Talk:Australian 50 dollar note

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The $50 note is colloquially known as a 'pineapple'.

What crap is this, newer heard of it before, and Im an aussie. Enlil Ninlil 03:34, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

~~Total crap.~~ Me neither. Me too. ~~Endorse deletion.~~ Hesperian 03:39, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

I hear it all the time - it's the most common nickname. I've heard 20's called 'oranges' or 'lobsters'. Google it, or look at the pineapple (disambiguation) page on Wiki, where this nickname was already referenced before I put it in the article. I've qualified it with 'sometimes' to reflect the nickname apparantly not being universal.165.142.249.81 00:55, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

Another reference - http://www.abc.net.au/melbourne/stories/s1570115.htm - so we can rely on what is out there rather than our anecdotal recollections of whether we've heard it used. 165.142.249.81 01:00, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

Fair enough. [1]. Hesperian 01:03, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

Thank you. And next time guys - how about we Assume_good_faith rather than attack someone elses contributions as 'crap' or 'nonsense'? :) 165.142.249.81 01:08, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

Point taken. My apologies. Hesperian 01:09, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

Ok I wont delete it, but still no-one i know uses these names. So you should also put it in the other articles. Enlil Ninlil 06:32, 13 January 2007 (UTC)

I hear them quite a bit - 'heeler' for the $10, 'lobster' for the $20, 'pineapple' for the $50. It's just like how Americans call a 5c a nickel and a 10c a dime. Maybe each of these articles needs its own section on nicknames? According to the link Hesperian posted, some people call a $20 a 'redback', which makes sense but I've never heard that one before. Ender 23:38, 13 January 2007 (UTC)