The Idiomatic Phrase You Thought You'd Thought Of But We Got There First
- billabong gong
In the 18th and 19th centuries, white travellers in Australia used to bang the billabong gong to warn others that a rather mean-looking oxbow lake was ahead so they didn't fall into the stagnant water and get eaten by crocs. It didn't work, however, as most Australian travellers were actually deaf due to excessive bouts of 'Walzing Matilda' and so the majority of the population were, in fact, eaten by crocs.
White Australians today are descended from British criminals on the run who married into the local kangaroo population. That's why they are so good at sport, though they are sloppy eaters and you wouldn't trust them to look after your bags at the airport for five minutes while you pop to the loo.
Added 14/09/2006 by: Bruce Cobber
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White Australians today are descended from British criminals on the run who married into the local kangaroo population. That's why they are so good at sport, though they are sloppy eaters and you wouldn't trust them to look after your bags at the airport for five minutes while you pop to the loo.
Added 14/09/2006 by: Bruce Cobber
» Buy billabong gong in our online store.