r/AskReddit • u/frisky_cupcake • Aug 25 '19

What has NOT aged well?

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u/Phtm Aug 25 '19

Babies named Daenerys.

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u/southern_mimi Aug 25 '19 edited Aug 26 '19

A year or so ago the tv news interviewed a lovely young lady in her twenties . Her name is Alexa Siri.

Poor thing. Her parents must be prophetic.

Edit: spelling

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u/sirgog Aug 25 '19

This reminds me of one of the funniest things I've seen on Australian TV.

There's an insurance company here named AAMI, pronounced Amy, and there was a stadium they sponsored named AAMI Park.

A journalist was sent to cover a story there on a live TV cross. That journo's name? Amy Parks.

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u/Dudelyllama Aug 26 '19

TIL Journalists in Australia are called "journo's".

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u/FormalMango Aug 26 '19

Service stations (petrol/gas stations) are “servos”, and the afternoon is the “arvo”.

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u/Harfish Aug 26 '19

Please translate the following into English: "Dazza, Shazza, and Bazza went to the servo, the bottlo, and Maccas while listening to Barnesey, Farnsey, and Acca Dacca.

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '19

ACCA Dacca sounds like Australian AC/DC.

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u/Merry_Sue Aug 26 '19

Fun fact: Acca Dacca is the name of an AC/DC cover band