Hahahahaha. yes in .au pretty much any word or phrase could mean something rude if said in the right tone, or in the right context (or both).
I believe we got this from the British. I did a good thing once, I stopped a friend from naming their son "John Thomas" - they really had no idea. I told them to google it. They changed their mind quick smart after that. That kid owes me big time... On Nov 26, 11:54 am, "Peter Becker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 10:53 AM, sherod <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> Mate -- try living in Australia one day: every word seems to have a > >> rude meaning down under and "buggery" is just one of these words you > >> can put pretty much everywhere. I got into the habit of using it > >> before even knowing it's original meaning. Even your shell prompt gets > >> offensive during administration tasks. > > > Mate, this thread is seriously rooted. > > In what? > > Peter --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
