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Thread ID: 78790 2007-04-28 16:35:00 OK..I Need A Little Transcription Here: SurferJoe46 (51) PC World Chat
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545039 2007-04-29 12:20:00 It is rumoured that they may be vaguely related to

Vogons:
Vogons are extremely ugly, extremely officious, and generally not much fun to be around.

They emerged from the seas of the planet Vogsphere, and gave up on evolving there and then.

Vogans - any relation to Vogals ? Got two of them in the spare bedroom under the bed. Haven't heard a peep out of them in the last twelve months, very well behaved. Nice black crackle finish as well.
BobM (1138)
545040 2007-04-29 13:35:00 Never thought to WIKI it, but when I clicked that link (^), I got this:

"Bogan (pronounced /ˈbəʉ.gn̩/, rhyming with slogan) is an Australian and New Zealand English slang term, generally pejorative, for a person who is, or is perceived to be, unsophisticated or of a lower class background. According to the stereotype, the speech and mannerisms of "bogans" indicate poor education and uncultured upbringing. The term is mainly applied to white, working-class people."

There are plenty of people who fit that description and wouldn't be called bogans. The kind of car they drive or are driven round in and the kind of music they listen to are very important factors to take into consideration when deciding if someone is a bogan or not.

As for the photo - I have no idea what that has to do with bogans.
Greven (91)
545041 2007-04-29 21:13:00 Bogans are a little like "good old boys", neither good nor old in most cases.
The name is possibly derived from their tendency to give the impression they inhabit the "Bogosphere" - the aroma-challenged area (volume?) around a bog (country toilet, or long-drop).
The picture is of an Australian, which are like Bogans, but without the charm. (Australians are uniquely alians in their own country.)

Have a happy St Patella's day.
R2x1 (4628)
545042 2007-04-30 04:37:00 Does the Wiki mention the clothing preferred by bogans?

Usually black jeans, with a black T-shirt. They tend to congregate in specific suburbs (for instance West Auckland), but have been found outside their habitat on occasion.

Typical bogan entertainment on a Friday/Saturday night consists of drinking copious quantities of beer and doing burnouts in an out of the way street in their hotted-up (they think) V8s

Owning a new Holden for a bogan is almost unheard of - typically they drive cars a minimum of ten years old.

If you see a bogan in a new Holden, it's probably stolen.... :D

You forgot the mullet haircut. :D
Winston001 (3612)
545043 2007-04-30 04:51:00 down here the bogan's car of choice is the '85 Ford Falcon GL - usually all smashed up and scraping on the ground while needing a full city block to complete a u-turn :yuck:

coughCOPBAITcough :groan:
MAC_H8ER (5897)
545044 2007-04-30 06:40:00 down here the bogan's car of choice is the '85 Ford Falcon GL - usually all smashed up and scraping on the ground while needing a full city block to complete a u-turn :yuck:

coughCOPBAITcough :groan:

Sounds like a down market version of a Friday night "boyracer" in his or her pimped out Evo or Nissan Sklyline doing burnouts and illegal drag wars on Te Irirangi Drive while scanning the police comms to find out when the cops are going to turn up for some revenue collecting and yellow stickering of illegally lowered vehicles .
winmacguy (3367)
545045 2007-04-30 09:10:00 Bogans are from Boganville. Whenu (9358)
545046 2007-05-08 04:03:00 I am aware this thread is getting old but I saw this documentary about this guy who was studying Bogans and after watching it I have come to this conclusion ........ Bogan is just another word for Metla??? Black clothes, head banging metlas. :horrified Does that mean the Emos is another word for Punk/Goths? :stare: Trying so hard to keep up with the times. Was so much easier to be called a Metla/Goth/Girly Girl :p pmsl tvnz.co.nz never-u-mind (6500)
545047 2007-05-08 04:18:00 Does the Wiki mention the clothing preferred by bogans?

Usually black jeans, with a black T-shirt. They tend to congregate in specific suburbs (for instance West Auckland), but have been found outside their habitat on occasion.

Typical bogan entertainment on a Friday/Saturday night consists of drinking copious quantities of beer and doing burnouts in an out of the way street in their hotted-up (they think) V8s

Owning a new Holden for a bogan is almost unheard of - typically they drive cars a minimum of ten years old.

If you see a bogan in a new Holden, it's probably stolen.... :D


As someone from West Auckland a bogan in my view is

Black Jeans Black T shirt with Iron madien or Motorhead
Long hair or mullett
Drives a Holden kingswood (Does not do burn outs, He may wheelspin)
Drinks Lion Red only
His girlfriend is called Sharon
and of course his name is..............Kevin.
wmoore (6009)
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