> >> > >>>Woot! > >> > >>Congratulations! You did exceptionally well and really deserve all the > > > > praise > > > >>and prices... > >> > >>P.S. What does "woot" mean? > >> > >>Boris > > > > > > it's a nautical term originating from the days of sail. After Eric the > > Red had discovered America he continued down the coastline to what is > > now Panama. His crew portaged their longboat over the isthmus and into > > the Pacific Ocean where they sailed until they discovered Hawaii, with > > all its attractions. 'Woot!' is an onomatopoeic rendering of the noise > > made by a volcano that was exploding just as the Norse sailors with > > their horned helmets caught their first glimpse of the local womanhood > > waiting on the beaches. > > > > The sound became a cry of jubilation for sailors arriving unexpectedly > > on shore that has survived into English today - it was a war cry of > > the Vikings as they neared the shores of Northumbria where, just like > > the Hawaiians before them, San and Tray awaited... > > For elucidation...... > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fat_Slags > > I was going to add a youtube link but lost my bottle. >
San and Tray have probably hidden it somewhere about their person. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
