Historical Question: How Did Thieves Steal Model "A"s?

[Synchro909]

Maybe a few of us Aussies could have our own forum where we speak Strine. I've heard how Navajo Indians were used during WWII because no one could break their "code". Seems the Americans can't figure us out either. I'm amused sometimes how they get that blank look at our rhyming slang

[ronn]

dont feel bad Synchro,

I sometimes understand only bout 60% of what some folks say in the south here, compared to coming from the north. toughest US dialect I ever did hear was from the hills of Kentucky.
didn't know much of what was being said, but I did smile a lot....................

[Tom Wesenberg]

Originally Posted by Bruce Lancaster

Who was that guy in the Bonnie and Clyde Movie? Beatty or something?? As I recall, he walked up to a Model A, lifted the left side of the hood, stuck his hand in, and Vrooom! he was on his way.

Was that CW, the mechanic, that you were thinking of?
I always got a kick out of that quick hot wire job also, as it can't be done that fast on a Model A, unless he found a spare key hanging under the hood.

[Synchro909]

Originally Posted by ronn

dont feel bad Synchro,

I sometimes understand only bout 60% of what some folks say in the south here, compared to coming from the north. toughest US dialect I ever did hear was from the hills of Kentucky.
didn't know much of what was being said, but I did smile a lot....................

That's one thing about Australia. In a country as geographically big as mainland USA (though only about 22 million people), there is virtually no difference in accent from one end to the other. The only give away might be terminology but you'd have to listen carefully.
How did we get here from Did they steal Model As in the day??

[pooch]

If we started talkin rhyming slang, the seppos wouldn't cotton on to what we was spoutin.

[Hoogah]

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Originally Posted by pooch

If we started talkin rhyming slang, the seppos wouldn't cotton on to what we was spoutin.

I'm NOT going to translate that!

[Synchro909]

Originally Posted by Hoogah

I'm NOT going to translate that!

I won't either.

[dave in australia]

Originally Posted by Synchro909

That's one thing about Australia. In a country as geographically big as mainland USA (though only about 22 million people), there is virtually no difference in accent from one end to the other. The only give away might be terminology but you'd have to listen carefully.

I thought that too, until I was in the USA with a mate. I'm from Vic and he was originally from Qld. We were out at a BBQ one night, and the hosts could tell what state we were from just by our different accents, and we had never met them before.

[Synchro909]

Originally Posted by dave in australia

I thought that too, until I was in the USA with a mate. I'm from Vic and he was originally from Qld. We were out at a BBQ one night, and the hosts could tell what state we were from just by our different accents, and we had never met them before.

Yeah but is Queensland part of Australia?