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Aussie measurements
BigTinLid Started conversation Dec 19, 1999
I noted references to the "bee's dick" in a couple of entries, but what about other slang measurements (and are they uniquely Australian?): lizard's lip; fly shit; frag; poofteenth; fracko; logan unit. I'm sure there must be more...?
Aussie measurements
M@ Posted Feb 29, 2000
Well, if you want to measure scarcity, i.e. to say something is pretty scarce, you would say, "As scarce as rocking'orse shit". That's probably one of the best pieces of Aussie vanacular I've heard.
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