I found about it here: Urban Dictionary: Banana Bender
@ Maria2
But you don’t care if I remain an Arschloch?
That’s interesting, Colin!
Now why would you think you are an Arschloch?
I’d boil the billy anytime with you, Julie!
That is, if you mean we’d sit down and have a good old chinwag over a mug of tea!
@ Maria2
Well, as I have proven already, I love to be mean to little girls and make them cry. I am also trying my best to give Robert a heart attack. These are just a few of the things I do for fun.
Sounds rather tame.
I also very much doubt that such an adjective crossed Robert’s mind and it is certainly not what he called you.
@ginko - My oath! I’d sit down with ya in the top paddock anytime and have a yarn over some damper and tea: )
Funny enough, my parents still speak like that! My uncles also share the same distinct spoken drawl - and some of that wore off on me, which isn’t necessarily a good thing, as it can be interpreted as an “uneducated” accent - haha! You can imagine my girls saying “Strewth!” et cetera at school - since their mum is like twice the age of the others and has grown up hearing this…
I remember my Logic professor describing how his daughter, a Court Judge, pronounced Latin terms just like my parents during the first trial she presided over. He cringed!
I did “cut crook” at my 11 year old last night though when I heard her pronounce ‘Z’ as “zee” instead of “zed”! I said, “You’re Australian, not American!” My father would have said, “We’re not bloody Yanks!” :)~