Yellowtails?

Nope. It’s a furphey.

Amanda Hugankis said :

I’m more apt to hear NSW referred to as ‘the place where indicators are a dirty word’, .

Yes, and they call Canberra “the place with all the roundabouts”.

those yellowtails’ll tell ya any old guff to to put the wind up ya…

Almost four decades in Canberra, never heard of it. Maybe it’s subliminal reptoid messages or space rays that have implanted this thought?

Never heard it in the 25 years since I’ve been back.

Skyring said :

Rollersk8r said :

Thirty odd years in the ‘berra for me and I’ve never heard of it until now. Although have heard of Canberra drivers being called “Yogis”, as in Yogi Bear, because of the Y number plates.

Yogi Berra, perhaps?

Good pickup. Although I’m still thinking Yogi Bear is meant to be mildly offensive.

I’ll add my 2 cents worth … 35+ years and never heard it. Shoulder? Chip? Much? Not sure, you didn’t indicate whether they found it offensive or not. I’m more apt to hear NSW referred to as ‘the place where indicators are a dirty word’, but like all bad driving habits, this is one of those generalisations. There are plenty of Y platers that don’t use them either.

40+ years, 2nd generation Canberran. Never heard of it before.

Total of almost 20 years in Canberra over the last 30 or so… Never heard the term before. I have heard the Yogies one, although not all that often.

Rollersk8r said :

Thirty odd years in the ‘berra for me and I’ve never heard of it until now. Although have heard of Canberra drivers being called “Yogis”, as in Yogi Bear, because of the Y number plates.

Yogi Berra, perhaps?