Seabreeze.com.au
Buy & Sell
Gallery
Gallery
Seabreeze Seabreeze
Weather
Buy & Sell Forums Gallery Login Join (Free) Help
Create new topic
Search Subscribed Active Create new topic

Where did BROWNSTRAIN go?

7 years ago
Reply
General
Register to post, see what you've read, and subscribe to topics.
Craig66
Craig66
NSW
2466 posts
Craig66 Craig66
NSW, 2466 posts
12 May 2019 8:13pm
SO many post but vanished ??????
cisco
cisco
QLD
12365 posts
cisco cisco
QLD, 12365 posts
13 May 2019 1:26am
You mean BROWNSMTRACE I think.

He posted something just a few days ago. Maybe he got the sh!ts over something and asked to be deleted.
MorningBird
MorningBird
NSW
2711 posts
MorningBird MorningBird
NSW, 2711 posts
13 May 2019 6:00am
cisco said..
You mean BROWNSMTRACE I think.

He posted something just a few days ago. Maybe he got the sh!ts over something and asked to be deleted.


I don't think so cisco. I have been communicating with him, he is an ex pusser.
UncleBob
UncleBob
NSW
1312 posts
UncleBob UncleBob
NSW, 1312 posts
13 May 2019 7:36am
It's all a bit of a Zzzzzz I believe.
MorningBird
MorningBird
NSW
2711 posts
MorningBird MorningBird
NSW, 2711 posts
13 May 2019 8:46am
UncleBob said..
It's all a bit of a Zzzzzz I believe.


Yep
Yara
Yara
NSW
1322 posts
Yara Yara
NSW, 1322 posts
13 May 2019 9:42am
MorningBird said..

cisco said..
You mean BROWNSMTRACE I think.

He posted something just a few days ago. Maybe he got the sh!ts over something and asked to be deleted.



I don't think so cisco. I have been communicating with him, he is an ex pusser.


For those of us outside the loop, what is a pusser?
Craig66
Craig66
NSW
2466 posts
Craig66 Craig66
NSW, 2466 posts
13 May 2019 10:51am
Yara said..

MorningBird said..


cisco said..
You mean BROWNSMTRACE I think.

He posted something just a few days ago. Maybe he got the sh!ts over something and asked to be deleted.




I don't think so cisco. I have been communicating with him, he is an ex pusser.



For those of us outside the loop, what is a pusser?


I googled,
This list is of SOME common slang terms used in Pussers (RAN)
www.pussersgreenies.org/glossary.html

No need to be in the navy to be called this
MUPPET Naval Apprentice ( Most Useless Pricks Pussers Ever Trained )
Azure305
Azure305
NSW
402 posts
Azure305 Azure305
NSW, 402 posts
13 May 2019 11:00am
Yep he's still around. A number of posts over the last couple of weeks. I'm still in contact with as well. Nice bloke.
MorningBird
MorningBird
NSW
2711 posts
MorningBird MorningBird
NSW, 2711 posts
13 May 2019 4:46pm
Craig66 said..

Yara said..


MorningBird said..



cisco said..
You mean BROWNSMTRACE I think.

He posted something just a few days ago. Maybe he got the sh!ts over something and asked to be deleted.





I don't think so cisco. I have been communicating with him, he is an ex pusser.




For those of us outside the loop, what is a pusser?



I googled,
This list is of SOME common slang terms used in Pussers (RAN)
www.pussersgreenies.org/glossary.html

No need to be in the navy to be called this
MUPPET Naval Apprentice ( Most Useless Pricks Pussers Ever Trained )


Yep, RAN or ex RAN. Many of us on here.
Yara
Yara
NSW
1322 posts
Yara Yara
NSW, 1322 posts
13 May 2019 7:03pm
So where did a word like that come from? Think they call that etymology of the word.
southace
southace
SA
4803 posts
southace southace
SA, 4803 posts
13 May 2019 7:11pm
Royal is for R, A is for Australia N is for Navy.something like that.
SandS
SandS
VIC
5904 posts
SandS SandS
VIC, 5904 posts
13 May 2019 8:13pm
Craig66 said..
SO many post but vanished ??????


