24th April 2012

Dear Abbrev' (abbreviation),

Thanks. You are the brother of brev'
You make Julia P.M (and Kevin's just Kev)

Thanks. You save mins each day
By cutting short what we need to say

Why call on Peter when 'Pete' will do?
Don't regurgitate sputum, just have a spew!

Car enthusiasts are simply Rev Heads
and Federal Police best known as the Feds

We keep an eye on the 'all ords' chart
and dismantle the diff' when the car won't start

The public bar is often known as the pub
and a new born baby is referred to as 'bub'

Also,
Australians are Aussies and they 'reverse-abbreviate'
so Scott becomes Scotty, Katie's more popular than Kate 
Dave becomes Davo. Bill's mates named him Billy
and Dick is now Dicko (which seems a bit silly)...

So, a barbeque's a barbie
and a carburettor's a carbie
a journo is a journalist
a cab sauv is hard to resist
(and a great tipple for getting pissed) 
An ambo is an ambulance driver
A five dollar note, known as a fiver
A servo is a service station
A relo is a blood relation
a utility truck is called a ute
and a wellie is a wellington boot

Ta for that (I should keep it short)
tho' abbreviating is my new fav' sport.




 jojobee

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