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Floods in Australia (lemmy.world)
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[-] j4k3@lemmy.world 54 points 2 months ago

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

wtf does this even mean?

[-] The_Decryptor@aussie.zone 60 points 2 months ago

Bugs crawling into his underpants and having a nibble.

[-] Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 25 points 2 months ago

Just when I thought this post couldn't get sexier

[-] naught101@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

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

[-] mriswith@lemmy.world 29 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

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 2 months ago

budgie smuggler

OMG, I got new slang!

[-] naught101@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

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

[-] GiovanniBruzzolini@aussie.zone 2 points 2 months ago

More than just one of our recent fuckwit prime ministers

[-] pHr34kY@lemmy.world 22 points 2 months ago

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

this post was submitted on 23 May 2025
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