Don't come the raw prawn with me.....
Jan 31st 2010, 11:33 am
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Don't come the raw prawn with me.....
.... what a wonderful expression. Note to self to use it in future.
Jan 31st 2010, 11:42 am
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Jan 31st 2010, 11:49 am
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Jan 31st 2010, 1:32 pm
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Re: Don't come the raw prawn with me.....
No, it means more along the line of "Dont give me any shitty attitude and pretend you dont know what I'm talking about".
Its a warning shot across the bow.
Could not begin to tell you its historical origins.
Its a warning shot across the bow.
Could not begin to tell you its historical origins.
Jan 31st 2010, 3:55 pm
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Re: Don't come the raw prawn with me.....
I love this and will file it away, likely never to be employed. I would sound like a fool saying that and can envision saying it to a room full of bewildered Aussies who've never heard it.
Jan 31st 2010, 5:42 pm
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Re: Don't come the raw prawn with me.....
All aussies would know it.......but it's really best said with the aussie accent.
