You are about to click on a link which will let you see a photo of a 1 Brass Razoo, but there is no such coin or token ever placed into circulation by any country. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Brass_Razoo.jpg The concept of a "Brass Razoo." You know what a Bronx's Cheer is, right? Its an old term for the sound that a baseball fan makes in lieu of a boo. It's, also, called "raspberry." The blurt coming out of the jeering fan's mouth sounds like a constipated person expelling wind. The Aussies word for that is "razoo." The phrase, "Not worth a Brass Razoo," came into usage during World War I as a comical interjection between Australian and American military personnel having the same meaning as the later contrived American phrase, "Not worth a plugged nickel," and the French's "Not worth a Sou" (worthless). Aussie's also use it to declare they are "penniless" or "broke." Guess what? This Down Under phrase for "worthless" has garnered a fair share of afficianados. A search on Google garnered the following: Brass Razoo - Australian Restaurant 533 Willoughby Rd. Willoughby, Australia (near Sydney) The Brass Razoo Boutique - Fashion Shop & Jewelry 1306 2nd Street South Nampa, ID 83651 (near Boise) TradeMe.com.nz - New Zealand's leading online auction and classified website (sells Brass Razoos) Brass Razoo Web Design - Web site designers P. O. Box 40104, North Shore City, NEW ZEALAND Brass Razoo Wine Bar - Belmore Cellars fine world wines 13 Main Street Morninton, Victoria, AUSTRALIA The Brass Razoo - Pub 26 Connoly Street Clonakilty, West Cork, IRELAND There's hundreds more, including ways to win a 1 Razoo or 2 Razoos. Thought you'd like to know... Clinker
Rugby Great story, Clinker. ThanX. Takes me back to the 1st Rugby match I ever saw where one Aussie tin can decided to challenge the entire USN Pacific Fleet....if they could find enough amongst themselves, to compete. Having never seen rugby performed decided to include myself in the contest, as they (U Aussies) had a keg of Fosters on a stretcher included in the contest. The 1st scrum had to be explained to me. Something like...."If you see a bloke with the ball......he's had it".
