We all know a few of these people…
Nicknames for workmates -
"Wicket keeper" - puts on gloves and stands back
"Harvey Norman" - 3 years no interest
"Grenade" - waiting for him to pull the pin
"Sensor light" - only works if someone walks past
"Blister" - appears when the hard work is done
"Showbag" - full of shit
"Seaweed" - floats around all day and stinks
"Lantern" - not very bright, and has to be carried
"Penguin" - always on the ice
"Deck chair" - always folds under pressure
"G-spot" - you can never find him
"2-stroke" - hard to get started, and always smokes
"Morphine" - slow moving dope
"Bushranger" - holds everyone up
“Pothole” – Always in the road, needs to be filled in
“Jungle” – Thick and Dense
“Wheelbarrow” – Only works when he’s pushed
“4n20” – 4 days’ work and 20 years’ experience
“Goldfish” - Can’t remember a f#@king thing
“Fractions” – Does 2/5ths of f#@k all
“Cyclone” – Slow moving depression
“Treacle” – Slow moving and thick
“Scarecrow” – Just stands around all day and watches
“Minerals” - Silver in his hair, gold in his teeth and lead in his arse
“Limo” – Carries about 8 blokes
“Chainsaw” – Hard to start and stops for no reason
“Noodles” – Thinks all jobs take two minutes
“Cordless” – Charges all night but only works for two hours
“Drill bit” – A small boring tool
“Broken arrow” – (Bosses son) Doesn’t work and can’t be fired
“Perth” – Two hours behind everyone else
“007” – 0 motivation, 0 skills and 7 shit breaks
“Foreskin” - disappears when it gets hard