A word about stubbies

Stubbies: short shorts worn by Aussie men and women alike. See Exhibit A above: manly men playing rugby and baring a lot of thigh. You'll even see tough bushies with their sun-weathered skin and big boots wandering around in stubbies without a care in the world. It's interestingly refreshing. And they start them early:

Like stubbies, Australians have a nickname for nearly everything. After introducing myself to a guy in a pub in Brisbane, his first question was, "Acadia? Is there something shorter?" My team at DERM agrees with that sentiment and have dubbed me "Arkie" to avoid the four-syllable monster that is my given name. It doesn't always mean that a name gets shortened, though. Sometimes it just means that the name gets cuter. For example, Mr. Cook and Mr. Krebs are Cookie and Krebsy, respectively.

Something you might hear around the office: "Have you seen my sunnies? I'm heading out for smoke-oh." Sunnies are sunglasses. Smoke-oh is the 10:30am break that everyone takes advantage of to refill their mug with tea, enjoy the sunshine, and have a quick cigarette (not too many smokers around, though).

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And now for something completely different.

Quotes of the day:

"You don't know how government appropriations work, dear. You're being logical."

"I've had a lot of tools in my life, but now that I have a chainsaw I feel complete."