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Are You A Bogan? Take This Test!

icyfroth — Fri, 27 Dec 2013 02:46:07 GMT

DOES your nickname end in 'azza' or 'o'? Was there some Jim Beam under the tree this morning? Does your ideal weekend involve slouching on a couch with an esky of beer in front of the footy?

Do you regularly use the word, 'top' to describe something as good? Well, hate to break it to you, but you're a bona fide Australian Bogan. At least according to this new app, the Bogan Test, designed by Simon Hubbard.

Instructions for use: Download app for 99 cents. Use liberally on friends and family. Post the humiliating results to social media immediately.

The test is a series of 100 questions which cover a whole range of topics. For example, bogan names: Is there a hyphen in your first name? And, are your kids named after precious stones? Lifestyle: Does your house have wheels? And is there a bathtub in your backyard? Or even fashion choices: do you wear tracksuits in public without exercising? And the list goes on…

The bad news, according to Mr Hubbard, is that once you've received your score there is no way of going back. In other words, you can't un-bogan yourself.

"Sorry, but the [inner Bogan] will always come out every now and then. Like a drug addiction, you're never completely cured – you just have to manage and control it! Or, you can just accept and embrace your Bogan traits," he said.

He also said that while most Australians would like to think we're getting less Bogan, our true bogan selves will never be too far away.

But don’t just take his word for it. Give yourself a warm-up run on the test! Answer the first twenty and post your score below. And just for the record, I got 16/100.

1. Are you named after a car, motorbike or fashion label? eg. Mercedes, Harley, Chanel
2. Is there a bathtub, washing machine or couch in your backyard?
3. Have you ever mowed the lawn and found a car?
4. Do you think bin night is every night? (i.e. do you leave the bins out all week?)
5. Have you appeared as a neighbour from hell on A Current Affair?
6. Do you go outside to use the toilet?
7. Do you stand in your front garden and drink beer?
8. Have you spent more money doing up your car than what you paid for it?
9. Do you wear your bathrobe outside?
10. Are thongs your primary footwear?
11. Do you have a Southern Cross tattoo?
12. Have you ever brewed your own beer?
13.Do you smoke like a chimney?
14.Have you ever been arrested without a shirt on?
15.Do you parent in public (loudly)?
16.Were any of your children the result of a conjugal visit?
17.Are you a Collingwood supporter?
18.Have you ever been in a Lowes commercial?
19.Have you ever worn the Australian flag as a cape?
20.Do you like walking through train carriages?

If you answered 'yes' to any one of these questions, then you're a Bogan too, sorry.

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I guess I'm a Bogan.

Iv'e been known to wear my dressing gown outside and have in the past brewed my own beer (for ex-hubby). I've also walked through train carriages.

Re: Are You A Bogan? Take This Test!

**meep** — Fri, 27 Dec 2013 03:11:30 GMT

I've walked through train carriages a few times but not because I liked it.

That's about it.....

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purple_haize — Fri, 27 Dec 2013 03:17:03 GMT

Icy...........I read that this morning and you are not the only one...........I must be one too, as I do as you do, too

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lakeland27 — Fri, 27 Dec 2013 03:17:28 GMT

i dont own a dressing gown, but i have walked through train carriages looking for a seat. if thats a bogan thing to do so be it.

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shoptilludroptara — Fri, 27 Dec 2013 03:57:16 GMT

yep

have worn my dressing gown outside to put bins out or get mail in the evenings

but nothing else on the list as yet lol

and i prefer a barcardi and coke to smelly beer lol

tara

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chuk_77 — Fri, 27 Dec 2013 04:20:09 GMT

i don need a test to know Im bogan. I live in a bogan area..nuff said

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lurker17260 — Fri, 27 Dec 2013 04:23:43 GMT

Thongs are my favourite footwear (if I wear any) and we used to brew our own beer so I guess I'm gone.
In my defence though micro brewing is extremely on trend I'm led to believe 🙂

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chuk_77 — Fri, 27 Dec 2013 04:24:28 GMT

ive got going out thongs and dag around the house thongs 😄

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i-need-a-martini — Fri, 27 Dec 2013 04:43:53 GMT

@chuk_77 wrote:
ive got going out thongs and dag around the house thongs 😄

lol. Me too chuk.

So if number 10 classifies me as a bogan then looks like I am.

But I only wear havainas - not the ones you get at Big W if that makes a difference.

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i-need-a-martini — Fri, 27 Dec 2013 04:44:32 GMT

And I also have gardening thongs and work thongs.

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joz*garage — Fri, 27 Dec 2013 04:54:37 GMT

i went to buy leather thongs coz i gots class

& asummed size 9 was the right size, took the tag off which meant i couldnt do a refund or do a replacement

so i was forced to palm it off as a chrissy gift, oh dear and that goes against my traditions

(shoulda waited well after chrissy)

will diffinitely make sure to try before i buy next time

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lionrose.7 — Fri, 27 Dec 2013 04:56:25 GMT

I only do one of those things, I smoke.

I have put the bins out in my Pjs so I suppose that counts.

I may try number 14 one day when I am older just for fun 🙂

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chuk_77 — Fri, 27 Dec 2013 05:29:22 GMT

@i-need-a-martini wrote:

@chuk_77 wrote:
ive got going out thongs and dag around the house thongs 😄

lol. Me too chuk.

So if number 10 classifies me as a bogan then looks like I am.

But I only wear havainas - not the ones you get at Big W if that makes a difference.

nup, you are not a bogan you come under the class of snob 😄 boguns cant afford havi's 😄

Mind you my going out thongs did cost $15.00 so that makes me an upper class bogan

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imastawka — Fri, 27 Dec 2013 05:40:55 GMT

So getting the morning newspaper in my dressing gown makes

me a bogan? Strewth, Wazza & Chezza that's a bit rich!!

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lakeland27 — Fri, 27 Dec 2013 06:06:35 GMT

i find the concept of a 'bogan' stupid anyway. the number of times you hear ''a bogan'' calling someone else ''a bogan'' dilutes the impact a little. years ago when i was a little more youthful i realised it was a term to demean people based on region or socio-economic standing. just nasty mean -spirited sniping mostly... a way of making the insecure feel better about themselves. ''yes i am fat n ugly , but i drive a Benz and live in an expensive suburb and i drink wine not beer'' i think it's pretentious carp.

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crystal**flake — Fri, 27 Dec 2013 06:16:00 GMT

No to all.

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imastawka — Fri, 27 Dec 2013 06:16:17 GMT

Is this the pretentious carp to whom you refer?

(yes, I knew it was a typo) LOL

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lakeland27 — Fri, 27 Dec 2013 06:20:25 GMT

@crystal**flake wrote:
No to all.

obviously .

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lakeland27 — Fri, 27 Dec 2013 06:24:22 GMT

@imastawka wrote:
Is this the pretentious carp to whom you refer?

(yes, I knew it was a typo) LOL

not a typo , a deliberate error (when i first read these boards they all used that spelling to avoid the mods attention)

has that fish had his or her lips done ?

Re: Are You A Bogan? Take This Test!

icyfroth — Fri, 27 Dec 2013 06:25:38 GMT

@imastawka wrote:
Is this the pretentious carp to whom you refer?

(yes, I knew it was a typo) LOL

the coveted five laughy-face award