writers block ?
fishmonkey
fishmonkey
NSW
494 posts
fishmonkey fishmonkey
NSW, 494 posts
13 May 2019 8:33pm
Yara said..
So where did a word like that come from? Think they call that etymology of the word.



i love etymology. as far as i can see, "pusser" was originally slang for a ship's "purser".

i wonder how the term came to be used as slang for the whole RAN?
cisco
cisco
QLD
12365 posts
cisco cisco
QLD, 12365 posts
13 May 2019 9:37pm
Craig66 said..
MUPPET Naval Apprentice ( Most Useless Pricks Pussers Ever Trained )


Not quite right. Naval apprentices were called MOBIs. That stands for Most Objectionable Bastards Imagineable.

Muppet was never a term I heard used when I was in the outfit.

The term "pusser" I believe came from the R.N.

Some other common terms used.

SCRAN:- meals and meal times, ie, Sh!t Cooked up by the RAN.
DIT = Story, book, comic, movie.
Maccas = lollies or sweets (certainly not MacDonalds)
Goffas = Soft drinks
Gippers = stuff
Scrub 'round it = don't worry about it, forget about it
Steppers = clothes for wearing ashore on leave
Getters = thongs
Pigs = grunters = officers
Dun rooters = old blokes usually resident in the chief petty officer's mess
Squarie = girlfriend or wife
Sprog = someone who has just joined up and will continue to be a sprog for at least 6 months
Warrie = comic or movie about war
Yippie = comic or movie about cowboys
Stumper = ****ter = turd burglar
RNer = person who does not wash often, same as British Navy people
Dibdab = Deck seaman, ie dib the brush in the paint tin and dab it on the deck or wherever also known as deck apes
Greenie = electrical trades person
Tiffie = a MOBI who has qualified in his engineering trade without whom the Navy could not function.
Birdie = member of the fleet air arm
Bandie = member of Navy Band
Bubblie = diver

There are many more that I forget.
samsturdy
samsturdy
NSW
1659 posts
samsturdy samsturdy
NSW, 1659 posts
14 May 2019 10:31am
cisco said..

Craig66 said..
MUPPET Naval Apprentice ( Most Useless Pricks Pussers Ever Trained )



Not quite right. Naval apprentices were called MOBIs. That stands for Most Objectionable Bastards Imagineable.

Muppet was never a term I heard used when I was in the outfit.

The term "pusser" I believe came from the R.N.

Some other common terms used.

SCRAN:- meals and meal times, ie, Sh!t Cooked up by the RAN.
DIT = Story, book, comic, movie.
Maccas = lollies or sweets (certainly not MacDonalds)
Goffas = Soft drinks
Gippers = stuff
Scrub 'round it = don't worry about it, forget about it
Steppers = clothes for wearing ashore on leave
Getters = thongs
Pigs = grunters = officers
Dun rooters = old blokes usually resident in the chief petty officer's mess
Squarie = girlfriend or wife
Sprog = someone who has just joined up and will continue to be a sprog for at least 6 months
Warrie = comic or movie about war
Yippie = comic or movie about cowboys
Stumper = ****ter = turd burglar
RNer = person who does not wash often, same as British Navy people
Dibdab = Deck seaman, ie dib the brush in the paint tin and dab it on the deck or wherever also known as deck apes
Greenie = electrical trades person
Tiffie = a MOBI who has qualified in his engineering trade without whom the Navy could not function.
Birdie = member of the fleet air arm
Bandie = member of Navy Band
Bubblie = diver

There are many more that I forget.




Love it....but I've got to tell you Cisco, had I joined the Navy I would definitely have qualified as a Muppet.
Please Register, or first...
Topics Subscribe Reply

Weather

Sydney weather

Melbourne weather

Brisbane weather

Perth weather

Adelaide weather

Darwin weather

Hobart weather

Canberra weather

Location Map

Location Search

Rain Radar

Activities

Kitesurfing

Windsurfing

Stand up paddle

Surfing

Boating

Sailing

Fishing

News

Articles

About

About us

Contact us

Support

Write To Us

Help/FAQ

Report Bug

Suggestion Box

Copyright © 1997-2026 Seabreeze.com.au
Terms of use
Privacy policy