On Sat, 2003-01-11 at 23:24, Franki wrote: > yeah, I'll second that.. > > Don't think this aussie has ever said crikey on his life... > > here are some good Aussie alternatives.. > > 1. "Bloody hell!!!" > 2. "F**k me drunk!" > 3. "Holy Shit!" > 4. "You bloody ripper!!!" (depreciated). > 5. "*****************!!!!" (Censored :-) > > > rgds > > Frank
...I was amused (and still am to this day) with the variations of explicatives that I run across in "normal" conversation. Men, women, children - it's never ending. And here I thought that "street" explicatives in the US - especially around large cities - was varied - but nothing in comparison. Yank "street" or "rap" or "punk" talk doesn't come close. I live in a neighborhood consisting mainly of "oldies" - otherwise known as older, retired folks - and I get it from all sides. I'm just glad that my kids don't "parrot" the neighbors...(I run a tight ship here at home - believe it or not!) ...books have been written about Australian colloquialisms...that's not a joke... ...yet another reason I love Australia so much... -- Sat Jan 11 23:30:00 EST 2003 11:30pm up 1 day, 1:41, 6 users, load average: 0.41, 0.25, 1.15 ------------------------------------------------------------------ | __ __ | kuhn media australia | | / ,, /| |'-. | http://kma.0catch.com | | .\__/ || | | |=================================| | _ / `._ \|_|_.-' | stephen kuhn | | | / \__.`=._) (_ | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | |/ ._/ |"""""""""| | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | |'. `\ | | | icq: 5483808 | | ;"""/ / | | | | | smk ) /_/| |.-------.| | mobile: 0410-728-389 | | ' `-`' " " | Berkeley, New South Wales, AU | ------------------------------------------------------------------ * linux user:267497 * RH 7.3+ * PC/Mac/Linux/Networking/Consulting ------------------------------------------------------------------ half-done, n.: This is the best way to eat a kosher dill -- when it's still crunchy, light green, yet full of garlic flavor. The difference between this and the typical soggy dark green cucumber corpse is like the difference between life and death. You may find it difficult to find a good half-done kosher dill there in Seattle, so what you should do is take a cab out to the airport, fly to New York, take the JFK Express to Jay Street-Borough Hall, transfer to an uptown F, get off at East Broadway, walk north on Essex (along the park), make your first left onto Hester Street, walk about fifteen steps, turn ninety degrees left, and stop. Say to the man, "Let me have a nice half-done." Worth the trouble, wasn't it? -- Arthur Naiman, "Every Goy's Guide to Yiddish"
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