"A phrase that NO Australian ever says. EVER."
or
"Normally the last words said by a dead-shit tourist
in Australia before someone hurts them."
-- Urban Dictionary
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| Shrimp and Barbies on the barbie 9-24-14 |
Lloyd:
"That's a lovely accent you have. New Jersey?"
Woman:
"Austria."
Lloyd:
"Austria! Well, then! G'day mate! Let's put another shrimp on the barbie!"
Woman:
"Let's not."
-- Dumb & Dumber
I remember eating in an open-air seafood restaurant about 25 years ago that was somewhere by a river where they served giant barbecued shrimp in little galvanized buckets.
Everybody sat together, elbow-to-elbow at long picnic-style tables and ate with their fingers.
No tablecloths. No plates. No silverware. Bracingly cold beer in a bottle. Lots of paper napkins. Lots of licking.
I can't remember whether the restaurant was in Chicago or maybe Boston. But every now and then my memory of it triggers a serious craving for barbecued shrimp and cold beer.
So last night I made some for supper.
The beer was non-alcoholic, but it was definitely cold and definitely in a bottle.
The shrimp were medium-sized and served in a bowl, but they were definitely barbecued, definitely messy and definitely delicious.
It was a good way to end a g'day. Mate.
