I'll give you 9 out 10. Close enough mate.

@monicaking2140

Жыл бұрын

Agree :-)

@CashWill_Trading

Жыл бұрын

I came to write the same thing. 9/10 for sure

@torif1girl454

28 күн бұрын

Definitely!

A stubbie short of a six pack could also be "a few shingles short of a full roof"; "a few sandwiches short of a picnic"; "the stairs don't go to the top floor" ; "not the full quid (a pound in pre-decimal money)" etc. i.e. not all there. My favourite for crazy is "there's a few roos loose in the top paddock". Thanks, I really had a good laugh WITH you about our slang.

@petemedium2185

Жыл бұрын

An oldie: Bats in the belfry, or bell tower. Another one I've heard just recently: A mother board short of a few chips.

@travelsolo2677

Жыл бұрын

And 99cents short of a dollar

@carolynrobertson4657

Жыл бұрын

A kangaroo loose in the top paddock

@lazyjoey2022

Жыл бұрын

not the sharpest tool in the shed

@susanread1246

Жыл бұрын

A snag short of a barbie

I’m in California; just yesterday we passed an accident between a horse trailer/truck and a passenger car. My American wife of 25 years says “oops, got into a prang!” and I just about fell off my seat. “You used Oz slang without even realizing it!” Surprised her too. I’m so proud.

@Ausecko1

Жыл бұрын

she just needs to add on a bit of detail - "looks like e's fucked it!"

@vinsgraphics

Жыл бұрын

One of her favorites that she uses intentionally is “woke up with eyes like smashed Jaffa’s.”

@CLAWCUZBRO

Жыл бұрын

go wifey 😆

A Budgerigar (Budgie) is a small native Aust. parrot. You have them as pets in the US and call them parakeets for reasons known only to yourselves. So a Speedo, we call 'Budgie smugglers', I think you can figure it out. You did a great job of working out the answers on these except 'Sparrow fart' means very early, when the birds wake up, doesn't everyone fart when they wake up?🤣❤

@RiGz_Nz

Жыл бұрын

that's so funny .... lol u bloody Aussies are crack up

@taniaPBear

Жыл бұрын

@@RiGz_Nz 🤣🤣

@1legend517

Жыл бұрын

Yeah we call them budgerigars or budgies and Americans call them parakeets. But they're native to Australia.

@worrywart1311

Жыл бұрын

A similar phrase is "getting up with the sparrows" i.e. out of bed very early. Don't forget "the early bird catches the worm".

@PhantomFilmAustralia

Жыл бұрын

These two terms are used interchangeably, only in the U.S. While all Budgies are part of the Parakeet species, not all Parakeets are Budgies.

I’m Aussie and even the stubbie short of a 6 pack question tripped me up. I would use that to refer to someone who’s a bit dense, kind of like “he’s not the brightest crayon in the box”.. lol

@glenbe4026

Жыл бұрын

That is true, BUT at the same time, i would never associate it with the word "silly", but i would understand if it was associated with "crazy".

@lindaadams5030

Жыл бұрын

Or the brightest candle on the birthday cake

@martinkuliza

Жыл бұрын

Not.... NOT THE BRIGHTEST anything in the ANYTHING is DUMB being short of anything is CRAZY

@kennethbell-hn9zv

Жыл бұрын

It's the same as "A sandwich short of a picnic"

@lawlerscorner4420

11 ай бұрын

please exit the gene pool

This is random but I totally love that you stop mid reaction to google details. Means by the end you actually have a more educated idea of what’s being discussed instead of just assuming & you understand us more 😜

"Sparrow's Fart" is rhyming slang for "Day's Start". And in traditional rhyming slang style, we sometime remove the bit that rhymes, like "Have a Butcher's" means "Butcher's Hook" or "Have a Look". So up at "Day's Start" will become up at "Sparrow's Fart" which becomes up at "Sparrow's"

@martinkuliza

Жыл бұрын

I RESOLVED IT AS FOLLOWS.... The crack of dawn there is a crack , something cracking is like breaking wind, therefore a fart so why not a sparrows fart

@bowerbird5808

2 ай бұрын

“Noah’s Ark = shark and Joe Blake = snake so if someone tells you to “watch out for the Joe Blake’s” means watch out for snake - simple isn’t it?

