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Compiled by Scott Middlebrook and Jason Quick with Luke Miller


ENCYCLOPEDIA BREAKFASTUS : A-B-C

50/50 - Brief �letters to the editor� column in the Herald-Sun newspaper. The touchstone for social comment.

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Adams, Cameron - Music journalist and Breakfasters music reporter. (1999 - )

Album of the Week - The Breakfasters plug a particular current release album every week by giving away 2 copies to subscribers every morning.

All Together Now - An old sitcom starring such acting talents as John English and Steven Jacobs. Kate Langbroek wrote a number of episodes for this series, none of which seem to get repeated.


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Bam Bam - Regular phone in contributor to "Show and Tell". Often disguises his voice with a range of ethnic accents.

Beat Magazine - Free weekly music/ arts magazine published in Melbourne and Sydney.

Bennett, Ian (Wildcat) - Breakfasters football reporter and staunch Geelong supporter.

Biggs, Tony - Occasional co-host of Breakfasters and Summer Breakfasters, host of Kiss My ARRRSE, and drummer with the band The Fuck Fucks.

Bill - Crud produced radio serial following the the exploits of Christchurch social worker, Bill, 'the Kiwi who cares'. (c. 1993-1994)

Boczech, H.M (pron. 'bo-chek') - The Demon Barber. Sometime contributor to 50/50 in the Herald-Sun. Derived from the misinterpretation of the line "I got my head checked by a jumbo jet" from 'Song 2' by Blur as "I got my head shaved by H.M. Boczech".

Bob the Binny (from Mooroolbark) - Garbage collector and phone contributor to "Show and Tell". AKA Robert the Garbologist.

Bodey, Micheal - Breakfasters arts reporter. Beat Magazine arts reporter. Co-host of Creative Tension. (1998-99)

Boland, Michaela - Breakfasters producer and host since 2000. Former relief Breakfasters news-reader and Summer Breakfasters co-host (1998-99). Arts reporter for In-press magazine. Co-host of Creative Tension.

B.S.T (Breakfast Show Tax) - An equal tax for all Breakfasters announcers where if one announcer has any food, they must share any or all of it with their fellow announcers.

Butterworth, Dave - Breakfasters surf reporter and host of Galactic Zoo. (c. 1997)


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cabbage - taxi. see Hound Dog Speak

cajones (pron. 'cahonees') - A nickname for testicles.

Canadians (pron. 'k-naaayyy-deeans') - Natives of Canada, located in the North American continent, who have all been (somewhat unfairly) tarred with the same brush as the likes of Corky & the Juice Pigs and the 3 Canadians, and are a constant source of irritation to Chris Hatzis, Kate Langbroek, Dave O'Neil and James Young.

Captain Cocoa - 1980's party band for which Dave O'Neil played bass guitar.

Cat Corner - Occasional segment on The Breakfasters (from an original concept by Kate Langbroek) in which Chris Hatzis and Dave O�Neil talk about the antics of their respective cats, Xeno and Schnoodle. The main aim of this segment is to annoy Kate. (c. 1997-1998)

chaboombas - One of Kate Langbroek's nicknames for breasts.

Chances - An old 'adult' soap opera which was a just a cheap excuse to show T & A. To this end a young Kate Langbroek appeared topless on it.

check - good-bye, farewell. var. checkule, checkularay, checkadoodledandweigularay; see Hound Dog Speak

chestnut - very good. see Hound Dog Speak

choozers - see chaboombas

chopped liver - Chris Hatzis and Dave O'Neil (due to all the media attention Kate Langbroek gets, and the other two don't get).

Chowtime - A semi-regular segment on the Summer Breakfasters 1997-98 where those present talk about what different foods they like.

City Weekly - Melbourne CBD weekly magazine for which Kate Langbroek used to write a column. AKA Shitty Weekly.

Coach, The - Leigh Paatsch's occasional alias when reading sports news during Kate Langbroek's absence. AKA Track-suit Boy. see also News Butcher.

Collingwood - The Australian Rules Football team whom Chris Hatzis supports.

Col'n Carpenter - An old sitcom starring Kym Gyngell, and for which Kate Langbroek wrote some episodes.

"Cool in the pool" - A term used by Chris Hatzis to describe the weather, although more often than not it�s used by Kate Langbroek when doing a Chris-impersonation.

Crackman - Nickname for Mark O�Toole (AKA Cracksy, Crackouli, Monsieur Crevice)

Crap News - News stories announced (�live all around your trousers�) by Leaping Larry L during the Summer Breakfasters 1997-98, that are, well... complete crap!

Crawdaddy, Maxwell Von; Esq. - What Leaping Larry L insists on calling housemate (and Son of Crawdaddy host) Max Crawdaddy, although everyone knows exactly who he's talking about.

Creep, Cousin - Relief Breakfasters host and host of Paint The Town Clear Gloss.

Crud- Comedy duo consisting of Tony Moclair and Julian Schiller, creators of Breakfasters serials, Bill, Crud, and Wrath of Galaktricon.


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