To have tickets on himself: (Australian slang.) To be conceited or vain. To have an overinflated opinion of oneself. He's got tickets on himself if he thinks that any woman would fall for that. I was thinking about this particular bit of Australian slang the other day, after my boss said, "He's got tickets on himself," to describe the actions of a particular individual. At the time, I smiled, knowing exactly what the boss meant. Later on, I started to ponder on this unusual phrase and wondered where it might have come from. A search on google helped me find the definition, but that was about all. There are no references to it being used in pop culture or literature (if you find one, let me know,) and at the time of writing this post, Tickets on Himself was not listed on Urban Dictionary. (I tried to add it, but the fuckers rejected my definition. They probably think I have tickets on myself or something for trying to add a relatively common piece of A
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Thank you so much for the giveaway!!
Have a wonderful Aust Day weekend:)
Thanks for the giveaway, happy Australia day!
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Australia Day was spent at the Slow Food Market and then at dinner with friends. Very lazy and pleasant and food-oriented, just how I like it!
I'm a Queenslander who is basically 'riding out the storm' literally.
I thought yesterday was bad, but today is positively Biblical!!
Picked mangoes off the tree before the wind and rain hit.
Cleaned the house in preparation for family and friends coming on Monday for a BBQ celebration.
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A BBQ in the street with neighbours!
Jess F
Thanks!
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Thank you and Happy Australia Day :)
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Pleasing to see that I had visitors from overseas as well as Australia.
Tara is our lucky winner. Congrats!