Words weavers
The Amazing Shirley, at Rhubarb Whine, recently did a beautiful post on the love of language. It rang true with me… while I’m not into the type of verbose prose that numbs one’s brain into submission, I do adore the…
Slim to Freddy… back through Garth to Keith.
I went through a very long phase in my life when I didn’t like country music… I was brought up on Slim Dusty and Johnny Cash and Olivia Newton John. I was not into silly dusty old, boot scootin’ country…
Of Bunyips and Bluegums…
I wanted to post something dreamy and nice after my last vile effort.… Sorting through my photo archives I chanced upon these photos, taken a couple of months ago. And I decided to go a bit Dreamtime instead… They show…
Pagi Pearl of Wisdom
Pagi (Par-g-ee) is the affectionate name my kids call my Dad. A mish-mash of ‘Grandpa’ I guess. He loves it and it suits him. Pagi has many sayings, some of which provide an interesting mish-mash of the English language in…
STRINE RULE #1: Laughing at ourselves
Given my recent encounters with translations from the American vernacular (‘hiney’ I have discovered, refers to your rear end, and a bit more), I thought I would trim down a popular email doing the rounds and share it with you.…
The Baked Beans Verse…
OK. I have been Zen. I have been un-Zen. I have been upbeat and downcast. Now its time to be silly. … The following verse is a favourite of my SSB (for the uninitiated, these letters can stand for Strong…
Television – My Own Twisted Reality
I try hard not to indulge in too much naval-gazing here. But last night Desperate Housewives was on TV while I was doing the mountain (try Swiss Alps) of folding accumulated in the corner of my living room. And I…
Quote of the Day # 2
“La La La… Wipstick!” Quotee: The Little Woman Explanation: With some coaxing from her mother, this is the Little Woman’s attempt to get her mouth around the name of one of her favourite things in the world (and in mummy’s…
Quote of the Day #1
“Your blood is worth bottling” Quotee: Bush Babe’s Dad Alternate version: You little bottler! Translation: “You are a top person” or “Job well done!” Mighty praise (especially when uttered by old bushies) NB Is quotee even a word?
DEFINITIONS: ‘Strine Vernacular’ & ‘Bush Babe Speak’
To assist those who are having issues with some Aussie terminology sometimes used unwittingly in this blog. (Bonus: handy for dealing with any bloke from the bush!) Bush – this does not refer to an American President or the nether…