You totally got a 9/10 the 'a stubby short of a six pack' refers to someone a bit slow/stupid. Crazy is a totally different thing.!

@myopinion69420

Жыл бұрын

yeah, I'd be more inclined to call someone who is dumb/thick as 'a stubby short of a six pack' and someone who is 'crazy' as 'a few roo's loose in the top paddock' or 'a few screws loose' or the good old ''he's lost his marbles'. the answers to that question were not right.

@SilverMe2004

Жыл бұрын

@@myopinion69420 they mean the same thing. but yes I would use it a bit more causally. but then I would causally refer to someone who does silly things, as crazy

@raphael887

Жыл бұрын

At least in NSW stubbie short of a six pack is definitely crazy not silly. The difference is one of extremes. It's silly is just being foolish or acting withoit common sense. Crazy is fighting over bog roll in woolies during the pandemic lol

@minniemouse6254

Жыл бұрын

@@raphael887 Yep...similar but stubbie short of a 6-pack is definitely crazy not silly..in NSW anyway.

@martinkuliza

Жыл бұрын

No mate, it refers to someone who is crazy, nuts when your'e short of a few brain cells your short of a few beers You're a stubby short of a 6 Pack You're not all there your cheese slid off your cracker (this is a UK Saying though) A Few bob short of a pound (another UK one) A Few roo's lose in the top paddock it means crazy Stupid and slow is.... Not the sharpest tool in the shed dumb as a bag of hammers not the brightest bulb in the chandeleir Not the sharpest knife in the drawer You know it's correct because not being SHARP refers to not getting it and being slow Being short of something is CRAZY Short of brain cells (i can see how you interpret that as dumb) but it's not it's used for CRAZY

🤣🤣🤣🤣, I've been watching you for a while, being an Aussie myself, and love watching you reaction to our little differences, it makes me smile, and have a chuckle at ourselves and each other, different yet same. Much love and kindness always ❤️

@petrablazejko3259

Жыл бұрын

Same here!

Good job Ryan! You are nearly ready to survive your first visit to the land of Oz!

@allisalie101

Жыл бұрын

Only ever as a tourist. 😁

@garrygraham7901

Жыл бұрын

@@69lure better happy arvo than trying to say, "G'day mate".

@ellam422

Жыл бұрын

Is any one really ready to meet drop bears? Or have some sort of wildlife in their house?

@Waitomo64

9 ай бұрын

I agree! and I'm gunna out up some cash for it... on one condition...

One of the problems Americans face with understanding Australian English is that it sounds different when we pronounce the same word. A major reason is that we often split our syllables at different locations in the word. eg. Sanga is pronounced 'sang - ah' (not san-ga') with no pause between the two syllables and a very soft G. Emu is the classic American 'mistake'. We pronounce it 'eem --you', whereas most Americans would automatically say 'ee-moo'. PS . I give you a pass on the 'Stubbie short of a six pack' question. The test was Australian slang, not the definition of crazy versus silly.

I totally agree, 9/10, and great reasoning to get there! I give you the stubby. I agree, the distinction was obscure. Hard yakka came from “yakka” from the Yagara indigenous language word for work (yaga) and a company that makes work overalls and other 'tough' clothing trades under that name. .

@whiteswanlilly4119

Жыл бұрын

I just think of the add song “hard yakka, oof, ah!”

@Bellas1717

Жыл бұрын

@@whiteswanlilly4119 So yes!!

Totally agree - doing crazy stuff is not the correct answer.. 9/10

As an Aussie, I agree you got 9/10, Ryan.. If you are a stubbie short, you are stupid, not crazy, so silly is closer to stupid. Your analogy of mising brain cells was spot on.

Thank you for showing interest in our country. Makes me want to go to America for a holiday. Good people.

Really impressed Ryan..well done! I had to think myself about a few of those, and Ive lived here for 74 years!

Getting up at the Sparrows fart is when you're awake early in the morning with the birds.

@cruiser334

Жыл бұрын

Our version of Cock crow

@tallyhorizzla3330

Жыл бұрын

Doesn't everyone fart when they wake up in the morning?

