>I'd have thought the Australian way was to wander down to the
>radio station with a slab* under your arm.  "'ere, would ya
>mind if I plugged this in...".
>
>Tony

<VBG> trouble is the station is probably a fair distance away (like maybe a 
significant part of a days journey doing a round trip...)

>* Slab of beer - ie a carton/case/box/crate.  A bit of slang that
>started in Victoria, I believe.  Standard of monetary exchange
>amongst males, as in "That'll cost you a slab".

Yeah, typically 2 dozen cans in a shrink wrapped cardboard tray. I find the 
slang term "slab" very descriptive for these. ;) 

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