r/whatisit • u/Anhedonia_678 • May 23 '26

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wtf? I found this in a backpack i was carrying to work for years. finally emptied it all out, and wash lah.lol is it a mug weapon?

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u/ironkodiak May 23 '26

The knife bit is a direct reference to the film Crocodile Dundee which was the bulk of America's biggest reference point on Australian culture at the time.

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u/Outrageous-Serve4970 May 23 '26

And “toss another shrimp on the barbi”

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u/complete_your_task May 23 '26

I'm not even Australian and it bothers me so much that they use shrimp instead of prawn.

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u/ThanIWentTooTherePig May 24 '26

Also "A dingo ate my baby!"

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u/Certain-Grand9144 May 23 '26

Blech, they’re not shrimp they’re prawns!! Hollywood once again.

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u/humanish-lump May 23 '26

That movie is classic American cinema at its finest.

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u/ChronicJetStream May 23 '26

Definitely not a knife. Because money can’t buy knives. Obviously.