G'day Rod, I am not sure that you get what you want if you ask for some dead horse in one of those stake houses of yours ;-)
Jan Jaeger. >From: Rod Nash <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: Linux on 390 Port <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [OT] Neale's effective use of irony and sarcasm >Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2002 16:09:14 +1000 > >Exposing the world to Aussie-isms is goodness. It raises everyone to a >higher level of awareness! > >Exposing Australia to the world by the proliferation of Outback Steakhouse >restaurants is badness and must be stopped immediately. > >I am use to seeing the great American icons throughout Asia, on nearly >every street corner in fact. Of course I am talking about Maca's and KFC. >I can handle those. Even when Starbucks started to spread I thought, oh >well at least I know where to get a semi decent coffee. But now you are >taking it to far. > >Outback Steakhouse's are spreading, at last count there were 11 in Seoul, >Korea...... This has got to stop now or it will not be safe for Aussie's >to travel around Asia without some asking what Kookaburra wings are really >like or where Walhalla is!!!! > > > > >Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2002 15:15:46 -0400 >From: "Ferguson, Neale" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: [OT] Neale's effective use of irony and sarcasm > >Fair suck of the sav! Don't come the raw prawn with me sport. (With >apologies to Barry McKenzie). > > > -----Original Message----- > > No, Neale, we've just gotten used to it. (All very embarassing, I'm > > sure.) > > > > What we were all actually hoping for was for you to stop using very > > strange Aussie-isms that require a special committee to be established > > simply to determine (a) what words you used, and (2) what > > they meant. ;-) > > On the other hand, such things broaden our horizons and keep > > us on our > > toes (and some other metaphors). > >Rod Nash >Senior IT Specialist >Linux on zSeries >Asia Pacific > >IBM Australia >60 City Road, Southbank, >Victoria, Australia, 3006 >Office +61-3-9626 6587 Mobile 041 221 4292 >Internet - [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ Meld je aan bij de grootste e-mailservice wereldwijd met MSN Hotmail: http://www.hotmail.com/nl
