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Thu, 17 Apr 1997 14:46:03 +0100
Hiya Loonies...
This one's from Dragon...
Wishes & Dreams...
- ANDREA
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------- Forwarded foolishness follows -------
I went to college at the College of Charleston in SC. In SC the "State
Dance" is the "Shag." My girlfriend of the time, from England, came
down to visit and was surprised to hear that a couple of my female
friends from college had recently taught me how to shag. I offered to
teach her how, even though I wasn't very good at it. "Shagging" in the
U.K. is a crude way of saying "to have sex"!
Submitted by: Mark Elliott @ Dartmouth Med. School
I'm reminded of my recent trip to Austin, TX, where I observed this
eating place called Po-boys.. I was a bit worried 'cause in Britain a po
is a toilet bowl..
Submitted by: Mike Charles @ gla.ac.uk
In a similar vein, many years ago, we had a young American female
teacher at our school who told the year 8 students to support their
athletics team by telling them to "Go out and root for the school". A
root is a common expression in Australia for sexual congress. Needless
to say, there were some interesting reactions, and later one very
embarassed teacher!
Submitted by: Ray Ludenia @ dcscomp.com.au
This works both ways. In Australia, XXXX (four X) is a well known brand
of beer. In the good ol' US of A, it is an equally well known brand of
condom. I was not aware of the American brand name and hence was
interested at my American friends reaction to the (Australian) XXXX
jingle;
"I can feel a XXXX comin' on"
Submitted by: Shane Curran in Sydney, Australia
Being from Australia, I have had many opportunities to learn of subtle
differences in the English Language. One that comes to mind is in
reference to the common American name "Randy" In Australia, the term
"Randy" means "Horny", so you could imagine my fear the day a guy came
and introduced himself and said "Hi, I'm Randy". I about ran a mile.
Submitted by: Mike Bartils @ inconnect.com