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BTW(2) There's an old shark saying that's worth sharing with you all. It refers to a person who is reluctant to pay for a round of drinks when it's their turn (ie to have their "shout" in Ozspeak). "He wouldn't shout if a shark bit him."
Digressing slightly, there's an old New Zealand term, the "Australian Haka". This is a ritual only carried out in pubs, in which the person whose turn it is to pay stands up and symmetrically pats his breast, his sides and his backside with both hands before announcing loudly, "Strewth, someone's stole me flamin' wallet!"
We've been waiting for the Wallabies (the Australian national rugby team) to perform this particular version of the haka at the beginning of a Bledisloe Cup match ...
The idiot also known as Capfka ...
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