What is it with religious icons and cooking/food?

[droolymutt]

And she sang,



And she danced,



And she waited while the Billy boiled...



Under the shade of the Koolibah tree.







Waltzing Matiltdah...

[axella]

Oh, god, how I hate that song!

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[droolymutt]

hahahaha.....





I have a love/hate relationship with that song, myself....







Ever hear Tom Waites do it?





Scary, funny, sad, Strong... - just plain nuts.

[axella]

Well, believe it or not, there are people here who want to make it the national anthem! A song about a loser who steals a sheep, and when the law catches up with him, he kills himself. Great national anthem material.

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[droolymutt]

Are you saying I should stop stealing sheep?





I'm gonna Google the lyrics... - I always just listened to the music/melody and ignored the lyrics..



.......





Ok... - found it:













(Sorry about the topic-drift.......)

[axella]

Funny! Sometimes I forget we have our own dialect over here, and that it needs translation for other English-speakers.



As a general rule, I try to stick to "International English" so as not to confuse people.

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[droolymutt]

Canadian explanation of Aussie slang:





Billabong What Billy uses to smoke hash.





Billy The guy with the bong.





Coolabah tree A tree that hangs out at trendy clubs Uptown.





Jumbuck There are 20 times as many sheep as there are people in Australia. Clear?





Squatter What toilets call Humans.





Swagman A member of my band (The Wailing Hobos)





Trooper A seventies Hair band.





Tucker bag There are 20 times as many sheep as there are people in Australia.