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Offline Kerry

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What am I saying? # 2 ***RESPONSE POSTED***
« on: November 22, 2007, 07:11:20 am »
Australian speech is peppered with many colourful, zany expressions.  ::)

One such expression is, "I'm flat out like a lizard drinking."  8)

Imagine you are making a visit to Australia and a local sidles up to you and says, "I'm flat out like a lizard drinking." Would you know what s/he was talking about?  ???

Choose from the options provided above and tell us why you chose it.  :D

If you are Australian, you are very welcome to (anonymously) vote above, but please do not identify yourself as Australian by posting a message, 'cause that'll just give the answer away.  :'(

I'll post the correct response in a couple of days! (I hope this one isn't too easy!)  :-\

Have fun everyone!  :D
« Last Edit: November 27, 2007, 08:40:28 am by Kerry »
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Re: What am I saying? # 2
« Reply #1 on: November 22, 2007, 07:34:59 am »
I'm exhausted?
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Re: What am I saying? # 2
« Reply #2 on: November 22, 2007, 08:10:33 am »
I'm exhausted?

 :laugh: Haha, could be, Kelda, could very well be!  ;)   :D
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Re: What am I saying? # 2
« Reply #3 on: November 23, 2007, 04:42:18 pm »
It sounds like it means you're drunk. Lizards don't drink; well they don't drink alcohol. Not unless someone serves him an alcoholic drink. A human person must do this. Serve the drink, that is. And it would be animal cruelty to get your pet lizard drunk. Then you might get arrested, or lose possession of your lizard. Or he might run away the next day after he recooperated from his awful hangover.


Soooo.... they don't drink. They don't drink alcohol.

Now, "flat out" sounds as if the lizard might have been run over by a car! Or a truck. And if he's drunk this might happen. But I think "flat out" in this verbage means he is on his back in a chair or on a couch; too drunk to walk. Just imagine a drunk Geico gecko and you'll understand this image I have in my mind right now. But hopefully he will just pass out on the floor and not get run over by a car. Or a truck. Because if this happened, who would appear in all those future Geico commercials? A turtle? That wouldn't work, would it? Comcast already uses a turtle in their commercials. The Slowskys. Ya'll seen that one?

I think it means "drunk", Kerry! :)

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Re: What am I saying? # 2
« Reply #4 on: November 24, 2007, 08:08:01 am »
Then you might get arrested, or lose possession of your lizard. Or he might run away the next day after he recooperated from his awful hangover.

 :laugh: Haha, love it, David! Nothing worse than losing possession of your lizard . . . . which leads me to another funny Australian expression! (on second thought, maybe not!)  :laugh:
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Re: What am I saying? # 2
« Reply #5 on: November 24, 2007, 08:11:37 am »

Hi David, as moderator of the Polling Place, could you kindly tell me if I've set-up this poll correctly? I want everyone to be able to see the responses, whether they've responded themselves or not. Have I done it correctly?  ???
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Re: What am I saying? # 2
« Reply #6 on: November 24, 2007, 10:39:26 am »
I said "BUSY" because to me "flat out" means going fast--like "He finished that in no time flat". Or "That car was flat out flying down the gravel road". I don't know about the lizard part.
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Re: What am I saying? # 2
« Reply #7 on: November 24, 2007, 01:44:01 pm »
Hi David, as moderator of the Polling Place, could you kindly tell me if I've set-up this poll correctly? I want everyone to be able to see the responses, whether they've responded themselves or not. Have I done it correctly?  ???

Yup! Everything looks just fine, Kerry! :)
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Re: What am I saying? # 2
« Reply #8 on: November 24, 2007, 02:09:35 pm »


         "  Wow I could have had a V8 "                no ?? ;D

             I am drinking seriously tonight?

             Does it really mean the same as "belly up to the bar?"
« Last Edit: November 24, 2007, 07:56:47 pm by ifyoucantfixit »



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Re: What am I saying? # 2
« Reply #9 on: November 24, 2007, 05:35:40 pm »
I said "BUSY" because to me "flat out" means going fast--like "He finished that in no time flat". Or "That car was flat out flying down the gravel road". I don't know about the lizard part.

Get a mental picture of a lizard drinking, Shasta. That'll give you a clue.  :D

Either that or I'm just trying to deliberately mislead you!  ;)   :laugh:
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