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[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I love the Aussie classics 🤭

‘With air chew, with air chew,

Iker nardly liver there chew,

An I dream a badger kisser snite and die.

Phoney wicked beer loan,

Jars-chewer mere nonnair roan,

An weed dreamer batter mooner pinner sky…’

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I see you’re fluent in Strine

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I stole it from the great bard Affabeck Lauder

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Haven't heard that name in a while! I got loaned one of his books when I was in primary school. We were talking about baked necks for a while as I recall lol.