Belle Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 This is from the internet. Apologies to all my Australian friends. Hope you don't take offense. Subject: Rural Australian Computer Terminology Rural Australian Computer Terminology A little bit of Aussie culcha LOG ON: Adding wood to make the barbie hotter LOG OFF: Not adding any more wood to the barbie. MONITOR: Keeping an eye on the barbie. DOWNLOAD: Getting the firewood off the Ute. HARD DRIVE: Making the trip back home without any cold tinnies. KEYBOARD: Where you hang the Ute keys. WINDOW: What you shut when the weather's cold. SCREEN: What you shut in the mozzie season. BYTE: What mozzies do. MEGABYTE: What Townsville mozzies do. CHIP: A pub snack. MICROCHIP: What's left in the bag after you've eaten the chips. MODEM: What you did to the lawns. LAPTOP: Where the cat sleeps. SOFTWARE: Plastic knives & forks you get at Red Rooster. HARDWARE: Stainless steel knives & forks - from K-Mart. MOUSE: The small rodent that eats the grain in the shed. MAINFRAME: What holds the shed up. WEB: What spiders make. WEBSITE: Usually in the shed or under the verandah. SEARCH ENGINE: What you do when the Ute won't go. CURSOR: What you say when the Ute won't go. YAHOO: What you say when the Ute does go. UPGRADE: A steep hill. SERVER: The person at the pub who brings out the counter lunch. MAIL SERVER: The bloke at the pub who brings out the counterlunch. USER: The neighbour who keeps borrowing things. NETWORK: What you do when you need to repair the fishing net. INTERNET: Where you want the fish to go. NETSCAPE: What the fish do when they discover a hole in the net. ONLINE: Where you hang the washing. OFFLINE: Where the washing ends up when the pegs aren't strong enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naninca Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 That's very cute. We hope to visit Australia some day. Shall I keep these handy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prahe Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Ha ha...I love love this. The absolutely fantastic thing about being an Aussie is that we don't take ourselves too seriously (and thank goodness as there are way too many intense people out there in the wide world). Although I would have to say with all the rain we have had lately the MEGABYTES are not just restricted to Townsville. Have a great day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B&K Mom Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 That's fun, Belle. I appreciate the laugh today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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