Oz?  Where is that? I thought it was a fictional place that Dorothy visited
accidently due to a toronado.

Marshall

John Rigby wrote:

> Ha folks,
> My apologies - I keep forgetting small details like the fact that not
> everyone grew up in Oz a hundred or so years ago like me!
>
> Wog as used there, is a generic term for bacteria/infective medium.
> But, I have been unable to determine HOW "wog" came to mean bacterial
> infection. Vis: "I can't go to work today - I have the (bloody) wog",
> translates as " I have a cold/flu/(hangover) ".
> NB: "Bloody" is not specific - it is used simply for emphasis = "very bad".
> Can also be used as positive emphasis: " Bloody good day!"
>
> BUT see my last post!  Responding to
> Harsha.....................................  he is also correct.
>
> Cheers,
>
> John
>
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>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Monday, August 28, 2000 11:13 PM
> Subject: CS>Fwd: CS>OT: Deadly for bacteria, great for consumersre WOG?
>
> > In a message dated 8/27/00 8:39:22 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> [email protected]
> > writes:
> >
> > <<
> >  In this weeks New Scientist is also another remarkable discovery:
> >  Sunlight kills wogs!
> >  Scientists have come up with a great idea for 3rd world countries:
> >  put the water in plastic bottles and leave in the sun for an hour.
> >   >>
> >
> >  can anyone tell me whar is a wog?
> >
>
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