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The person that wrote this needs some training in swearing as it's a bit repetitive, I suggest they visit Australia.

by derrida 4y ago

nine_k 4y ago
Swearing? I had a faint hope that the OP suggests publishing a diary of sex adventures. Alas.
- freetanga 4y ago
  Given the average crowd, it would be a one-handed version of things….
dspillett 4y ago
I assume they were aping motherfuckingwebsite.com and its descendents, so it may not be quite their usual style.
- SketchySeaBeast 4y ago
  Don't have to assume: > This site was heavily influenced by the geniuses behind Motherfucking Website and Better Motherfucking Website.
LastNevadan 4y ago
I had an Australian manager once. To live to up the stereotypes of Australia, he had two things: a map that was "upside down", with south up and therefore with Australia at the top of the globe. The second was a book of Australian slang and swear words. One of the words in the dictionary was "dickhead," who definition was this: "A person of no consequence. One's boss is invariably a dickhead." Lol.
- derrida 4y ago
  I'm Australian. Wait, is "dickhead" not common in American and Europe? It's extremely common here I just assumed it was Queens English.
  - greenyoda 4y ago
    It's definitely used a lot in the U.S., but to my knowledge it most commonly denotes an unpleasant person (e.g., a jerk or asshole) rather than a "person of no consequence".
    - derrida 4y ago
      Thanks I was having a bit of a moment - one thing I noticed is I have to be very careful if I meet people from the US in a neutral country such as Europe or Asia - the reason is that we speak the same language and are culturally simular enough that when there is a cultural difference it can result in a HUGE misunderstanding all the more because we can relate so easily. One time I was in Yunnan province in China and it was an americans birthday in the local cafe that served coffee and was frequented by expats and english teachers and so on - he told me this absolutely amazing story about some of his travels and it was so great and such an impressive story, and I felt close to him so I said ... "You're full of it right?" "Excuse me?" "Oh that story is totally full of shit!" He stares at me a bit. I'm smiling and looking at him. He begins crying, turns around and begins walking out the door and up the street at a fast pace. I chase behind him. He's saying "go away go away", I say "I'm not sure what's happened are you ok?" "You said Iwas full of shit" "Oh that's an expression I meant I loved your story so much it couldn't be real". Needless to say that relationship did not go anywhere unfortunately. He was a good guy who had some awesome experiences. AND IT WAS HIS BIRTHDAY. He was from California if that means anything. Moral of the story: I think it's ok for an australian to be australian in Australia or the US but on neutral terrirtory could lead to misunderstandings wuickly. By the way, I was a grade below in high school with "Nat" from "Nats what I reckon" it was a relatively privileged school in Sydney known for its alternative student lead projects and lack of marks - Nat is a classic at swearing - he grew up in Surry Hills a trendy part of the inner city fringe my dad ran a Graphic Design business there. HE is a an unique character who me and my best male friend looked up to - we caught the same bus home every day - we'd practice guitar and drums and then listen to him drumming on the bus with pencils and it was better than what we could do with drumsticks and a proper kit! my other friend had some success in music too, so its' an alternative kind of school (Steiner/Waldorf) in the sense that if parents could send their kids there they were ok with them getting into arts and so on - and if you are curious - this is what cultured (in the sense of artisanal and developed) swearing is like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WrvFvzdhCo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WrvFvzdhCo (he was known already around the warehouse and music scene here as a bit of a character but didn't hit big fame until the pandemic) From what I understand the misunderstanding I had with "The American" in Yunnan might be ok in like New York or Jersey or something where they have what's called "busting your balls" ... e.g. Elaine in Seinfeld saying "GET OUT" and pushing a guy. I dunno. I also seem to with some frequency have some big cultural misunderstandings with americans of about the same age, gender and cultural class on neutral territory - to the point I now avoid talking to Americans of the same age and gender! "I'm afraid of americans" by David Bowie, highly relateable hehe I thin of it like siblings - we are actually quite close but those little differences can lead to huge misunderstandings.
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ghiculescu 4y ago
As an Australian I found this fucking impossible to read.
bmitc 4y ago
Is there some history as to why English-speaking Australia is so playful with the language?
pwenzel 4y ago
This site is a nod to the original http://motherfuckingwebsite.com/ http://motherfuckingwebsite.com/.

