Showing posts with label tucker. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tucker. Show all posts

Thursday, December 27, 2012

The Aussie (Bogan-ised) Citizenship Test

My friends in New York keep telling me how much they love Australia and that they really have a deep connection with the Land Down Under...all from watching Crocodile Dundee and few eps of Summer Heights High and We Can Be Heroes. Everyone here loves Aussies and wants to vacay  slash work slash live in Australia...because we are like "so cool and chillaxed"...right on!!!

So, I remember being forwarded this Aussie Citizenship Test years ago during the debate over the government wanting to test all migrants before entering Australia...which I totally think is fair. 

But the spoof test basically is a Bogan-ised version of the Aussie Citizen Test. So I put it out there to all my American friends...if you can pass this test, you are a "True Blue Fair Dinkum Aussie"!!!

Aussie Citizenship Test

1. Do you understand the meaning, but are unable to explain the origin of, the term 'died in the arse'? 
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2. What is a "bloody little beauty"? 
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3. Are these terms related: chuck a sickie; chuck a spaz; chuck a U-ey? 
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4. Explain the following passage: 'In the arvo last Chrissy the relos rocked up for a barbie, some bevvies and a few snags. After a bit of a Bex and a lie down we opened the pressies, scoffed all the chockies, bickies and lollies. Then we drained a few tinnies and Mum did her block after Dad and Steve had a barney and a bit of biffo.' 
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5. Macca, Chooka and Wanger are driving to Surfers in their Torana. If they are travelling at 100 km/h while listening to Barnsey, Farnsey and Acca Dacca, how many slabs will each person on average consume between flashing a brown eye and having a slash? 
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6. Complete the following sentences: 
a) 'If the van's rockin' don't bother ? 
b) You're going home in the back of a ? 
c) Fair crack of the ? 
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7. I've had a gutful and I can't be fagged. Discuss 
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8. Have you ever been on the giving or receiving end of a wedgie? 
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9. Do you have a friend or relative who has a car in their front yard 'up on blocks'? Is his name Bruce and does he have a wife called Cheryl? 
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10. Does your family regularly eat a dish involving mincemeat, cabbage, curry powder and a packet of chicken noodle soup called either chow mein, chop suey or kai see ming? 
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11. What are the ingredients in a rissole? 
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12. Demonstrate the correct procedure for eating a Tim Tam. 
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13. Do you have an Aunty Irene who smokes 30 cigarettes a day and sounds like a bloke? 
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14. In any two-hour period have you ever eaten three-bean salad, a chop and two serves of pav washed down with someone else's beer that has been flogged from a bath full of ice? 
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15. When you go to a bring- your-own-meat barbie can you eat other people's meat or are you only allowed to eat your own? 
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16. What purple root vegetable beginning with the letter 'b' is required by law to be included in a hamburger with the lot? 
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17. Do you own or have you ever owned a lawn mower, a pair of thongs, an Esky or Ugg boots? 
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18. Is it possible to 'prang a car' while doing 'circle work'? 
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19. Who would you like to crack on to? 
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20. Who is the most Australian: Kevin 'Bloody' Wilson, John 'True Blue' Williamson, Kylie Minogue or Warnie? 
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21. Is there someone you are only mates with because they own a trailer or have a pool? 
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22. What does "sinkin piss at a mates joint" and "getten para" mean?

Aussie Citizenship Test - Answers

Translation:
1. I can't explain the origin however, an example is: Could you give me a ride to work? My car died in the arse and it's at the mechanics. OR,
It had all the markings of a good movie/joke but the ending just died in the arse.

2. A happy statement. ie: Doing something nice for someone and they exclaim, "You bloody little beauty!" It also pertains to our favourite team winning...etc.

3. No, they're not.
A. To chuck a sickie means taking a day off from work/school when you're not sick.
B. Chuck a spaz, is the same as throwing a tantrum.
C. chuck a U-ey means makinga U-turn.

4.In the afternoon last Christmas, the relatives showed up for a B-B-Q, some beverages and a few sausages. After a bit of a Bex (headache powder) and a lie down (nap), we opened the presents and ate all the chocolates, biscuits (cookies) and candy. Then we drank a few beers and Mum got mad after Dad and Steve had an argument and a bit of a fist fight.
5. Macca, Chooka and Wanger (all mens' nicknames) are driving to Surfers Paradise (a coastal city, in Queensland) in their Torana (make of Aussie car). If they are travelling at 100km/h (60 miles) while listening to Jimmy Barnes, John Farnham and AC/DC, how many boxes (of beer) will each person on average, consume between mooning and peeing?

6. Complete the following sentences:
a) If the van's rockin' don't bother...knockin'.
b) You're going home in the back of a...ute/panel van?
c) Fair crack of the...whip.

7. I've had a gutful, means I've had enough...I can't be fagged, means I just can't be bothered.

8. wedgie. A manoeuvre in which the administrator of the wedgie reaches into the back of the victim's trousers, grabs the victim's underpants, and pulls them up so that they form a wedge dividing the victim's buttocks

9. A car on blocks should be self explantory...it's up off the ground with no tyres. Names like Bruce and Cheryl are common but "lower" type names.

