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--- memes [2025/05/20 10:08]
pegaxs [AMG A200 Humble Brag]
+++ memes [2025/07/25 15:53] (current)
pinchies [Broden]
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 =====High Yield Investments=====
-Typically used when a user asks about what car to buy and gives an eye watering budget, or makes reference to their expensive luxury car, it is always referenced as a "high yield investment vehicle". Often used at any mention of a European (especially German made vehicles) or when someone tries to pass their s#%t heap off as some kind of rare and valuable "collectable" vehicle.
+Typically used when a user asks about what car to buy and gives an eye watering budget, or makes reference to their expensive luxury car, it is always referenced as a "high yield investment vehicle". Often used at any mention of a European (especially German made) vehicles or when someone tries to pass their s#%t heap off as some kind of rare and valuable "collectable" vehicle.
+This meme may also occasionally be manifested by a question; "Do you work for Westpac?" with reference to the original poster stating they worked for Westpac.
 Source;
 Was started by [[https://www.ozbargain.com.au/comment/4128667/redir|this comment]] made by a user that said that the Mercedes Benz car they were looking to buy would actually be an "investment with high yield". What they meant was in terms of face value and fitting in at their new job working for Westpac, but the community never lets that get in the way of a good taunting, and thus the "high value investment vehicle" meme was born.
 =====AMG A200 Humble Brag=====
 Used when someone talks about their car in an appealing way, even though it is a 100% run of the mill, poverty pack, base model with some stickers on it. Often coupled with the moniker of having "all the bells and whistles", when it quite clearly doesn't.
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 =====Eneloops=====
-     * The official currency of OzBargain. Can be used to buy/trade for anything and is the prime payment method for OzBargain Premium membership.
+Yep, those AA rechargable batteries...
+     * The official currency of OzBargain. Can be used to buy/trade for anything and is the prime payment method for [[https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/447962|OzBargain Premium™ membership.]]
 =====MS Paint requests=====
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       * Your distorted version of the facts (only tell your lop-sided version of events)
       * A photo of the damage and/or dash cam footage.
-      * A crudely drawn version of the even with the least amount of detail you can offer, preferably done in what could only be described as MS Paint.
+      * A [[https://i.imgur.com/nAvd067.png|crudely drawn]] version of the event with the least amount of detail you can offer. Preferably done in a drawing program that could only be described as [[https://mspaint.humanhead.com/#local:897f221f2a078|MS Paint.]]
-This last one is by far the most important. You could have an 8k video at 120 frames per second and photos of everything... But in the 9th circuit court of OzBargain Automotive forum, the only real evidence that will convince the jury is a poorly drawn MS Paint diagram. (Drawing over a Google Maps photo is also passable in this situation).
+This last one is by far the most important. You could have an 8k video at 120 frames per second and photos of everything... But in the 9th circuit court of OzBargain Automotive forum, the only real evidence that will convince the jury is a poorly drawn MS Paint diagram. ([[https://i.imgur.com/faUQslL.jpeg|Drawing over a Google Maps photo]] is also passable in this situation).
 =====What did your "****" say when you asked them?=====
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 =====Lip Balm Found in Vehicle=====
-     * Any time there is an issue with a car that is unexplained or some kind of relationship conundrum, it's always somewhere in the comments that someone will inevitably reference back to the [[(https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/812965|"lip balm found in the center console"]] post where a user lamented on the breakdown of a relationship over a misplaced lip balm that was found in a place that it should not have been.
+     * Any time there is an issue with a car that is unexplained or some kind of relationship conundrum, it's always somewhere in the comments that someone will inevitably reference back to the [[https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/812965|"lip balm found in the center console"]] post where a user lamented on the breakdown of a relationship over a misplaced lip balm that was found in a place that it should not have been.
 =====Mustang that doesn't get revved over 4,000rpm=====
-     * This reference comes from a user that often liked to talk about their newly acquired Mustang and how much power it had, and was caught saying that they rarely take the vehicle [[https://www.ozbargain.com.au/comment/7898444/redir|"over 4000rpm"]] only to later state that [[https://www.ozbargain.com.au/comment/8128217/redir|"4,000RPM in a Mustang is like 8,000RPM in any other car."]].
 This reference is often trotted out as a reply to anyone talking about how cool their car is or how powerful it is.
-(ironically, this user makes a comment about how "Going fast is for idiots with small body parts", but then later posted about being caught speeding in a construction zone...)
+This reference comes from a user that often liked to talk about their newly acquired Mustang and how much power it had, and was caught saying that they rarely take the vehicle [[https://www.ozbargain.com.au/comment/7898444/redir|"over 4000rpm"]] only to later state that [[https://www.ozbargain.com.au/comment/8128217/redir|"4,000RPM in a Mustang is like 8,000RPM in any other car."]].
+(ironically, this user makes a comment about how "Going fast is for idiots with small body parts", but then later posted about speeding in a construction zone...)
 =====Does it Come With Roof Racks?=====
-     * Used when people complain about buying a new car and they either didn't check the sales order or purchased the wrong model, or are complaining about some spec or trim level issue on their new car.
