Verbal Faux Pas, Jargon, Cliches, Boganisms, etc

[damochandler]

Twice tonight I’ve heard Brayshaw saying Player X is Bodylining the ball. It’s not cricket numbnuts ya flog


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It goes with massaging the ball. Deadset a kick is not a happy ending

 

[Custard Guts]

Shoutout to the SEN caller this morning who repeatedly cited "dreamtime" points in a player discussion.

 

[Dogs_R_Us]

Gerard Healy: “He’s a phenomena.”

 

[peternorth]

Tony tardio. Zane dorko


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[richoatthedisco]

Tony 'Tardio has been proving for many years that he is well-named.

 

[Saintly Viewed]

It goes with massaging the ball. Deadset a kick is not a happy ending

It certainly wasn’t in the last grand final.....

 

[Saintly Viewed]

Now not sport and in unhappy circumstances, but when they find a body of a victim.

It’s always a “grisly find”.

 

[Dogs_R_Us]

Now not sport and in unhappy circumstances, but when they find a body of a victim.

It’s always a “grizzly find”.

grisly

 

[Saintly Viewed]

grisly

Yes ofcourse

 

[troybe]

Sportsbet might want to reword this little gem


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[peternorth]

According to the 3aw newsreader, andrew bogart is playing for golden state today.

 

[MJG14]

Heard Adam Cooney pronounce archives with the 'chives' part being like the pronunciation of the edible plant.

 

[Registered User]

^ He was probably taking the piss out of Barry Hall saying it. A lot of them on SEN do that.

Cam Luke described a player as "mercuricle"

 

[Cleavy]

Heard Adam Cooney pronounce archives with the 'chives' part being like the pronunciation of the edible plant.

did he pronounce it ar-chives or arch-chives?

 

[1989]

Word of the week - 'dirty'.

 

[Bumpswithagrin]

Some Adelaide player being interviewed on ABC radio after the game yesterday must have said 'them players' about half a dozen times.

 

[peternorth]

Some Adelaide player being interviewed on ABC radio after the game yesterday must have said 'them players' about half a dozen times.

the education system is failing

 

[Registered User]

Jay Clark said that Hawthorn could "fall into the biss", instead of "abyss". He's almost as bad as Robbo.
He also slipped up yesterday and said "Pitrick Craps", but he immediately corrected himself.

A young newsreader on 3aw pronounced "Milwaukee" as "Mill-wahkee"

 

[Dogs_R_Us]

Basil Zempilas pronouncing Fantasia as Fanta-sia

 

[Bumpswithagrin]

Newsreader on SEN referred to Gerard Whateley as Jarrod Whateley.

 

[Dogs_R_Us]

Now they all are

 

[Registered User]

Basil Zempilas pronouncing Fantasia as Fanta-sia

Yeah nah, Fantasia said on Triple M a while ago that that's the correct way, so some of the commentators are jumping on it. Yes, it does sound weird

 

[Back One Out]

"How much has this rejuvenized your season or just saved your season?"

- Cam Mooney interview with Clayton Oliver after the Demons scraped home against the Suns

A real meeting of minds.

 

[Firestarter]

"How much has this rejuvenized your season or just saved your season?"

- Cam Mooney interview with Clayton Oliver after the Demons scraped home against the Suns

A real meeting of minds.

Well also the fact that we don't spell words like "rejuvenised" like that...

 

[brutus76]

The way Bruce asks questions in game with only one obvious response.

That was a good bit of play wasn't it?
We've got a game here haven't we?
He's shown a bit tonight hasn't he?
That was a clever piece of play wasn't it?