1. The crowd singing this very song while leaving a music festival...
View this video on YouTube
2. ...or wearing variables of this shirt at said festival.
3. Mamee Monster Noodles being a popular choice for recess in primary school.
4. As well as wetsuit material pencil cases.
I found my Billabong wetsuit pencil case from school. Who else had one of these bad boys? Join me on this journey back to the early 2000s.
5. Saying “legend” instead of “thank you”.
6. The fact that every Australian has some type of story about a huntsman.
😱 A man staying at a ski lodge in Australia had the scare of his life when he witnessed a massive huntsman spider devour a tiny possum: https://t.co/wHBdp0hDOK
7. Telling your taxi or Uber driver to “just drop us anywhere along here, mate”.
8. Saying “forred” instead of forehead.
9. Using "Never Eat Soggy Weetbix" as a kid to learn which way was north, south, east and west.
i'm 33 and i still use 'never eat soggy weetbix' to figure out north east south west how is your ilfe going?
Or as an adult.
10. Avoiding red lights at an intersection by cutting through the servo.
11. Still being number two on your mum’s Medicare card well into your adult years.
For all my talk about being a relatively stable and successful 30 yr old I'm still on mum's Medicare card.
12. Going on and on about how good Mersey Valley cheese is.
13. Confirming any kind of plans by saying, "Lock it in, Eddie."
Ever since Kath and Kim graced our screens the only correct way to agree to a proposal has been ‘lock it in, Eddie!’
14. Saying “too easy” as a response to literally anything.
15. Being way too lazy to elaborate on a point and saying “and whatnot” instead.
16. Tricking the robbers by leaving the lights and radio on when you leave the house.
17. Saying “your mate” to an actual mate when you spot someone they absolutely fucking despise.
18. Getting roasted by your school classmates for calling your teacher "mum" by accident.
19. Giving the BBQ tongs a test "click, click" to ensure they are in working order.
20. Using a portable bluetooth speaker in the car 'cause your stereo’s fucked.
S/o to everyone who has to use a UE boom as their car stereo
21. Having a plastic bag full of plastic bags in the pantry.
Did your family have a plastic bag full of plastic bags in your kitchen or are you normal
22. Looking forward to one of three types of holidays: up the coast, down the coast or to Bali.
23. Audibly and violently blowing your nose while in the shower.
24. Saying you’re at “uni” when really you’re at TAFE.
25. “Graduation (Friends Forever)” by Vitamin C being THE song for school graduations.
26. Everyone being forced to learn the recorder at school.
And of course the awesomeness of our 3 rd grade recorder group!🥰🥰🥰😊
This video is giving me spicy nostalgia.
27. Excessive use of the phrase “old mate” to describe literally anyone relevant to a conversation.
@Barnaby_Joyce @roboakeshott Can someone go check on old mate Bonker please
28. Describing really minor inconveniences as an “absolute stitch-up”.
“Yeah I’ll be there in 10” yeah what 10 decades? Fuckn absolute stitch up
29. Or describing any type of event as a "shindig".
30. Using your fingernail to press an X into a mozzie bite to stop it from itching.
31. Doing a taste test of the grapes at Coles to decide if they’re sweet enough before not buying them.
32. Saying "100%" when in agreeance with something someone says.
33. Using “this bad boy” when referring to an object instead of using its actual name.
34. Saying "yeah, good chat" obnoxiously when you talk to someone and they don't respond.
FUCK YEAH GONNA START ENDING ALL CONVERSATIONS WITH ‘GOOD CHAT’ AND SEE HOW LONG IT TAKES FOR ME TO HAVE NO FRIENDS WHATSOEVER
35. And finally, learning about drugs and alcohol from a talking giraffe in a dark van.
Healthy Harold is a goddamn Australian hero. Who else is going to teach kids about drugs in the back of a dark van?!!