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2JJ!! Wow.. that's going back in time!! But there was something "raw" about the posters, perhaps to match the mood of the time...Those were the days, my friend! When you could go and see Midnight Oil at Paddo Town Hall; the Emmanuel bros at the Unicorn....

A separate thread, venues you frequented that have gone? ;-)
 
Merlot said:
we/ve lost a lot of our lingo,older"s soothing words of wisdom over the last 20? years. About as useful as 1/2 a sandwich. A sandwich short of a picinic. Crazier than a 2 bob watch.Dont count ya chickens till they hatch
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I remember a teacher at school back in the 60's who called a kid in my class a "nong" which apparently was a derogatory aussie slang word 20 or 30 years earlier which i had never heard before or since.Language is always evolving,by the way a nong was apparently a pregnant monkey
 
jadtiger said:
I remember a teacher at school back in the 60's who called a kid in my class a "nong" which apparently was a derogatory aussie slang word 20 or 30 years earlier which i had never heard before or since.Language is always evolving,by the way a nong was apparently a pregnant monkey
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nong,LOL, numb skull.Specks Gordon meant u did crazy things. Tex Dubbo meant u were 1 of life's mysteries. Johnny Suss explained all of life's riddles n weird
 
Tiger_heart said:
Has anyone mentioned phrases / words no longer used? For example tonsil hockey or spunk or thanks cobba?

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I still say spunk. Or good sort.
Slang words or phrases like bugger off, lippie, servo, hold your horses and box seat are probably used most days. G'day and fair dinkum or Dinky-di sometimes.

Sayings or phrases I don't hear much anymore are:
- The bee's knees
- Bless your cotton socks
- Don't know you from a bar of soap
- Every man and his dog
- On your bike and
- Happy little vegemite
Though I've heard @Merlot and a few other forum members say a couple of them. Same as Buckley's Chance.

Notice terms like trackies/tracky daks, budgie smugglers, sanga, Macca's, barbie, brekkie, sucked in and chock a block are still commonly used. Strewth and Crikey I haven't heard since Steve Irwin....

Would love to hear any other old sayings and phrases.
 
tiger_one said:
December 1969 Merrylands RSL Youth Dance

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What a fabulous lineup. Flying Circus' best song was probably "Hayride"; Autumn had a few hits but I'm thinking "She Works In a Woman's Way" was their best and the Tornadoes was probably "Telstar".
The last song of the night was usually a slow one so you could choose who you'd like to take home. The Beach Boys "Surfer Girl" was always good for that. Ah memories.
 
Lauren said:
I still say spunk.
Slang words or phrases like bugger off, boofhead, lippie, servo, hold your horses and box seat are probably used most days. G'day and fair dinkum or Dinky-di sometimes.

Sayings or phrases I don't hear much anymore are:
- The bee's knees
- Bless your cotton socks
- Don't know you from a bar of soap
- Every man and his dog
- On your bike and
- Happy little vegemite
Though I've heard @Merlot and a few other forum members say a couple of them. Same as the word bludge or bludger. Or Buckley's.

Notice terms like trackies/tracky daks, budgie smugglers, sanga, Macca's, barbie, brekkie, sucked in and chock a block are still commonly used. Strewth and Crikey I haven't heard since Steve Irwin....

Would love to hear any other old sayings and phrases.
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Bugger off!
 
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