Happy Arvo! You did really well! I’m not one to see sparrow’s fart. I’m a night owl! The “stubbie short of a six pack” was a bit difficult, as you did have two similar answers. I prefer to say, “A sanga short of a picnic”, or “kangaroos loose in the top paddock”. They’re crazy; not all there. Hope everything is going well with the bubba. 💜🇦🇺💜

@adambrock3932

Жыл бұрын

Actually the kangaroo one is actually a few roos short of a paddock

@allisalie101

Жыл бұрын

Where are you from? The phrase is a " A few Roo's, or coupl'a Roo's short of the top, or back, paddock"?

@adambrock3932

Жыл бұрын

@@allisalie101 Sydney NSW and that's what I've always heard which was a few roos short of a paddock

@adambrock3932

Жыл бұрын

@@allisalie101 and here's another one I was taught 20 cents short of a dollar

@sherrylovegood

Жыл бұрын

I simply shortened it. A few kangaroos loose in the top paddock. Generally, I don’t say “roos” unless I’m tired. At the moment, I’m tired. So there are a few roos loose in the top paddock. That’s what moving house does to you.

There are two others that mean the same thing as a stubbie short of a six-pack, but older (before six-packs were even invented): a sandwich short of a picnic, and a snag (sausage) short of a barbie. None of them means "crazy" exactly; they all mean really a bit thick in the head, a bit dumb. Another using different imagery is "not the sharpest tool in the shed (knife in the drawer)". For "crazy", an old expression that some people still use is that the person has a "roo loose in the top paddock".

@marieravening927

Жыл бұрын

We also say "an emu loose in the top paddock"

@steelcrown7130

Жыл бұрын

@@marieravening927 Indeed we do.

@QueenCaitiePie

Жыл бұрын

This is a great explanation!!

I agree, silly/crazy is hard to decipher between in that context.

@franceskrahe6261

Жыл бұрын

Maybe replace silly/crazy with knob head or just plain dumb.

A stubby short of a six pack refers to stupid or dumb people. The quiz is wrong , or at the very least vague

I love listening to people trying to work out our language! LoL

Well done, Ryan. I'd give you a nine too, that one had tricky answers. I had a good laugh at us Aussies with this one. We're obviously nuts.

Yes you got 9, and I haven't heard sparrow fart used in years, I think that would fool a lot of younger Aussies. You are now qualified to become Prime Minister. Congratulations.

Woo Hoo. The accent is getting better and your getting the gist of our lingo! 😂❤

@markhill3858

Жыл бұрын

still says happy arvo tho lol

@fender282

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I don’t think I have ever heard an Aussie say “ Happy Arvo” but don’t be put off Ryan. In your case we’ll let it slide. Better off to say g’ day… it’s an awesome arvo.

@fender282

Жыл бұрын

Just teach Jace proper Aussie. You’d better come over so we can teach him proper good Aussie (that’s a bit of outback lingo) when you get bogged you’re proper bogged…do a good job you’ve done a proper good job. 😁

@carmelmcshanag8144

Жыл бұрын

@@markhill3858 I don't mind it, even though it's a bit wrong. It shows he is "having a crack!" as it were.🤣It's a lot to expect people to just get it.

@billbearback2591

Жыл бұрын

@@fender282 or " i'll catch you this arvo " or " yeah see ya this arvo "

My girls and I talk about getting up at sparrows fart all the time. It’s way too early lol😂

Hey Ryan, great vid! Congrats on passing our citizenship test 😋 Also, keep an eye out for some mail. I sent you something the other day. Fingers crossed it arrives without any breakages.

@darkcase123

Жыл бұрын

Oh did he release a PO Box?

@CadPlaysGames

Жыл бұрын

@@darkcase123 Yep, check out the description beneath the video 😊

@helenwashington1196

Жыл бұрын

I can’t see the Post Box address

True: 9 : 10 = Time to apply for Citizenship! 🤣👍

"Budgie smugglers" means "men's briefs", and referring to swimwear it only means the type of racing briefs you would call "speedos". The expression goes back to a news story in about 1983 about a man being arrested at Sydney airport trying to smuggle endangered parrots out of Australia (for the international pet trade) hidden in his underwear. For context, "budgies" are budgerigahs, a kind of small Australian parrot often kept as pets.

@pascalswager9100

Жыл бұрын

Had a mate who had a taste for exotic fish but not the $$ for them, he used to put the bottom part of a 2L milk bottle down his dacks with a bit of water and scoop them straight outta the aquarium at the pet store.

