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I was watching a video called "Amnesia day" by Juice Media and I heard this phrase:

Come on straya! Crack a tinnie! Char a baby sheep! Stick a flag on your car! Or on your knob!

I was feeling pretty confident about my English until I heard these sentences. Can someone explain what do they mean? I only understood the flag part.

Note: They are Australian so it probably has to do with something from Australian accent and culture.

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    Don't let this affect your confidence - the vast majority of non-Australasian native English speakers also struggle with "Strine," which is an Australian slang term for Australian slang. I can guess all of these, but this whole quote is deliberately difficult for non-Australians. Although "knob" is also British slang.
    – Adam Chalcraft
    Dec 22, 2020 at 0:50

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Come on straya - ‘straya’ is phonetically-spelled way of the abbreviation of Australia. Just imagine you’re drunk and say it.

Crack a tinnie - Crack open a tin of beer - crack could be considered onomatopoeic

Char a baby sheep - Cook some lamb, probably on the barbecue since char implies fire and Australia is stereotypically associated with barbecuing.

Stick a flag on your car or on your knob - Deliberate over exaggeration to encourage large shows of patriotism.

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    I'm baffled by "Stick a flag on your... knob." I'm in the U.S., and I'm not familiar with flags being stuck on door knobs or any other kind of knob.
    – Wayne Conrad
    Dec 21, 2020 at 17:31
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    @WayneConrad I’d lower your mind toward the gutter and think of a piece of male anatomy one could metaphorically reference as a flag pole :)
    – Arkhem
    Dec 21, 2020 at 17:41
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    Thanks for the explanation. Now I understand why you did not elaborate on that in your answer. Please forget I asked. :)
    – Wayne Conrad
    Dec 21, 2020 at 17:44
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    the video shows a durex condom with an Australian flag on it youtu.be/BaA0hZ406YY?t=64
    – hojusaram
    Dec 22, 2020 at 7:56
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    @hojusaram A condom with a national flag on it is for those who think being figuratively screwed by their country just isn't enough.
    – Deepak
    Dec 23, 2020 at 12:04

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