up with ears pricked, excited to hear this strange language. It sounds like English, but some of it just doesn't compute.
Of course, you cannot hide in the background and the men spot you immediately.
"Hey Bluey! Get over here!"
They are obviously talking to you, but you are confused. Why would they call you Bluey?
2. The men collectively look you up and down. One man snorts at you.
"You must be from across the pond. What sort of clobber is that?"
You hear the word "clobber" and duck. Is he going to hit you?
3. Looking down you realise that you are the only person wearing socks with sandals.
"You need some thongs mate!" The males laugh. "You're sticking out like a sore thumb."
Thongs? You wonder what "thongs" could mean in this strange language.
4. One man shoves something into your hand. "'Ere, crack a coldie and get your laughing gear around it." The others start chanting at you, "Skol, skol, skol!"
Looking down you see a cold can of what can only be Australian beer. So you rightly assume that "cracking a coldie" is opening a can of beer.
But you are left wondering what "skol" is. What are you supposed to do with the beer?
5. After you've skolled your can(s) of the amber fluid, you can feel yourself getting a little tipsy. You wish they had told you it was so strong before you took the challenge. Everything is beginning to feel slightly fuzzy around the edges. Around you, the men are still talking but you focus when you hear something rather odd.
"Ah mate, Jonno went out woop woop. Now he's got gum leaves growing out of his ears".
You try to clear your ears because you cannot make out what you heard. What did Jonno do?
6. Also in the group is a rather "portly" gent, and you use the term very loosely. He's having a bit of a whine to the men.
"Me missus isn't a fan of the awning over the toy shop. So I'm off the dog's eyes and dead horse for a spell."
Ah! Your eyes light up because you've seen the expression "dead horse" before through your work in Trivialand. You know it means tomato sauce. But the awning? That has you scratching your head. What does that translate to?
7. As you are handed another tinnie and a cremated snag on bread you listen in to the conversations around you.
"Hey, how'd ya do in the cup last week? My nag ran like a hairy goat, stupid thing. I think I put the mockers on it."
The nag, you figure out, is a horse, who obviously didn't run very well. But you rack your brains to figure out what the mockers are. What does this mean?
8. These natives certainly have a unique way of speaking, but you think you're getting the hang of it. Well, you did, until now.
"Didja hear 'bout Curly here? His ute carked it so he gave it the flick."
That has you stumped as you try to decipher this one. What happened to Curly?
9. As the afternoon wears on you're beginning to feel very happy. The natives have accepted you and shared their ritual sacrifice, albeit very overcooked. They have also instructed you on the fine art of skolling tinnies. But you can't understand why the ground is tilting the way it is.
"Maybe it's an earthquake?' You think to yourself. But then one of the men pushes you over to the corner of the garden.
"If you're gonna bark at the lawn, do it over here mate."
You find that extremely funny and laugh at him. What on earth does he mean by "bark at the lawn"?
10. As the light fades, the men take you by the arms. "Common cobber, it's time to hit the frog and toad." You hope this is a native game they are going to teach you and you can't wait. But what is it really?
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