@danielponiatowski7368

Жыл бұрын

i always thought it was because thats what it looks like, a budgie in your speedos, an guessed the water was pretty cold the day they came up with it.

@godamid4889

Жыл бұрын

@@pascalswager9100 the convict spirit!

@brettevill9055

Жыл бұрын

@@danielponiatowski7368 That is definitely why it caught on, and why it shifted from underpants to swimmers.

Did pretty well mate. I did the exam in a minute before I watched you do it to see how I went. Got 10/10, but that's expected from an Aussie. I will say though, the wording of the answers on the one stubbie short of six-pack question, was a little how ya goin. So I'd give ya the point, cause you were on the right thought process. Love the vids mate!

@glenbe4026

Жыл бұрын

I feel "someone who is a bit silly" is very different to "someone a bit crazy". I never encountered anyone who considers "silly" and "crazy" synonyms.

I agree. You got 9 out of ten! I’m an Aussie, living in Australia. I get up at a sparrows fart (4:15). Those two you had a hard time picking I agreed. The national treasure Steve did use all of those phrases, and I was confused at the 6 pack one, even though it’s a phrase I use.

@godamid4889

Жыл бұрын

Stubby short of a six pack means you aren't very bright. Kangaroos loose in the top paddock means you are a bit mental.

Sparrows fart refers to the first thing you do as soon as you wake up. I’m not too sure if it applies to everyone,it does for me but I don’t fart in my sleep but as soon as I wake up I let rip. That’s where the saying comes from ‘The first thing you do as soon as you wake’.

"A --- short of a -----" is invariably referring to someone crazy or "not all there". A few sandwiches short of a picnic, a few snags short of a barbie etc.

Yucka?? No Hard Yacka - think back with a short 'a' not 'ah'! I'm 62 and never heard of 'sparrows fart'. Congrats - you did get 9 out of 10!!

@ninjabreadman733

Жыл бұрын

Struth I’m 49 and have heard and used sparrows fart since as young as I can remember

Stubby short of a six pack is the same as 'he's missing a few kangaroos in the top paddock'. It means the person is stupid!

@peterfromgw4615

Жыл бұрын

Mate, how about “a sandwich short of a picnic”? Grüße aus Australien.

@sherrylovegood

Жыл бұрын

@@peterfromgw4615 I use both 🤭

Ryan. You're a bloody legend.

you need to watch John Farnham sing "Help" live with Melbourne symphony orchestra He will knock your socks off ....Amazing voice ....

absolutely got 9 out of 10, it was a poorly worded question. A for you. Or in Aussie 'ah goodonya'. 9/10

@sherrylovegood

Жыл бұрын

The fine art of Australian strine. How do we get Ryan to understand us?? Avagoodweegend.

Thanks Ryan. Been following you for a while. You’re just so nice and kind … not making fun of our quirks, but interested to know more. I think one of the main differences in our speech is…I reckon when Americans start school they are taught phonetics. You sound out every part of a word. We seem to ignore most of the sounds and just slide over them. Eg you see Brisbane, as Bris Bain. We just say Bris bin Same with words with an R, like Melbourne. You say Mel born…we say Melb in. And we don’t end ing words with a hard g sound..we just slide into sing without the hard g. You’re very entertaining…a must watch! ❤️From Queensland…all one word, not broken up into 2 words😳😳😳

Budgie smugglers refers specifically to speedo type swimwear. On a man. Imagine the shape of the "front" of the swimwear when they are ON. Then imagine a Budgie wich is a small Australian parakeet that is small enough to be held in your hand...... make the connection.....

Up before the sparrows fart, is getting up before it's dawn, when the birds wake up. Budgie smugglers are really tight, so there's nowhere to hide the tackle.

Hi there! Very well done! Others have done the stubby short of a six pack...where I am the most common slang for a sandwich is a "sarnie" in the tradition of shortening words...Cheers!

9 out of 10, well done Wassa!

@bcmgcj

Жыл бұрын

Yeah well done Ryno!

Hi Ryan, well done on the quiz. A Drongo would be someone doing silly things. Someone that is a stubbie short of a six pack is someone that is a bit crazy. Also in my part of AUS, we say sparrow fart not Sparrows fart. Its a bit like the word maths and math for mathematics.

@lindaadams5030

Жыл бұрын

Sparrow or sparrow's fart. I think the quiz was a bit badly worded.

