Do you consider yourself a bogan???

[Hunter]

Well I figure this is a very important question because a lot of people seem to believe that just because you drive a Ford, that you must be a bogan!! Not true I say! Excuse if you will the 6 pints of guinness I've had, but personally I think there's a big difference between a bogan and a deadИИИИ! A bogan is part ocker but a deadИИИИ is well... just a deadИИИИ who steals and acts like a degenerate!! Bogans can be great fun.

Anyway, do you consider yourself a bogan?

[EvilChief]

define bogan? what characteristics do u have to fulfil to be classified as one?

driving a ford : check
drink beer : occasionally check
go on cruises : check
drag racing : check

What else?

[triple8nitro]

winnie blues
alcohol
ac/dc in cd player (or tape deck c'mon)
cricket/footy/v8 supercars
flannie
tats
busted *** car out front
misus called shaza
done "some" time
labourer/brickie or the ***** at the office that has a liquid lunch everyday and goes home early to pick up the kids/ go to the pub early
goes out the front in their jocks to talk to the neighbours
cant work when sports are on
dunno what else

[rodderz]

Hey most of those dot points are normal!

[max^power]

what about the mullet?

[Dav0]

Originally Posted by max^power

what about the mullet?

been there still got that :

[AnthonyQLD]

Originally Posted by Dav0

been there still got that :

:

[XRated]

No! But you're right, my family classifies me as a bogan because I'm into "Fords!" But when I ask my snobby brother if I had the money and was modifying a Porsche, would I still be a bogan? Exactly!

I drink, I'm Aussie, I drive a Ford. But I think that's where the bogan-ness stops!!! Even if I do go through half a slab with a mate for no reason.

My music, clothes, lifestyle etc is far from bogan (well with the exception of course!)

Bogan is in me, but only a tiny percentage hehehehe

[5L]

all aussies have a bit of bogan in us, its about the laid back lifestyle. i know i dont stress over anything.

[LTDHO]

Has the definition changed?

It used to be, flanny shirt, tight black jeans, boots, etc.

Now people use it as an insult. "You drive a Ford so you're a bogan" WTF? However the opposite is said "You drive a Commodore so you're a bogan"

Neither applies you can be a bogan with a Ford/Holden.

[Ringo]

winnie blues - DON'T SMOKE
alcohol - YES PLEASE AND PLENTY OF IT (UNLESS I HAVE TO DRIVE)
ac/dc in cd player (or tape deck c'mon) - EHHH NUP, WILL 'LIVE' DO?
cricket/footy/v8 supercars - YES X 3 PARTICULARLY THE LAST ONE
flannie - NUP BUT DO WEARING BLUNNIES ON WEEKENDS COUNT? I WORK IN AN OFFICE
tats - NUP - BAD HAIR THOUGH
busted *** car out front - HOW ABOUT BUSTED UP HOUSE ? (I'M RENOVATING)
misus called shaza - NUP
done "some" time - NUP.....NEVER TRIED HARD ENOUGH
labourer/brickie or the ***** at the office that has a liquid lunch everyday and goes home early to pick up the kids/ go to the pub early - NUP
goes out the front in their jocks to talk to the neighbours - HOW WEARING SHORTS COMMANDO STYLE?
cant work when sports are on - YEP...THAT'S ME. I SOMETIME FOLD & IRON WASHING WHILE WATCH V8'S SPORTS THAT I CAN'T BE ACCUSED OF SITTING ON MY ***, DRINKING BEER AND DOING NOTHING

Sports - The original and the best 'reality TV'

We should start up a Bogan questionaire or test like there is for Rednecks.

[SunDrifter]

Area 7 defines a bogan here http://www.stlyrics.com/songs/a/area...gan296836.html in their song "Nobody Likes A Bogan" as:

He drives a VK Commodore with alloy wheels,
With a home made spoiler made from crappy steel.
Pair of fluffy dice and all the other toys,
But his No Fear sticker is his pride and joy.
Saturday night the boys hit town.
Yeah they're cruising the streets with their windows down.
Put on some Barnsey and they're on their way,
You'll hear the car com'n from a mile away.

