Comments on: Rhyming Slang Upgrade

By: marmaloid

marmaloid — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 04:44:51 +0000

Good to see some Aussie Bills (Hunter/punters) adding some slang to the Aussie Ernie (Dingo/lingo)

By: Mr X

Mr X — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:52:26 +0000

The puzzle above included one of the members of this collection of Australian music rhyming slang:

Record companies would Josh (Pyke/like) a Neil (Finn/win) regarding their Shannon (Noll/goal) of Bernard (Fanning/banning) Ben (Lee/free) music downloads.

By: Mr X

Mr X — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:22:02 +0000

XXX WARNING – SPOILER ALERT XXX

Fanning Brock Coote = Canning Stock Route

By: DA

DA — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:02:58 +0000

Prolific stuff, X, with some 24-carat gear. Here’s a puzzle within a Storm:

What notable Australian thoroughfare lies in the triple rhyming slang of Bernard Peter Fiona?

By: Mr X

Mr X — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:13:56 +0000

Extended Australian cinema rhyming slang:

Investors soon Rose (Byrne/learn) that rather than put Naomi (Watts/lots) of Russell (Crowe/dough) in a reckless Eric (Bana/manner) into arthouse Aussie films, it’s easier to just Geoffrey (Rush/flush) the contents of their Toni (Collette/wallet) down the toilet.

By: Mr X

Mr X — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:04:50 +0000

Australian cinema rhyming slang – including a Brainstorm favourite:

Investors soon Rose (Byrne/learn) that rather than put Naomi (Watts/lots) of Russell (Crowe/dough) into arthouse Aussie films, it’s easier to just Geoffrey (Rush/flush) the contents of their Toni (Collette/wallet) down the toilet.

By: Mr X

Mr X — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:46:03 +0000

Australian business rhyming slang:

At glitzy corporate launches with free-flowing Frank (Lowy/Moet) and smoked salmon on Kerry, Jamie and Gretel (Packers/crackers) you can get Alan (Bond/conned).

By: DA

DA — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:21:03 +0000

Haven’t sighted the book, but Reg was there in a sample extract. So too:

Adrian Knox (1863-1932) = pox

Baden Powell = towel [NB - TT]

Bea Miles (1902-1973) = piles

Frank Hyde (1916-2007) = wide

J Arthur Rank = wank

Al Capone = phone

By: Mr X

Mr X — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:07:17 +0000

In terms of real examples, surely your source mentioned “having an absolute Barry Crocker (shocker)” and Reg Grundys (undies) ?

By: Mr X

Mr X — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:54:44 +0000

Political Rhyming slang 2 – The Coalition:

An MP who continues to Tony (Abbott/rabbit) on and make a lot of empty Barnaby (Joyce/noise) will be told told to toe the Christopher (Pyne/ line) and shut his Andrew (Robb/gob)

(PS – I thought it was best to leave Greg Hunt out of that one.)