Sunday, 17 December 2006

Stubbies







Stubbies = a brand of work, school and casual shorts
Hubbies = husbands
Bubbies = well, babies, but poetic licence for young kids...
Subbies = sub-contractors
Tubbies = overweight people
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13 comments:

  1. Jing17 December, 2006 11:42

    :)
    i like this adverts.
    make me smile...
    have a nice day, sally~~

    jing
    shanghai daily photo

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  2. Kim17 December, 2006 19:43

    Very cute post with a great linguistic slant! We'll all be speaking ASL (Australian as a second language) pretty soon.
    -Kim

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  3. Gerald (Ackworth born)17 December, 2006 19:43

    oo yu are aweful -- as the late comedian said -- LOL

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  4. alice17 December, 2006 19:56

    Very nice series!

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  5. Keith18 December, 2006 04:51

    What No Shrimp on the Barbie???
    :)

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  6. kaa18 December, 2006 06:33

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  7. kaa18 December, 2006 06:33

    this ad really works! it caught my interest and i had to read on.. and have a second look.

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  8. Anonymous18 December, 2006 07:36

    Brilliantly Aussie, great catch!

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  9. Anonymous18 December, 2006 10:20

    Sally,
    where do the stubbies come into relation with the stubby holder? Any link? I'm confused.

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  10. Anonymous18 December, 2006 14:33

    Aaaah, well they are different stubbies. THOSE stubbies are these (with stubby holders):

    http://home.asparagine.net/ant/bloguploads/stubbies.jpg

    Stubbies are short beer bottles, and the holders help keep the beer cool!

    [Sally}

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  11. Andreas18 December, 2006 15:55

    thanks for this visual aids - it's always helpful to extend the ozzy-lingo! :)

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  12. Ben Nakagawa18 December, 2006 20:38

    LOL. I like them.

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  13. Ame19 December, 2006 15:18

    Hey Sally! Hilarious..and I had to do a double-take...thought I read "STUBBIES IN STUBBIES!" Don't think any guy would be caught dead being called a "Stubbie!" LOLOL! Thanks for the laugh! Great campaign! ;-)

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