1 grit: As rough as they come
10 mm Socket: Can never be found when you need him
2-Stroke: Hard to start and always smoking
Ace: Excels at everything
Air Con: Only works part-time
Anchor: Weighs everyone down
Backseat Driver: Always giving unwanted advice
Bilby: Digs deep
Blister: Appears when the hard work is done
Blowfly: Always buzzing around, annoying everyone
Blueprint: Always planning, never doing
Bluey: Red-haired person
Boomerang: Always comes back
Boss: Naturally takes command
Bottle: Empty from the neck up
Brake Pad: Gets worn out easily then starts to squeal
Brick Wall: Always blocking progress
Broken Arrow: Doesn’t work and can’t be fired
Brolga: Always dancing around issues
Brumby: Wild and free-spirited
Bush Turkey: Makes a mess of everything
Bushranger: Always holding everyone up
Butterfingers: Always dropping the ball
Candle: Burns out quickly
Cane Toad: Sits down every time he stops working
Captain: Steers the team
Chatterbox: Talks more than works
Chief: Takes charge
Cockatoo: Loud and attention-seeking
Cold Sore: No matter how much crap you put on them, they keep coming back
Commander: Leads with authority
Cordless: Charges all night but only works for 2 hours
Couch Potato: Never leaves his seat
Croc: Snaps easily
Daisy: Some days he is here, some days he isn’t
Dead End: Never leads anywhere useful
Dead Weight: Hard to move and useless
Deck Chair: Always folds under pressure
Devondale: Always does the cream jobs
Dingbat: Always confused
Dingo: Untrustworthy
Director: Always in control
Doona: Never gets out of bed
Dustpan: Only comes out after the mess
Echidna: Prickly and hard to get close to
Echo: Always repeats what others say
Egon: Where has he gone again?
Emu: Runs away from trouble
English Fog: Won’t lift anything
Feta: Always crumbles under pressure
Fire Drill: Always causing a panic
Fixer: Solves problems effortlessly
Flash: Super fast in everything
Flat Battery: Always out of energy
Fossil: Old and outdated
Frosty: Cold and distant
G-Spot: You can never find him
Galah: Foolish and loud
Genius: Solves problems with ease
Glitch: Always messing things up
Goanna: Always sunning themselves
Golf Ball: Hard to find
Grenade: Always waiting for him to pull the pin
Handbrake: Slows everyone else down
Harvey Norman: It's been 3 years with no interest
Helium: Always full of hot air
High Beam: Always in your face
Hostage: Always tied up with something
Houdini: Escapes difficult situations
Iceberg: Mostly hidden and hard to get through to
Kangaroo: Always on the hop
Kinder Surprise: Melts in the heat
Koala: Sleeps all day
Kookaburra: Always laughing at their own jokes
Ladder: Always trying to get higher
Lantern: Not very bright, always has to be carried
Lawnmower: Always cutting things short
Leech: Sucks the life out of everyone
Lightning: Can never hit the same spot twice
Limo: Carries 8 other people
Limp Biscuit: Soft and useless
Magician: Makes challenges disappear
Magpie: Always takes shiny things
Mastercard: Always takes credit for someone else’s work
Morphine: Slow-moving dope
Muffler: Always exhausted
Mule: Takes on heavy loads
Mushroom: Kept in the dark and fed bullshit
Napoleon: Short and overcompensating
Noodles: Thinks all jobs take 2 minutes
Pack Mule: Always carrying everyone's load
Paper Straw: Works but not for long
Pelican: Big mouth, eats a lot
Perth: Always 3 hours behind everyone else
Ping Pong: Always back and forth without any results
Platypus: Boss’s son; protected species
Pluto: Far out and not very bright
Possum: Only comes out at night
Pothole: Always in the road
Quokka: Always smiling but not much use
Rally Car: Handles all terrains
Rocket: Shoots off quickly
Rubber Band: Stretches the truth
Salty: Tough as nails
Scrap Paper: Always leftover and useless
Seaweed: Just floats around all day and stinks
Sensor Light: Only works if someone walks past
Shadow: Always lurking but never doing anything
Shania: Doesn’t impress you much
Show Bag: Quite simply, full of shit
Sideshow Bob: Always clowning around
Slinky: Good for nothing but fun to push down the stairs
Snail: Always slow and steady
Speed Bump: Slows everyone down
Spider: Weaves a web of lies
Sprinter: Always fast off the mark
Static: Always causing interference
Stingray: Stands around with hands on hips (aka safety officers)
Swagman: Always drifting from place to place
Swiss Cheese: Full of holes
Tassie Devil: Always in a rush
Tea Towel: Always hanging around the kitchen
Teflon: Nothing ever sticks to him
Torch: Only shines when things are dark
Trapdoor: Comes out and grabs anyone who walks past for a gossip
Tumbleweed: Just rolls around aimlessly
Turbo: Always works at high speed
Wallaby: Jumps from job to job
Wet Blanket: Always dampens the mood
Wheelbarrow: Only works when pushed
Wicket-keeper: Puts on the gloves and stands back
Willy-Willy: Causes a lot of fuss but doesn’t achieve much
Wizard: Always finds a solution
Wombat: Eats, roots, shoots, and leaves
Workhorse: Never stops working
Yabby: Always digging themselves into holes
Yoyo: Always up and down