10. Mince meat is the same as ground beef..This is an Aussie recipe for a Chinese dish.

11. Beef mince
Eggs
Onion (grated)
Bread crumbs or bread soaked in milk
Plain flour
Salt and pepper

12. Must be soaked in a glass of milk...then suck on it like a straw before you commence the nibbling process.

13. A heavy smoker who sounds like a man.

14, In any two-hour period have you ever eaten three bean salad, a chop (lamb or pork) and two serves of pavlova, followed by drinking someone else's beer that was "stolen" from a bath full of ice? Instead of ice boxes (which we call, "eskies") alot of people just fill the tub with ice to keep the drinks cold.

15. The answer is yes...you can eat other peoples' meat...saugages, steaks etc...but ask first!

16. Beetroot (known as "beet"in the States).

17. Pair of thongs are flip-flops, an esky is an icebox and ugg boots are akin to what the Inuits wear.

18. I'll have to say yes, it's possible. Prang means to crash and circle work, is going 'round and 'round in circles at top speeds.

19. "Crack on to" means to come on to someone.

20. Names of famous Aussie...could be any of them, except for Kylie Minogue (in my opinion ha!)

21. A mate is a buddy and a trailer is a little thing you tow behind your car...usually full of sand, tools or for taking rubbish to the tip.

22. "Sinkin' piss at a mates joint" means, drinking beer at your friends place and "gettin' para" means getting really fucken drunk

DID YA'LL PASS???

Sunday, December 16, 2012

Channeling some Aussie Tucker?

If you are Australian (pure bread or at heart) and homesick, well I have some good news for you as the comfort foods that saw us through our younger years are available here in New York. 

After being in Manhattan for over 6 months now and semi retired, I made it my mission to find all the cool little places that the city has to offer...even if it is off the beat path...thats just how Sheila's like to do it. 

When you begin dreaming of Tim Tams, Teddy Bear bicci's or Lamingtons, an Aussie Meat Pie or Vegemite or even a Sunny Boy as I did this summer, you know you are in desperate need of a home fix or simply just a beer with Duncan. 
If you cannot recognise the signs, inform your mates and work mates of the symptoms of Aussie homesickness and ask them to follow these directions. If heard singing "I'm a happy little Vegemite' or seen watching an episode of Home & Away you may interpret this as homesickness and immediately obtain a jar of Vegemite, some Salada or SAO biscuits or white toast and butter, open the jar under the Aussie's nose and lead them to the kitchen. If you have Lipton Teabags, even better. If its past 5pm, a Fosters Lager, VB or Coopers might be needed. If none of these work, just wall out "Warnie" and see if you get any colour in their cheeks, if this doesn't work ask if Michael Clarke is the Prime Minister and see if you get a glimmer of  a smile.  
Michael Clarke for PM 
My first discovery was none other than the The Australian at 20 West 38th Street. If you are looking for some serious Aussie tucker...then Bob's your uncle, this place is a must! The Australian has a very chillaxed atmosphere and whether you need to throw back a coldie (Fosters) or hungry for traditional meat pies, sausage rolls, chicken parma or even pavlova for that sweet tooth...this place is a definite so go say g'day. And for any extreme sport withdrawal afflictions, most Aussie sport events can be watched from here including cricket and Aussie Rules Footy. But being an Aussie Sheila, we try not to tell Aussie male subspecies (especially the bogans) that this may be on, or you may lose them for life.

A-Chan & I with our American plus sized tinny of Fosters
I recently stumbled across this clip on Fosters and the Big Apple...très funny.


Myers in Australia is a department store. Myers of Keswick in New York is a traditional British gourmet deli that is said to stock everything English and some Australian fare too. When I recently visited the store in West Village...I seriously jà died and went to cornish pasty and scone heaven!!! This shop sells homemade gourmet pies and pasties and their  english tea cakes and scones are to die for. They also sell other Aussie grocery items that you could be missing from home...i have made a list below of the standouts for me:
  • John West Tuna (what is this Bumble Bee rubbish?)
  • Heinz Baked Beans
  • Vegemite
  • HP Sauce
  • Ribena
  • Lucozade
  • Tim Tams
  • Scotch Finger 
  • and much much more!!!
The front of Myers of Keswick

Pie Heaven

Tuck Shop is another little gem in the city. It's hidden away in the Chelsea Market if you are not looking for it you will not find it! I ran a little experiment and asked some Yankee Doodle friends "what is a tuck shop?"...with no surprise, no one knew. A tuck shop is an Australian school canteen and to an Aussie kids this means a lunch consisting of vegemite sandwiches and samboy chips. 

If Tim Tams or Violet Crumble, vanilla slice or lamingtons are required, the Tuck Shop  has them. They also stock fantastic Australian pies and all other foods Australian including the quintessential Vegemite. They even have BBQ Shapes. The Tuckshop will deliver, so in a homesickness emergency they may be your first port of call until you can find an Australian bar or eatery.

The très additive BBQ Shapes
Finally, get ready to laugh fellow Aussies, but if you didn't already know Pie Face has made it all the way from Bondi Beach back home to Broadway here in the Big Apple. I must admit I have never been a huge fan of Pie Face and I personally believe there are better places for pies in the city. But for pie virgins as most Americans are this place is a great starting point.  


You guessed it...a pie from Pie Face!!


So I hope I haven't made y'all too hungry now!!!