Andrew,
Thanks for that. I figured that there was some rudeness in there somewhere
but really wanted the meaty details.
T ;-)
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>From: andrew burke <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: Poetryetc provides a venue for a dialogue relating to poetry and
> poetics <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Snap in Ozzie lingo
>Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2006 07:53:33 +0800
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>Phew, Tina, I'm glad you had an Aussie voice to hear it through, but
>you have chosen for explanation a sensitive section :-) If you were an
>Australian, I'd think you were having me on, but as you're not, I'l
>take your question at face value.
>
>A snagger is a sausage. To have sex is sometimes uncouthly referred to
>as 'hiding the sausage'.
>
>A sanger is a sandwich, traditional fare for lunch.
>
>Thanks for your story and your response.
>
>Andy, gone a-droving.
>
>
>On 28/09/06, Tina Bass <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>Love it!
>>
>>In my first proper job I worked with an Ozzie called Tamsin who worked in
>>a
>>customer service environment and referred to all of her customers as
>>'bloody
>>galahs' (not to their face though - at least not after the first couple of
>>reprimands). I can mimic to a certain extent but I don't think anyone
>>could
>>say this like an Australian. The absolute venemous contempt in those two
>>little words.
>>
>>She did explain that a galah is a bird that is 'all over the bloody
>>place',
>>'makes a right racket' and 'is a bit bloody thick'. She was fab. I
>>didn't
>>get the 'snagger' and 'sanger' refs. Please explain.
>>
>>Tina
>>
>>
>>
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>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "andrew burke" <[log in to unmask]>
>>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 1:05 PM
>>Subject: Snap in Ozzie lingo
>>
>>
>> > Don't come the raw prawn with me!
>> > I yelled at him.
>> > He was gobsmacked, so I
>> > hightailed it out of there,
>> > grinning like a shot fox.
>> > Bloody galah, I mumbled to meself,
>> > he doesn't half get up me freckle.
>> > Still, I felt bad for coming across
>> > as cross as a frog in a sock,
>> > but fair dinkum I reckon
>> > he had a couple of roos
>> > loose in the top paddock.
>> > I stumbled into home
>> > only to find the missus
>> > had dropped her trackie daks
>> > and was flashing
>> > a mappa Tassie.
>> > Strewth, the old fella
>> > thought he was a joey
>> > and there was
>> > his mother's pouch.
>> > Sheilas act a little daft
>> > if you don't
>> > hide the snagger
>> > on demand, but truth is
>> > I could've done
>> > with a sanger instead.
>> > Honour bound, I got to
>> > slinging me weight
>> > in the right direction
>> > like any good wombat,
>> > then threw on
>> > the ol' feed bag
>> > and forgot
>> > the stupid bastard
>> > ever existed.
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > Andrew
>> > http://hispirits.blogspot.com/
>> > http://www.bam.com.au/andrew
>> >
>>
>
>
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>Andrew
>http://hispirits.blogspot.com/
>http://www.bam.com.au/andrew
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