Re: A bit OT - Strine (was B5)

You wrote: 

>Septic Reffo - an immigrant to Australia from the USA. Oz is unique in
>that there's about as many USAians coming here permanently as Aussies
>leaving for the US.

This is what we call "Balance of Trade", right?

>Wanker - practioner of (usually intellectual) self-abuse, similar. As 
in >"I saw a telecast of the US Senate yesterday. What a bunch of 
Wankers!"

Useful--I may have to adopt.  "Saw Jesse Helms on C-SPAN yesterday.  
What a Wanker!".

>Bloody - Sometimes used as an afirmation, more often just a space
>between  words.

Do ya'll compound with Fuckin'?

>Coon - Australia's Favourite Cheese. Really.

Not going there any time soon.

>Rubber - an eraser, something for rubbing out pencil marks.

Hence leading to confusion when an Aussie mentions a small child eating 
a "Strawberry-flavored rubber" which causes an American to immediately 
call Child Protective Services and an Aussie to say "Silly Bugger." :)

John M. Atkinson