On Fri, 14 Oct 2005 07:46:07 +0930, "Ric"
wrote:


"Montblack" wrote in message
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("Ric" wrote)
[snip]
Fairdinkum, I posted my view point, politely, and the only replies I
receive are hostile and don't address any of the topic. Good work guys.


fair dinkum:

http://www.australianbeers.com/culture/fairdinkum.htm

http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-fai3.htm

http://www.stonedcrow.com/stonedzone/ZONE3level/FAIR%20DINKUM.htm

Uff Da, I still don't get it??


Montblack

Bit hard to translate, can be used in a variety of circumstances. ie-

Seriously, I posted my ............

Well **** me, I posted my ...........

Jesus christ, I posted my ............

Geez I'm ****ed, I posted my ...........

Or, for instance, someone cuts you of in traffic...You shake your head and
mumble to yourself "fairdinkum"

Jump in anytime Stealth!!

Ric

you're looking at words from a guy who didnt realise that "strine
language" was phonetically writing "australian language" for most of
his life. :-)

I think the second one above was going a bit far.
streuth, I posted my.....
blimey they still dont understand so I posted my....
would be better.

the traffic one seems melbourne greek to me. the rest would say
"would you have a schufti at that idiot!"
or "if he had another brain it'd be lonely"

we really are separated by a common language. :-)
Stealth (and a sense of humour) Pilot