Now,
I don't drive a VK Commodore, or any commode variant.
I don't have any spoiler to speak of, let alone a home made one.
Nothing hangs from my rear view mirror.
I don't have any stickers on my car.
I don't bother cruising the streets on saturday nights (any more :togo: )
&
I don't listen to Barnsey.

So nope, not a bogan. I don't think there are many here at all (cept maybe gmhdriver) :

[Ringo]

Actually I'm working on one now......stuff work....this is for FF so its more important.

[Mack 6]

winnie blues - Never Smoked
alcohol - Prety much anything put in front of me
ac/dc in cd player (or tape deck c'mon) - in my truck for jobs(TAPE), but have gorillaz in car(CD)
cricket/footy/v8 supercars - Played and watch the first 2, love the last (I race in my mind)
flannie - I have a flannel in my bathroom. Also known as a facewasher. I'm jeans and boots unless a tux is required(I actually own one).
tats- None, I have celtic heritage but don't need to display it
busted *** car out front - Between me and the housemate there's 2 utes being built in the shed, and the 2 donor cars being stripped also out the back. We have plants and grass on front lawn
misus called shaza - I don't even know a shazza
done "some" time - Does being charged in the military and doing "restriction of Priviledges" count
labourer/brickie or the ***** at the office that has a liquid lunch everyday and goes home early to pick up the kids/ go to the pub early - Worked in construction and worked long hours. sometimes got to pub just before it closed.
goes out the front in their jocks to talk to the neighbours - Not neightbours, but the ex used to tell me off for going to the car and putting rubbish out in my boxers (In a block of Units)
cant work when sports are on - I can't work full stop.... in all reality, I can cook and clean with the best of them


Re:
We should start up a Bogan questionaire or test like there is for Rednecks.

I used to have a rifle in ute, but not on the back window. I friend had rifle mounts across the handlebars of her motorbike and used to ride to uni on it.

[Sourbastard]

winnie blues - I prefer cigars, they go well with the plastic explosives
alcohol - Replaces my blood supply
ac/dc in cd player (or tape deck c'mon) - Back in Black and Stiff Upper Lip
cricket/footy/v8 supercars - Im a port adelaide fan, say no more
flannie - Yes, me own flannel shirts
tats- Im planning on getting one
busted *** car out front - Got one in the shed
misus called shaza - Does Chez count?
done "some" time - Its inevitable that I will

Im atleast 90% bogan!

[bjr22n_]

What about the classic 'plumbers crack.' I always thought that was the very first sign that your turning into a bogan.

[Mack 6]

Originally Posted by bjr22n

What about the classic 'plumbers crack.' I always thought that was the very first sign that your turning into a bogan.

Have you seen how much plumbers earn these days.. half of Burnside(a posh suburb here in adelaide) is probably inhabited by plumbers.........

[gozza]

you could classify me as a bogan as if you saw me down the street or at home id be wearing jeans with holes...faded shirts..crewcut...smoking...driving a loud ford...drinking beers before work.....but then between business hours i mostly wear a suit or business attire minus the tie

let people live the way the wish without being pigeon holed

[bjr22n_]

Originally Posted by Mack 6

Have you seen how much plumbers earn these days.. half of Burnside(a posh suburb here in adelaide) is probably inhabited by plumbers.........

I know how much plumbers earn, even tho its a ИИИИИ job, (no pun intended ) i do account work for a few plumbers were i live. and the are rolling in it.

you know what i'm talking bout. the showing of your bum crack through the top of your pants.

[Ringo]

Okay I'm back with a definative Bogan Questionaire. I found one off the net but it needed work. I have expanded it and modernised it. It is full of Melbourne references which I apoligise for but you'll get the drift. Feel free to add additional questions as inspired.

What makes a bogan? Some bogans are obvious, like Warwick Capper and Brian Mannix and the contestants on Big Brother.

Others are understated like Fi Fi Box, Russell Crowe and Eric bana

While other Bogans are more complex, like the entire population of Adelaide and Boris Yeltsin, who is an example of an 'International Bogan'.

But the question remains, are you a bogan? We all laugh at bogans but are we really laughing at ourselves?

Well with the following quiz, by choosing answers A, B or C, we can establish for once and all, if you are a bogan.


