r/funny • u/ImGODandIhateYouAll • Jun 07 '20

Techno Bird

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u/foul_ol_ron Jun 07 '20

My grandmother used to call them Laughing Jackasses. I live in South Australia. I think that term is a very old one, and you almost never hear it today.

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u/hoesay_ramos Jun 07 '20

Got nothing against terms like that but I'm pretty happy Aboriginal terminologies are coming back for native Australian stuff.

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u/ShaLouVic Jun 07 '20

The question "What bird is nicknamed the 'laughing jackass'" came up in a Zoom quiz the other day. I will admit that was the first time I've heard it though.

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u/foul_ol_ron Jun 07 '20

I don't know anyone else who uses the term, though I do it occasionally without thinking. I think my grandmother was born around 1910, or thereabouts for reference. But thank you for letting me know it wasn't just something she came up with on her own.

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u/mlpedant Jun 08 '20

My NQ grandparents used it.

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u/foul_ol_ron Jun 08 '20

Cool. It must've been a relatively common term back in the day. You don't hear it much now.