ho boy, ho boy! opening this topic up to international versions of the english language gives me a ho nudder crop to harvest, thanks, keith!

a brit bloke (mate/buddy) on another forum that i frequent said, when visiting the uk, to order "fags and mashies." in the u.s. that would get one a serious contusion.

incidentally, in the u s of eh (a conleyism), "mate" has the connotation of a lifetime companion, while in oz, it's a more casual acquaintance equivalent to our word "buddy."

don't make me dig out my "encyclopedia of oz slang," i get a groin pull every time i lift it!