+Used when people complain about buying a new car and they either didn't check the sales order or purchased the wrong model, or are complaining about some spec or trim level issue on their new car.
 Reference and history;
-A user once made an account just to [[https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/559798|poo poo their new Rav 4 car purchase and how it didn't come with roof racks]], only to ghost the forum (as expected) and just as people were pointing out how it was this users fault for not buying the right trim level of RAV 4 that they had purchased.
+A user once made an account just to [[https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/559798|poo poo their new Rav 4 car purchase and how it didn't come with roof racks]], only to ghost the forum (as expected) just as people were pointing out how it was this users fault for not researching and buying the right trim level of RAV 4 before they had purchased.
 =====Uncle Ian's Automotive/Habib's Sikre Sled Shoppe=====
-     * Used in reference to people talking about getting work on their car done on the "very" cheap. Like, bordering on illegal and unsafe kind of "cheap". Basically if it's illegal and automotive, Uncle Ian will have a look (but it's gonna cost you "a carton of piss and a box of darts").
+Used in reference to people talking about getting work on their car done on the "very" cheap. Like, bordering on illegal and unsafe kind of "cheap". Basically if it's illegal and automotive, Uncle Ian will have a look (but it's gonna cost you "a carton of piss and a box of darts").
 History;
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 =====That Makes Sense, Cheers!=====
 Used as as a semi sarcastic and humorous remark to someone stating the obvious. This prase if often manipulated to sound similar to the original saying, but with a twist that fits the topic being talked about.
-     * Karens make rants, cheers
+     * Karens make rants, cheers!
      * Flowers make scents, thanks!
-     * Eating noodles save cents, Cheers!
+     * Eating noodles save cents. Cheers!
-History: I don't know. It just appeared one day.
+History: I don't know. It just appeared one day. (It's literally too hard to track the origin because the phrase is fluid and interpreted in many forms... But I'm going to blame user [[https://www.ozbargain.com.au/comment/16578241/redir|MS Paint]] until I get more proof.)
 =====Spelling Errors=====
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       * **//Bonut//** when asking about the front of your car.
       * **//alot//** or **//allot//** which I tend to see //a lot//.
+====="Camry" is the only correct answer=====
+Standard answer for anyone looking to buy a new car. It is the car of choice of OzBargain users due to it being ridiculously reliable and cheap to buy, run and maintain.
+     * Need an SUV for 6 people, have you considered a "Camry"?.
+     * Need a 4x4 for camping, "Camry".
+     * Just need a car to go to work and the shops? "Camry".
+     * Your oldest child's first car... "Camry".
+ Camry just ticks all the boxes. (Unlike that LPG Falcon suggestion from other unmentionable alternative automotive forums.)
+The tide may be turning, however, as the EV space heats up and with a recent sale on the MG4  EV making them cheaper than most petrol vehicles in this segment, many users are now suggesting the MG as a viable alternative to anyone looking for a "cheap to own and run" vehicle. While the Camry has been "king" of the suggestion list for many years, its crown may be slipping with cheaper and more fuel efficient vehicles being adopted.
+=====ADAGCHS=====
+An acronym for: Another Day, Another Gift Card Horror Story
+Used to describe any post where someone has posted about buying a gift card from a store and having it deleted, not honored, not refunded, not applied, no bonus credit, basically anything that you can think of that goes wrong, went wrong. (also may be applied to gift card scams from using OzBargain classifieds)
+These threads get posted with such monotonous regularity that the atomic internet clock has started to cross check it's time accuracy against the regularity of these "gift card horror story" posts.
+After further deliberation (possibly without the consultation of now ex-board member, Brian Perez), it was decided that any deviation to the acronym must contain 7 letter, no more and no less, as can be seen in this adapted reference to a [[https://www.ozbargain.com.au/comment/16550051/redir |trade in horror story.]]
+Source; First coined by user [[https://www.ozbargain.com.au/user/146543|mapax]] somewhere... at [[https://www.ozbargain.com.au/comment/13166156/redir|some stage.]] It has now entered the [[https://www.ozbargain.com.au/comment/13810909/redir|public domain]] for free use.
+====="Sassmouth"=====
+This isnt a meme so much as it's just hella funny, so I thought I would add it.
+A (since "deactivated") user wasn't getting the confirmation bias they were told they would get when posting to an internet forum when user [[https://www.ozbargain.com.au/user/72930|spackbace]] laid down a few home truths. Unimpressed with this information, the user then proceeded to refer to spackbace as [[https://www.ozbargain.com.au/comment/6470618/redir|"sassmouth".]]
+=====Broden=====
+An older reference that is less commonly seen in recent times, was reference to the [[https://www.ozbargain.com.au/comment/370765/redir|claimed actions]] of a user [[broden|Broden]], who said they purchased large quantities of a bargain with specific intent to resale for a profit, wiping out the stock and thus depriving other users of the chance to also score a bargain. This lead to the term "[[broden|broden]]" becoming a verb, and which has now made its way into [[https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Brodened|the urban dictionary]].

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