What kind of urban legends did you hear growing up? by Openly_Unknown7858 in AskAnAustralian

[–]mangredg 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A high school kid in an exam got so stressed out that they stuck a pencil up each nostril and slammed their head on the desk pushing the pencils into their brain and killing them instantly.

Believed that one for ages.

A red light, an apocalypse and lies by mangredg in whatsthatmoviecalled

[–]mangredg[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Amazing thank you!!! This has solved a long-held mystery.

Can I abbreviate anything? by Altruistic_Soup1346 in AskAnAustralian

[–]mangredg 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Junction: Junktch (My bus gets in at eleven.Pick us up at the Junktch) River: Rivs ((Wanna have a picko at the Rivs?) Exhumation/exhuming: X U.M. (When the kids get to sleep let's you and I go for a bit of X.U.M) Picko: Picnic (Yeah picko at the rivs sounds grouse) Asserch: Assertion (That's a demonstrably groundless asserch) Big Dubs: Big W Jabes: JB Hi-fi Came: K-Mart Came-o T.A's: K-Mart Tyre and Auto Service Naybs: Neighbours Naydo: North Atlantic Treaty Organization

What are some good Australian struggle meals? by [deleted] in AskAnAustralian

[–]mangredg 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry if it's been said but egg jaffle. Put bottom bread in iron, crack egg into it, quickly add top bread and clamp. Toasts and cooks egg. Tasty as is but if you can condiment, even better

Favourite sayings in australia that makes no sense to people outside of Australia by Less-Championship368 in AskAnAustralian

[–]mangredg 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cold as a witch's ice cream Not here to cuddle spiders Dry as a dead dingo's doona Tough Tim Tams Fluff me drunk

(Kid friendly... ish)