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A note to the youth of Australia…

Posted in Uncategorized by Daniel85 on September 19th, 2006

… “dry retch” (cf. gag, vomit, puke, chuck, munt, mouth-borry) rhymes with “pie fetch”, not “high reach”.

Thank you.

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  1. Reaper said, on September 19th, 2006 at 8:08 pm

    That brought a tear to my eye, I am a far greater man for having read that.

  2. Hooly said, on September 19th, 2006 at 9:36 pm

    ‘Yeah nah’ is not a satisfactory beginning for a sentence.

  3. Sammy D said, on September 19th, 2006 at 10:02 pm

    That is quite true Dr. Oberts, but what does it all mean?

  4. Daniel85 said, on September 19th, 2006 at 10:10 pm

    Sam: I heard someone mispronounce it that way today, and it reminded me of the homicidal passion that filled my breast whenever I used to hear people at high school say it. It was mostly the folks who used to converge on Saul’s place in Waurn Ponds. Example: “Oh, man, that stinks! I’m dry reaching!”

    Hey Hooly, what about ‘yeah nah yeah’? I was talking to this guy over the phone about some stuff I bought from him on the ‘Bay, and he was like ‘Yeah. Yeah, nah. Yeah, nah, yeah.’ It was great.

  5. Suzy J. said, on September 20th, 2006 at 12:54 am

    BWA HA HA HA HA! YES! Score 1 for Suzy! I BET this person that it was dry wretch and he assured me it was dry reach and I was a like “Uh-uh” and he was all like “Ya-huh” - Now it’s resolved and I’m the winner. TAKE THAT!

  6. crommo said, on September 20th, 2006 at 6:42 pm

    who was the person ooze? who was this foolish raggamuffin. you still shit me by the way, though here is hardly the place to discuss such issues, but to be honest, you still shit me.
    Daniel, i have to admit i thought it was dry reach, but in defense, id never seen it printed, i’d only ever heard it said incorrectly, and if i had’ve seen it printed, i would have though differently.
    XXX

  7. Daniel85 said, on September 20th, 2006 at 9:48 pm

    I guess that’s excusable then, Crommo. And now you can feel superior when you hear people say it incorrectly! No, don’t thank me– the pleasure’s all mine.

  8. Hooly said, on September 21st, 2006 at 10:36 pm

    Orrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr is not a satisfactory ending to a sentence. Example:
    ‘Are you coming with me orrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr’

    The orrrrrrrrrrrrrrr carries on until the other person speaks. The orrrrrrrrrrr is usually accompanied with hands going up and down and/or head rocking as if weighing up the options for the other person.

    Here’s a few for you Oberts, although these aren’t as rock solid as yours and these probably have no right answer.

    Q1. If something is funny is it:
    A- A piss-up?
    B- A pisser?

    Q2. If someone for example asks someone for something and they are refused are they:
    A- Shot down?
    B- Shut down?

  9. Daniel85 said, on September 21st, 2006 at 11:35 pm

    Q1: A pisser. A piss-up is, like, a get together which is just an excuse for heavy drinking.

    Q2. I would say shot down, although I’ve really only heard it in the context of having one’s romantic advances rebuffed.

  10. Whimsical « Random Musings said, on September 28th, 2006 at 11:30 pm

    [...] Second thing was something gross that happened to me today. I bought a packet of honey-soy redrock deli brand chips. Usually, i enjoy this brand, and this particular flavour is up there on my list. But holy moly! What the hell was in this pack? I got near the bottom, and as i looked in to forage for the remaining small parts of chips and crumbs, i saw something i’d missed. I pulled it out reluctantly. Resembling a chicken nugget, and around the same size, this disgusting thing - which did NOT belong in a chip packet- i decided eventually was a massive clump of flavouring and oil that had somehow stuck together and sort of … formed into how i found it. I’m still dry retching even now as i think about it. It was all crumby like it was made of wet sand, but it wasn’t damp, just oily yet dry. Weird! Maybe it was some form of chip-alien egg, or even a whole bunch of really small chip-alien eggs. Maybe i’ve just pissed off the queen! Anywho. [...]

  11. Alex said, on August 23rd, 2007 at 4:38 pm

    That is freaky shit, i googled ‘dry wretch’ coz it was pissing me off so much that everyone said ‘reach’, and there you go, lots of other people fed up with being assured ‘its actually reach. WOOOO for dry wretching! and a big thanks to all you gramatically sound australians, we now have a future!

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