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21st June 2011, 10:10 PM #1
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Sayings from the work site
I've picked up a few new terms and sayings from my current work site so I thought I'd share them and see if y'all have any other pearls of wisdom from the working man...
- 250? You mean 2500. "Dressmakers use centimetres.";
- A spirit level is Neville Bartos (or just Neville);
- Packers (3mm thin masonite strips) are Kerrys;
- "That's what she said" is a response to just about anything;
- A hammer is a whackometer;
- "Spotty dog bow wow" or just "spotty" means something is accurate;
I'm sure there's heaps more but they fly through the air so thick and fast that I can't keep up with them all...or they're just not repeatable in public
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21st June 2011, 10:45 PM #2
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- "Spotty dog bow wow" or just "spotty" means something is accurate;?
Originally Posted by RedShirtGuy
I've picked up a few new terms and sayings from my current work site so I thought I'd share them and see if y'all have any other pearls of wisdom from the working man...
- 250? You mean 2500. "Dressmakers use centimetres.";
- A spirit level is Neville Bartos (or just Neville);
- Packers (3mm thin masonite strips) are Kerrys;
- "That's what she said" is a response to just about anything;
- A hammer is a whackometer;
- "Spotty dog bow wow" or just "spotty" means something is accurate;
I'm sure there's heaps more but they fly through the air so thick and fast that I can't keep up with them all...or they're just not repeatable in public
.... Spot on? 
I get stirred about the centimeter thing all the time too.
Then of course there is the righty tighty- lefty lucy one! Which I always get wrong! 
BUT I get it right on the gas bottles.
anne-maria.
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Follow my little workshop/gallery on facebook. things of clay and wood.
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21st June 2011, 11:41 PM #3
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"10 septic" means 10 inches. (Sometimes imperial's closer on a dual-std tape than any nice, round metric no.)
"It's a polly" (aka politician) means it's so crooked that itll need serious effort to get it to work.
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22nd June 2011, 09:27 AM #4
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22nd June 2011, 02:09 PM #5
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When it's a tight fit--coundn't fit a nat's fart in there.
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22nd June 2011, 02:47 PM #6
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when putting in dynabolts..
.tighten it till it strips..then back off 1/4 of a turn
what if the hokey pokey is really what it's all about?
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22nd June 2011, 02:55 PM #7
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Kick'er in the guts... start the pump
Grab the Nintendo... get the crane remote control
Bit of Mal Gabbet... dross spill on the floor
Laying some carpet... molten lead overflowing on the floor
Rolling up the carpet... method of picking up the carpet with a forklift.....................................................................
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