Subj : EatingDirt/FrenchGeograp
To   : Miles Maxted
From : James Bradley
Date : Sat Apr 16 2005 03:10 am

04-15-05  04:41, Miles Maxted told James Bradley about Re: OMX

 How do, Miles?

 JB> You round up the fillies... Er, Sheilas, and I'll pour the drinks!
 
 MM> `Sheilas' ?   My very good Sir, dost speak Strine or Noo Zland ?

No... I just ran the Paul Hogan movies. Used to watch a couple of comedy shows 
from Paul. Ever seen 'em?

 MM> Cower not, little Neddie, all are welcome Down Under...

With too much land to barb-wire, I get uncomfortable. Besides, I'd have to 
learn what would kill me first. But thanks for the invite! <-;


 MM> "A fair suck of the sav"

 MM> ... evocative of grubby small children on a beach or bush picnic - 
 MM> with a few precious boiled-up savaloy sausages, dipped in tomato 
 MM> sauce and  shared with complete disregard for personal hygiene....

Oh... I've eaten *those*. <LOL>

 MM> `Zealand' is a spelling corruption of the Dutch `Zeeland', and the
 MM> pronounciation survived - even though "Z" is "Zed" here, too...

I can see them now, "That's Z'land. All ashore."

 MM> Visitors talk of `Noo Zeelanders', but both Ockers and the locals 
 MM> term them `Kiwis' - after the small, flightless and near-blind 
 MM> indigeneous bird that survived most of the dinosaurs (we've still 
 MM> got one surviving in our bush called the tuatara) but probably not 
 MM> the humans that arrived a few hundred years ago.

You're not allowed cats there, are you?


 MM> And `sheilas' used to be the universal background accessory for
 MM> all Australasian blokes - but here in NZ now run the place 
 MM> (Governor-General, Prime Minister, Chief Justice ... right up to 
 MM> such worthies as truck drivers, construction and road workers).

 MM> However, undoubtedly the best thing about NZ is the unlimited 
 MM> supply of local champayne ... the unfettered export drive to get 
 MM> the world happy on NZ wines has excellent methodes in local 
 MM> supermarkets at less than $NZ10 a bottle ...

Technically, it has to be "sparkling wine" unless brewed in the region of 
France. I trust your local wines don't suffer from ethyl glycol, like the 
Aussies are reported to use?

But seriously... I get a little nervous about keeping on-topic. Maybe MEMORIES 
needs more business?
.... Women who seek to be equal with men lack ambition.

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