That has to be the best o' the lot so far. Thanks, Tan. :) chris
On Sat, 3 Jan 2004, Tanya Mayer Photography wrote: > Chris asked... "How do you pronounce "whinging"? I assume it's wine-ing, > but I keep saying win-jing in my head." > > then, Bob said: "Australians pronounce 'bastards' wonderfully. That's why we > whinge so much - we just love to listen to their cute little accent" > > followed by Franks image of fairygirl in a, *gulp* cheerleader's outfit... > *eek*... > > and then, Chris's observations of fairygirl "complaining about her puppies > or something"... > > it gets worse... cause then, Bob W chimes in with his FANTASTIC explanation > of the definition and history behind the terminology "bloody whinging pommy > bastards" and adviced that fairygirl could "remove her cheerleader's outfit > now" *double EEK*... > > to which Graywolf added his very concise, and accurate definition of the > aforementioned terminology... > > and then, Cotty, the only one who apparently is talking ANY sense at all, > sums it all up with "World Goes Mad - Official"... > > WHAT a fantastic way to wake up in the morning, I came to my 'puter and > literally laughed my way through breakfast. You guys are so hilarious, and > have just increased my motivation to get to GFM about 10-fold... > > Ok, seems that there is an Aussie accent lesson in order here... > > The terminology is pronounced as follows in my "neck o' the woods" (thanks > for the quote Al Rocker...), hehe... > > ....drum-roll please... > > "blud-dee win-jin' pom-ee baar-stads!" (with emphasis on the EXCLAMATION > mark!) lol... > > meaning as follows in said context: > > "bloody" - please place emphasis on the following terminology, and know that > it is said with passion... > > "whinging" - a verbal occurance that happens frequently and continuously, > usually a complaint of sorts, that is both annoying and punishable with > violence toward the whinger, if repeated frequently and continuously > enough... (the point at which it reaches "enough" is decided upon at the > discretion of the whingee...") > > "pommy" - an individual of English descent, usually with fair skin, pink > cheeks, and generally assumed to have a very strange concept of bathing... > > "bastard" - an australian colloquial, generally meaning "whinging pommy", so > really, a tautology when used in conjunction with the above defined terms, > *however*, in typical australian form, it generally has many meanins and can > also be taken as a term of endearance when used in an altogether separate > context... eg. "how ya goin', ya fat bastard?", usually accompanied by a > friendly slap on the back, and said as the recipient is being offered a > seat, and having a "coldie" forced into his awaiting palm. This term has > also been known to be used in context with display of the typically > Australian "tall poppy syndrome", when someone achieves at a high level of > their chosen vocation, phrased as follows "'friggin' lucky bastard, how did > he/she manage to get THAT far/famous/rich etc?!?" > > hope this clears some things up for you, obviously uneducated mob of > vegemite hating, pentax loving, bloody hooligans... > > hooroo...! <VBG> > > tan. *as she ducks for cover* >