The person that wrote this needs some training in swearing as it's a bit repetitive, I suggest they visit Australia.

nine_k 4y ago

Swearing? I had a faint hope that the OP suggests publishing a diary of sex adventures. Alas.

freetanga 4y ago
Given the average crowd, it would be a one-handed version of things….

dspillett 4y ago

I assume they were aping motherfuckingwebsite.com and its descendents, so it may not be quite their usual style.

SketchySeaBeast 4y ago
Don't have to assume: > This site was heavily influenced by the geniuses behind Motherfucking Website and Better Motherfucking Website.

LastNevadan 4y ago

I had an Australian manager once. To live to up the stereotypes of Australia, he had two things: a map that was "upside down", with south up and therefore with Australia at the top of the globe. The second was a book of Australian slang and swear words. One of the words in the dictionary was "dickhead," who definition was this: "A person of no consequence. One's boss is invariably a dickhead." Lol.

derrida 4y ago
I'm Australian. Wait, is "dickhead" not common in American and Europe? It's extremely common here I just assumed it was Queens English.
- greenyoda 4y ago
  It's definitely used a lot in the U.S., but to my knowledge it most commonly denotes an unpleasant person (e.g., a jerk or asshole) rather than a "person of no consequence".
  - derrida 4y ago
    Thanks I was having a bit of a moment - one thing I noticed is I have to be very careful if I meet people from the US in a neutral country such as Europe or Asia - the reason is that we speak the same language and are culturally simular enough that when there is a cultural difference it can result in a HUGE misunderstanding all the more because we can relate so easily. One time I was in Yunnan province in China and it was an americans birthday in the local cafe that served coffee and was frequented by expats and english teachers and so on - he told me this absolutely amazing story about some of his travels and it was so great and such an impressive story, and I felt close to him so I said ... "You're full of it right?" "Excuse me?" "Oh that story is totally full of shit!" He stares at me a bit. I'm smiling and looking at him. He begins crying, turns around and begins walking out the door and up the street at a fast pace. I chase behind him. He's saying "go away go away", I say "I'm not sure what's happened are you ok?" "You said Iwas full of shit" "Oh that's an expression I meant I loved your story so much it couldn't be real". Needless to say that relationship did not go anywhere unfortunately. He was a good guy who had some awesome experiences. AND IT WAS HIS BIRTHDAY. He was from California if that means anything. Moral of the story: I think it's ok for an australian to be australian in Australia or the US but on neutral terrirtory could lead to misunderstandings wuickly. By the way, I was a grade below in high school with "Nat" from "Nats what I reckon" it was a relatively privileged school in Sydney known for its alternative student lead projects and lack of marks - Nat is a classic at swearing - he grew up in Surry Hills a trendy part of the inner city fringe my dad ran a Graphic Design business there. HE is a an unique character who me and my best male friend looked up to - we caught the same bus home every day - we'd practice guitar and drums and then listen to him drumming on the bus with pencils and it was better than what we could do with drumsticks and a proper kit! my other friend had some success in music too, so its' an alternative kind of school (Steiner/Waldorf) in the sense that if parents could send their kids there they were ok with them getting into arts and so on - and if you are curious - this is what cultured (in the sense of artisanal and developed) swearing is like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WrvFvzdhCo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WrvFvzdhCo (he was known already around the warehouse and music scene here as a bit of a character but didn't hit big fame until the pandemic) From what I understand the misunderstanding I had with "The American" in Yunnan might be ok in like New York or Jersey or something where they have what's called "busting your balls" ... e.g. Elaine in Seinfeld saying "GET OUT" and pushing a guy. I dunno. I also seem to with some frequency have some big cultural misunderstandings with americans of about the same age, gender and cultural class on neutral territory - to the point I now avoid talking to Americans of the same age and gender! "I'm afraid of americans" by David Bowie, highly relateable hehe I thin of it like siblings - we are actually quite close but those little differences can lead to huge misunderstandings.

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ghiculescu 4y ago

As an Australian I found this fucking impossible to read.

bmitc 4y ago

Is there some history as to why English-speaking Australia is so playful with the language?

pwenzel 4y ago

This site is a nod to the original http://motherfuckingwebsite.com/ http://motherfuckingwebsite.com/.