Colourful Australian Lingo

> >What about the Canberras of No 2 Squadron? You remember the Canberra

> aebrain Wrote:

> > Septics? Please tell me that's a typo....

That's what I was afraid of. I think I'll just move on on this one.

2B^2

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> So what do you call a gumnutted Pom Reffo who has done a runner and

An emigrant immigrant?

Gracias,

> > So what do you call a gumnutted Pom Reffo who has done a runner and

> " A typical whinging pom that couldn't hack it in the greatest country

Brendan, you should really tell the list about some of your experiences with
sharks. Maybe the one where one of em still had hold of your leg when you got
out of the water? [a] Maybe this guy was intelligent enough
to prefer a land where people ate fish, rather than the converse. :-)

AH! Now I know why you own all those fishing-tackle shops! [b] A
carefully-crafted plan of REVENGE! Nice one, Brendan.

Back On Topic: All the population studies I've seen for the GZG-verse
colonies haven't taken into account any backflow - people who couldn't
hack it (or more often, had more sense than to try).

> From: aebrain@austarmetro.com.au (Alan E Brain)

> with sharks. Maybe the one where one of em still had hold of your leg

Just before he married my wife's sister, myt brother-in-law visited
Australia, and decided to go swimming. he found himself being sucked out to
sea, and couldn't get back. Just when he was ready to give up, two locals
showed up on surfboards and asked him, "What are you doing out here, mate?"
His response was accurate, "Drowning."

> AH! Now I know why you own all those fishing-tackle shops! [b] A

Anywhere with fishing shops can't be all bad.

> [a] But to set the story straight, they weren't very big sharks, and as

> Brendan told me (and I quote his exact words) "The last two sharks to

> Snowy Mountains in summer - you should contact him.

*sigh* I wish I had time to do some fishing HERE.

2B^2

> Brendan, you should really tell the list about some of your

Arm - not leg, and it wasn't all that big - it only just got through my
wetsuit - after the first attack you actually do lose most of your fear
-
after all it wasn't so bad the last time.....

> AH! Now I know why you own all those fishing-tackle shops! [b] A

You got it in one- plus most sharks taste great - they don't feel the
same way about us though.

> Back On Topic: All the population studies I've seen for the GZG-verse

Yup - bashed to a paste on the rocks :-)

> [b] Most of the ones in Canberra, in fact. If you're ever down this

And like most Canberrans you are overlooking the particularly good fishing in
the inner city lakes (Ginninderra,Burley Griffin and Tuggeranong)...

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> Back On Topic: All the population studies I've seen for the GZG-verse

Probably wouldn't be significant as the facility wouldn't exist for two way
travel - it would most likely be too expensive and I really think that
colonists will mostly be in the "poor" category - why would significant
numbers of people leave a place where they were well off.

G'day,

> Back On Topic: All the population studies I've seen for the

Then you haven't broken into my code (yet) then;)

On some of the most inhospitable colonies I allow for decent rates of
emigrants as well as immigrants.

Cheers