1 - Your older brother had the following records in his collection, which you used to love listening to:

a. Gun's n Roses Appetite for Destruction. Dire Strait's Brothers in Arms. Midnight Oil's Head Injuries.
b. 1927's Ish. INXS' Shabooh Shabah. TISM's Great Trucking Songs of the Rennaisance.
c. Haircut One Hundred's Pelican West. ABC's Lexicon of Love. Aqua's first and only album.


2 - At the Fish and Chip shop you would order:

a. Chiko roll, Dimmies and chips... extra salt.
b. Piece of flake, banana fritter and some wedges.
c. Grilled piece of Whiting, small salad and a Springvalley juice.


3 - When you go on a holiday you choose:

a. Phillip Island, Eildon or Rosebud.
b. Daylesford, Lorne or Thailand.
c. Noosa, Vietnam or Europe.


4 - Your favourite holiday is booked with:

a. McCafferty's
b. Flight Centre
c. STA


5 - You buy some smokes, you prefer:

a. Winnie Blues
b. Benson and Hedges
c. You don't smoke, it's bad for you.


6 - Your favourite person on 'Neighbours' is:

a. Stefan Dennis - cause he reminds you of when the Blakely Twins where on the show
b. Toady
c. Harold


7 - The paper you read is

A. The Trading Post - every Thursday
B. The Herald Sun - bought from a kid at the traffic lights on the way to work
c. The Austalian - Home delivered


8 - You got to the scary outer suburban nightclub Juice / 21stCentruy / Hallam Hotel, you feel:

a. At home, you know all the barmaids, you went to school with them.
b. Curious yet eager to join in with the drinking festivities.
c. Scared out of your brain, you hope your SAAB's alright in the carpark.


9 - You love a good laugh and your favourite comedians are:

a. Rodney Rude. Coll Elliot. Kevin Bloody Wilson.
b. Merrik and Rosso. Dave O'Neil. Glen Robbins
c. Anyone who's been on 'The Panel'.


10 - The sticker on the back of your car says:

a. If it's rocking, don't bother knocking!
b. No Fear
c. Magic Happens


11 - Your ultimate job would be:

a. The guy who takes the photos for 'Street Machine'
b. The guy who takes the photos for 'FHM'
c. The guy who takes the photos for 'Home Beautiful'


12 - You hang ИИИИ on people who live in:

a. Moe
b. Ringwood/Weribee/Frankston
c. Anywhere apart from St Kilda, where you live.


13 - You call your Dad:

a. The old man
b. Dad
c. Father dearest or Sir


14 - The last book you read was:

a. Anything by Chopper, he's a legend.
b. Anything by Stephen King, he's brilliant.
c. Anything by Irvine Welsh/Will Self, they're wonderful.


15 - You turn on the telly, it ultimately lands on:

a. Funniest Home Video's
b. Dancing with the stars
c. Media Watch


16 - Your first car was...

a. Bought from the wreckers for $100...... has been rusting away in the drive since you got a station wagon...and your still talking when your going to hot it up..
b. Bought from the Trading Post after having an RACV test and haggling with the owner
c. Fuel efficient, easy to park and bought from a dealer


17 - The car you have now is....

a. Getting resprayed the one colour
b. Comprehensively Insured
c. Leased

18 - The last movie that you recommended to your mates was...

a. Dukes of Hazzard - Sean Willian Scott is a pis5er, Jessica Simpson is a hotty and the General Lee flies again
b. Nardia ' The Lion the witch and the Wardrobe' - It's like 'Lord of the Rings'...but different
c. Brokeback Mountain - The scenery is as spectacular as Heath Ledger's performance


19 - On the way to work this monring you bought yourself for breakfast...

a. Macca's - Sausage and Egg McMuffin and a thickshake
b. Subway - Ham and Egg Muffin and an Iced Coffee
c. French toast, Latte, Eggs benidict


20 - Your goal for 2006 is too

a. Save enough money to pay your fines
b. Finish transferring your old CD's that your partner hates into your i-pod
c. Achieve a minimum 10% growth across your portfolio in a declining market though a diversified spread across the different industry sectors

21 - The last home project you worked on was

a. Finshed installing the hydroponics and lighting set up into your roof cavity
b. Started cleaning out the garage to fit your new project car.....and found the tools that you thought your neighbour stole
c. Getting quotes for a new back patioand water feature centred around your Japanese Maple.