You're right, Ryan. Like a lot of similar expressions implying that someone falls short of the usual complement of something, "a stubbie short of a six-pack" means "stupid, mentally deficient". If someone were crazy or behaved erratically we might say that they had kangaroos in their top paddock. "Yakka" is pronounced with the first "a" short as in "can" or "man". "Sanger" is pronounced which a ŋ but without the hard "g" sound. And the final "R" is silent, as usual.

As an Aussie, I got one of the questions you read out wrong too!! 🤣😭👍

Definitely 9 out of ten! Wow earliest I've ever seen on the channel ☺️ Hi from a tiny place in Western Australia called Gabbadah (which means mouthful of water in the Aboriginal language). Sadly, there isn't much water left around here anymore tho 😐

@daneavery6281

Жыл бұрын

Aww mate over here in NSW got to much living out scrub aswell

@psychedelicprawncrumpets9479

Жыл бұрын

I'm from Perth and had to look up this town.. So it's guilderton Moore River?

@daneavery6281

Жыл бұрын

@@psychedelicprawncrumpets9479 Wee Waa we just got out from being an Island and may be an Island by next weekend again with the rain coming

@nolasmith7687

Жыл бұрын

@@daneavery6281 hope things are improving for all you guys stuck in the wet. Best wishes from a tiny patch of NSW coast that didn’t get flooded…sorta like winning the lottery.

You did so well Ryan!! Good job mate😊

Question seven you nailed, and you were 100% right, we don't say Sanger, we say Sanga

I'm a West Australian and I love watching your clips on us. Your awesome mate. Cheers.

I just subscribed am glad we're not the only ones out there that can have a laugh at bugger all; we love the yanks more than the poms too good to see a mate on KZread .

A "can short of a 6 pack" = Daft; "Kangaroos loose in the top paddock" = Crazy. Greetings from Melbourne

Yeah matey! Ya' got 9 outa' 10 , ya' blitzed it no worries cobber!😉👍🇦🇺

Good job Ryan!!! Most people don’t have a clue. Your almost an Aussie now ⭐️

Love your videos mate ☺️☺️☺️

hey Ryan,you did really well and I just love the thumbnail 😂 😂 😂

We also say” Dumb as dogshit” and, “ Mad as a Meat axe”, The forward pouch of a pair of swimming trunks is large enough to hide a budgerigar, a very small grass parrot.

I agree with you Ryan (and I am Australian). "a stubbie short of a six pack" is someone who isn't quite all there mentally.....someone who does silly things and someone who acts crazy are the same thing. Someone who IS crazy or slow or thick is a better description. They are "a sandwich short of a picnic" is used over here more than the "beer short of a six pack" anyway.

I agree with you about "stubby short of a six pack". It means someone who is stupid or slow. Sandwich short of a picnic, sausage short of a barbie.

Some of those questions weren't clear enough. You definitely got 9/10. Fantastic reasoning skills.

Well done Ryan. U are definitely an adopted Aussie now.. 👏😛

Good logic. Love seeing you try to make sense of our slang

Hey Ryan. When I first found your channel I was so frustrated and was thinking for you to do some research before incorrect comments. Now I understand the concept. I feel a slice less than a loaf now. Oh and deffinately 9/10 mate.

u did real good mate! love sparrows fart too " i better head home, gotta be up at sparrows fart" oh btw yakka is pronounced yacka

We say 'hard yakka' ('a' is sounded like in apple not yarka) and yes, it means hard work. We even have (or had) overall brand called Yakka an 'hard yakka' was used in the ad for them. Of course we wear hard helmets on building sites or anywhere that can be dangerous but we call them 'hard hats'.

Ryan, you're pretty sharp with this stuff. Probably time to book a ticket, mate. See ya soon

ahah an American trying to picture what budgie smugglers are that was gold!!

Thanks mate for putting this Bonza post up on KZread.

I agree that doing silly things and crazy are too close to choose Ryan... I would give you 9 out of 10 also !! Well done !!

Definitely 9/10! Ben Stiller wore budgie smugglers in Meet the parents when he smashed the other players face with a volleyball!! Classic!

