How to Confuse Foreigners

[Fulvio]

So, there I was, chatting to our Kingdom Age (that's an iOS multiplayer game) guild in Skype...

Things were decidedly coming unglued after we bit off more than we could chew with one of the raid bosses, when I said "Things are going a bit pear shaped, aren't they?".

Which led to the yanks getting all puzzled, and much googling and wiki-ing (yes, there's a page on wikipedia for the term). And then of course, me being me, I just couldn't resist bouncing a few other australianisms off them... "we're in more sh!t than a Werribee duck" seemed to tickle their fancy, though they had absolutely no idea what or where a "Werribee" was of course.

And this got me thinking about other ways we play this fun sport... like the whole DropBear thing, Dazza and Shazza playing Acca Dacca on the way to Maccas, and so on.

So what's your favourite bit of yank-baiting? ...Or pom-baiting if you prefer...

[markn]

I used to have fun telling my US friends that we rode kangaroos to school when I was a kid.  And they believed me.

[JeffH]

So, if you didn't ride a kangaroo -like normal people- how did you get to school?

[Unicorn]

So, if you didn't ride a kangaroo -like normal people- how did you get to school?

If you aren't able to catch a roo, then Shanks' Pony is a good second option ........

[JeffH]

[Unicorn]

:laugh2: on ya Jeff!

[markn]

So, if you didn't ride a kangaroo -like normal people- how did you get to school?

I am only small.  I rode a wallaby.

[Unicorn]

When our kids were small the Wallaby's used to pick them up at the door .....

[Goldseeker]

What next folks, what next?

[ausjack]

drop bears GS :laugh2:

[Goldseeker]

Oh gawd.........

One could sell them the Sydney Harbour Bridge or the Opera House....again!

[triplewitch]

How about a one for one swap for the Brooklyn Bridge?

[Fulvio]

Yanks love buying bridges... Tower Bridge has been sold more than once...