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[–] j4k3@lemmy.world 53 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

beetles in the budgie smugglers trying to have a chop at me

wtf does this even mean?

[–] The_Decryptor@aussie.zone 59 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Bugs crawling into his underpants and having a nibble.

[–] Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 24 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Just when I thought this post couldn't get sexier

[–] naught101@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

Have you heard what we are not here to do with spiders?

[–] mriswith@lemmy.world 29 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Beetle = beetle.

budgie smuggler = tight underwear/speedo

chop, chomp = bite


Animals tend to seek high-ground during floods, to avoid drowning. Doesn't matter if it's a human or a tree, so beetles and spiders climb him and hide. Although he's happy that it's beetles and not snakes.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

budgie smuggler

OMG, I got new slang!

[–] naught101@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

One of our recent fuckwit prime ministers was prone to wearing them for photo ops.

[–] GiovanniBruzzolini@aussie.zone 2 points 2 weeks ago

More than just one of our recent fuckwit prime ministers

[–] pHr34kY@lemmy.world 22 points 3 weeks ago

It's funny because any Aussie would read that and know exactly what he means.