Definitely 9/10! The 2 alternatives for Q8 are almost the same thing, as you said. 😆

Well done Ryan, nailed it mate.

a stubby short of a six-pack is someone who's got a few roos loose in the top paddock. you got 9/10

😂 A for effort but there’s quite a bit of difference between someone doing silly stuff & someone who is crazy/lost the plot/not all there etc. etc. Sorry Ryan it’s definitely 8/10 BUT mates rates for you so let’s say 9/10 😉🤣

Ryan us Aussie really love your channel!!

Once again hillarious thankyou

Another phrase used in place of the stubbie short of a six pack one is "A few roos loose in the top paddock" or "sausage short of a good BBQ" or "sandwich short of a good picnic" or "the lights are on but no one is at home". Budgie is a shortened version of the word budgerigar which is a small parrot. So, a budgie inside a pair of swimming trunks would look like...

Well done mate, your aussie understandings rate

Congratulations you have done really well, you will be one of us soon.

@allisalie101

Жыл бұрын

LOL, no he won't. We'll accept him and embrace him if he ever moves here, because that's what we do for all newcomers, but only as an expat who's embraced our lifestyle, however he'll never be one of us. Only his kids will receive that honour.

Someone who does silly things is a choice of behaviour. Someone who is crazy is a mental condition....huge difference . Just clarifying. I think you are hilarious. Keep it up 👍

That one about being short of a six pack could have had both answers. Doing silly things or being crazy. I am Aussie and went with crazy. You did well😊

Totally a 9/10!! Lolz I love watching ur vids they are sooo funny. Much love to uband the family from Queensland Australia 💯✌️💜🇦🇺🇦🇺😁

I agree with you Ryan the the way the possible answers were written was a bit tricky the one about the stubbie short of a six pack. I'm an Aussie and even I was swaying between the two that you were tossing up which one to use. And "sanga" for sandwich pronounced SANG-A (-A as in when you say UP)

It cracks me up when you say 'happy arvo', we generally don't pronounce the 'r'. So it sounds like aavo, 'aaahvo' 🤔🙄😊😃

Great work on the Sanger. Completely right, we say Sanga. One of our house faves is the Kanga Banga Sanga. I’ll leave you all to enjoy that one

@nolasmith7687

Жыл бұрын

Nice! But where do you source your kanga bangers?

“Mates rates”, “knackered” and “crikey” are all British, but the Aussies use them for obvious reasons

Instead of a stubby short of a six pack I always use a "few bricks short of a barbie" or "not the full quid". And these expressions are in wide use.

Hard yakka is work, sparrow fart is early morning

crazy is he's got a roo loose in his top paddock. dumb is either the stubby short of a 6 pack or my fav: a snag short of a bbq

Top show brother love it. Melbourne Australia. 👍🙏🙏

Oh there are so many more 😂😂. I gotta say they were not hard but I'm looking at it from a dinky die aussie perspective. It really is an inventive lingo of its own. Kiwi's have a few too but between us and our bro's across the pond tend to understand each others lingo pretty well.

Good on you. Just one thing: I have never heard of anyone ever in Australia say, “Happy arvo!” as a greeting. You’d be more like to say just, “afternoon!” or “G’day” (but not with mate added, usually). Actually, in the arvo, you’d probably be more likely to greet someone with “How’s it goin’ (pronounced like gaon)”

If you know that a budgie is a small parrot and the smugglers often hid them in their underwear to get them through customs, the term "budgie smugglers" makes a lot of sense!

I'd say you got 9 out of 10 also, top job(great effort) Ryan, you ripper (legend) haha

9 for sure ...bloody oath mate!! Happy arvo to you your wife n Jace (Jase?)🥰👍

Well done!!!

You definitely deserve 9/10. I agree with you on the silly/crazy. With the answers they had it should of been silly.

😂😂😂😂😂 in America I think we would most often say "they've got a screw loose". "Not the sharpest tool in the shed" we likely say if they are really ..well dumb.

Hard yakka is a brand name for men's work clothes, & that slang mainly comes from the advertising theme, these days someone who is crazy is "A bit Cray cray" or "mental" so you got that right - stubbies short of a 6 pack, a sheep short in the top paddock or a shilling short of a dollar all mean the same, your a bit slow, and crickey is right cos' no one says it anymore. Well done mate give ya 9 outta 10.

Look up my favourite Aussie slang term: "Mum's got to *_'Split the Whisker.'"_*