10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHOOK RAFFLE»
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chook raffle in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
chook raffle and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional ...
1986 chook raffle noun a raffle to raise money for charity offering a dressed
chicken as a prize Australia. 1979 • — Sandra Jobson, Blokes, p. 47, 1984 • —
Frank Hardy, Hardy's People, p. 188, 1986 • The simple truth is that a city the size
of ...
Eric Partridge, Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor, 2006
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The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and ...
will you chookie! you will not!; used for emphasising a contradiction ofa
preceding statement UK: SCOTLAND, 1985 chook poop noun chicken manure
AUSTRALIA, 1986 chook raffle noun a raffle to raise money for charity offering a
dressed ...
Terry Victor, Tom Dalzell, 2007
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Life's a Brew: A Laugh in a Glass
The Chook Raffle “Shaddup for the chook raffle!” called someone from
somewhere near the barrel. “Quiet please!” yelled another. “Youse all bloody
deaf!?” thundered a third. No-one took any notice. The buzz of bullshit continued
around the ...
4
CultureShock! Australia: A Survival Guide to Customs and ...
Biggest 'Chook Raffle' of Them All The Archibald Prize for portraiture is Australia's
oldest, best-known and most controversy-stalked visual arts award. Its
judgements are always eagerly awaited and debated by the arts world. This
coveted ...
5
Who's Listening, Letters to the Editor Years 1988-2000, in ...
Not mature enough "The most naive of us can truly doubt our masters' ability to
run even that proverbial chook raffle!" SMH 4th May 1993 (printed 5th May) Are
we yet 'grown up' enough to look after ourselves? Maybe it's still a bit too early to
...
6
The Monkey's Mask: An Erotic Murder Mystery
In Australian pubs there are chook raffles, informal lotteries in which the prize is a
chicken for dinner. Saying that someone "couldn't run a chook raffle" implies
extreme incompetence on that person's part. CLAG comes from a word for glue
and ...
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Erasmus James and the Gallactic Zapp Machine
Chook wins chook raffle???” I'd rather lie here and be bored.' And so I did. I found
myself sort of wishing Dad was here. Being so soft-hearted, he would probably
relate better to this world of furry dumbness. Not that I needed my dad. Or missed
...
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Excel HSC Maths Topic by Topic Exam Questions
1 = 5 remainder 0 => write down 0 Find the probability that the remainder is: (a)
zero; (b) three; (c) not zero; (d) at least one; (e) even. 23. One hundred tickets are
sold in a chook raffle. Gregory John purchases two tickets hoping to win both first
...
J. Compton, Allyn Jones, 2000
helena. clark arrived on my grandmother's doorstep in 1942. She wasn't a
gambler, reckoning that she couldn't win a chook raffle if she was the only one in
it, but came for the company, and to meet up with ...
... a couple of the blokes had family in Japan and you could see they were happy
the war would soon be over, and didn't give a damn who got the kudos. 'Catflap'
Buggins was also walking around grinning like he'd just won a chook raffle.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHOOK RAFFLE»
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chook raffle is used in the context of the following news items.
Hugh Jackman and Deborra-Lee Furness use bash to encourage …
The award-winning actress told Australian Women's Weekly: 'That to me is a put-down, like you suggesting I won the chook raffle. 'I think we ... «South Carolina SC, Jul 15»
Shorten's claim to be a workers' friend is in question
We can thank our lucky stars the country is being led by a man who would be lucky to hold a successful chook raffle and is largely out of his ... «The Australian, Jun 15»
State of Origin 2015: Robert Craddock on why Queensland's victory …
... was for years called “the game's deepest thinker'' down here despite the fact that he hasn't won so much as a chook raffle in recent times. «Courier Mail, May 15»
Ben Mendelsohn in Bloodline: Hollywood's dark and dangerous …
... win a chook raffle”. Living in Sydney, he relied on a girlfriend “who was good to me” and filled his days walking her dog and watching league. «The Australian, May 15»
Colin Lovitt: Bare knuckled barrister
He had never won as much as a chook raffle before," says Lovitt. Even then Read wanted the last word, asking his barrister, "Now, do you want ... «The Age, Apr 15»
Winners and losers under Giteau's Law
Matt Giteau just won the chook raffle. Come on home, son. It would be unfair to suggest Cheika is shortsighted enough to overturn decades of ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Apr 15»
Melbourne listings
This weekend's abundant events include a goat cheese-making workshop, a chook raffle dinner and a butchery class. The festival continues ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Apr 15»
Victoria's Harvest Festival shines a light
Another great example is the Ultimate Chook Raffle at Trentham, an event that brings together a grower of great wines, a grower of great ... «The Australian, Apr 15»
Dispatching chooks after egg laying days over is the talk when …
A not so conventional take on the time honoured tradition of the Friday night pub chook raffle, had an unexpected impact on one Canberra ... «ABC Online, Mar 15»
The Emperor plans to strike back: Denis Fitzgerald to run for …
... tapestry since 1973 when he was a 23-year-old forward and assembled a mini-ticket to challenge the "chook raffle" mentality of the time. «Sydney Morning Herald, Mar 15»