22 - Your favorite spirit drink is

a. Free
b. Anything and Coke
c. Single Malt Whiskey aged 12 years or more on ice


If you answered mainly A's. You're a full on moccasin wearing, holden driving bogan. You're proud of the fact and you aspire to be like Shannon Noel or Jimmy Barnes. You were spewing when Rose Tattoo broke up and your idea of a good saturday night is footy replay, eating at Smorgys/Sizzlers then a Steven Segal video from Movieland. You have extended family living in your house or in a caravan outside who may not even be 18. 'Patience' by Guns n Roses is (or once was) 'your song' and you know all the words to Copper Head Road but not the national anthem. You have at least 1 car that doesn't work but more than 1 fridge that does. Parts of the broken car are inside the house, but the extra fridge is outside.

If you answered mainly B's. You're what we call a 'Closet Bogan'. Someone who has the basic bogan instincts but is supressing them. You most likely grew up in the outer suburbs then moved into the inner suburbs when you went to Uni. But you can't deny it, you love playing kick to kick in the street, you've got couple of flannies in your wardrobe, you secretly sing along to The Angels when your radio 'accidentally' finds itself on MMM. You feel wicked when you go to Bunnings and buy a sausage in bread cause your partner says their bad for you. And while you drive a sensible car now you have promised yourself one day you'll have a car with more cylinders that wheels. Socially you talk mortgage, footy and the kids but with your mates its cars, drinking stories from long ago and which Daisy Duke was better. Face up to it, you're a bogan.

If you answered mainly C's. You're a snob, any bogan would call you a poof, regardless of sex type or orientation. You have no bogan in you at all. No amount of cheap beer, tight stretch jeans and singing Bon Jovi love songs will ever change you. You live in innercity suburbs where you need a residents permit to park your car and sit in cafes where you work on your screenplay / review / book. All your friends are all called Jeremy and Tash and you watch subtitled movies on SBS even if they have no nudity. You grew up in a middle class suburb and think that the outer suburbs are defined as 'outer' because they don't have trams. Sorry your bogan credentials are zero.

[GreenMachine]

I'm afraid to post in this thread...

http://bogandiaries.blogspot.com

[Dav0]

mostly b with a "good" mix of a's :P

23. hair style??

a. Mullet : need a drink : :
b. Shaved head
c. perm

[Jeld-Wen Falcon]

I must admit im a bit of a bogan, I got mostly b's but a fair few a's.

[Ryan]

Well I drive a Holden (VL 5 Speed) I do consider myself to be a bit of a bogan sometimes.

1:I like old rock
2:I always wear thongs now
3:I drink spirits but not beer

Yeah whether I like it or not I have bogan inside of me.

[big_waity]

Hmm.. nothing wrong with wearing flannel, I have 2 falcon wrecks in the yard, i have a ИИИИload of parts in the back yard and under the house and a couple in the house, I do enjoy driving my dunga falcon, i do drink beer, nothing wrong with acca dacca, nothing wrong with a beer at lunchtime.

Yeah, count me in - one bogan, right here.

[Psycho Chicken]

3 - When you go on a holiday you choose:

a. Phillip Island, Eildon or Rosebud.
b. Daylesford, Lorne or Thailand.
c. Noosa, Vietnam or Europe.

Bonniedoon?


I'll admit it, I'm probably 80% bogan. The music (Iron Maiden, Megadeth, Gunners, Motley Crue, Def Leppard), the car parts in my room, the clothes (though I don't own a Metallica t-shirt).

Mind you I still hang it on the fully fledged bogans.

[Jeld-Wen Falcon]

I once got branded a bogan for wear a cap.

[Ringo]

Originally Posted by GreenMachine

I'm afraid to post in this thread...

http://bogandiaries.blogspot.com

Yeah _ I admited that i pulled it from elswhere on the net, made a few modifications to make it post 1998 and some additions from my own quick wit and hey presto.

Have I commited a FF mortan sin ?

By the way - I am mostly b's

[xurbanx]

I'm not bogan (: im asian lol

[HOON69]

define bogan
its like defining rice
and topics like that ppl make up definitions when ever and about whom ever making the word bogan everyone in australia

i wear thongs
i own a ford
i like my singlets
and love old rock

must be a bogan then :P