article_snippet.sent: Jeff McCubbery and Ian Bullock devised the plan for Captain Cootie Cards over twenty years ago in a bid to counter the influx of lingo from overseas.
article_snippet.sent: We met at an annual fishing trip, and quickly learned We shared the belief that the language We grew up with was waning.' '
article_snippet.sent: We decided to do something to keep the vocabulary afloat,' McCubbery said. '
article_snippet.sent: We decided to consolidate the Australianisms
article_snippet.sent: We knew and loved from We upbringings-instead of the Americanisms which have ,' said Ian Bullock.
article_snippet.sent: McCubberry believes the rise of television and the internet has let a torrent of lingo loose from Britain and America that has eclipsed the home grown counterpart.
article_snippet.sent: McCubberry said when the pair met on a fishing trip 20 years ago 'we quickly learned we shared the belief that the language we grew up with was waning' The best mates use lingo from The best mates upbringing which The best mates say has disappeared, such as the term: 'I don't give a rats a
article_snippet.sent: It doesn't make sense because colourful language is a pivotal part of Aussie culture.'
highlights_snippet.sent: Jeff McCubbery and Ian Bullock believe traditional Aussie lingo is being lost to imported vernacular .
  