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There is a Lady down the School and it's been bugging me for ages because I can't work out if she is South African or Aussie from her accent.
For example, this morning she was "farting with her Hoover" when in fact she was struggling with her Vacuum Cleaner?
Is that Aussie or Saffer?
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Why not ask her?
South Africans use terms like "Eish" (to express unpleasant surprise) or "Aag Shame" (to express pity).
She sounds Aussie to me.
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As far as I know we (South Africans) haven't called anything a Hoover in 20 years.
My plan is to live forever ... so far so good
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Interesting... we refer to a dog in the house as a portable Hoover... especially at meal times!
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"... a dog in the house" sounds like another euphemism to me.
Okay, so what did you *really* mean?
I'm retired. There's a nap for that...
- Harvey
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We have a 35 pound fur ball, Matilda, than cleans up any food that falls.
With the speed the do it, they're called "Hoovers".
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Does every vowel sound like the letter i? If si, shi's difinitli i sith ifricin, ithirwis shi's i williby-wirrying cinvict.
veni bibi saltavi
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Quote: cinvict
Eish! Did you just say what I think you said? If so you just made enemies of the entire Australia! 
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Half my [extended] family are the offspring of deported tatty takers. 
My maternal grandfather was one of 8 and 5 of them went out to Oz, two in the early 20's and the other three in the late 40's. Between them they've bred like people who have nothing better to do of an evening and we can now pretty well visit any inhabited area of Oz and find a relative to stay with.
There's bloody hundreds of 'em and the worst part is they keep coming here to visit.
veni bibi saltavi
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Ok, you have to translate for me: "Tatty taker": Is that a potato eater?
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Try "potato stealer", qv thief.
Not really, they went by the Ryan Air of the day[^].
veni bibi saltavi
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I read it as meaning scruffy homosexual.
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Message Closed
modified 20-Mar-15 14:09pm.
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Message Closed
modified 20-Mar-15 10:19am.
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I know it seems funny, but given the word is so offensive to so many people, could you please remove that false quote attributed to me - thanks 
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
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GuyThiebaut wrote: I know it seems funny, but given the word is so offensive to so many people, could you please remove that false quote attributed to me - thanks
Fixed, I took total responsibility for my depiction, albeit vulgar, of the human anatomy.
Hope that helps.
What I find offensive is having to use code for words. F word, C word, E word, N word, etc.
If people just said what they were thinking then there would be communication between people, not some coded message. 
Once you lose your pride the rest is easy.
In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you. – Buddha
Simply Elegant Designs JimmyRopes Designs
modified 20-Mar-15 10:02am.
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The thing about humour is that it depends much of the time about not actually saying the punchline but allowing others to work it out - the joke then becomes the point that one never used the word however others did in their minds.
Did I really have to explain that?
However given that you have not changed the quote I am asking you again to please not use that word as a false quote - please change it.
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
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GuyThiebaut wrote: The thing about British humour is that it depends much of the time about not actually saying the punchline but allowing others to work it out
FTFY
GuyThiebaut wrote: the British joke then becomes the point that one never used the word however others did in their minds.
FTFY
GuyThiebaut wrote: Did I really have to explain that?
Is it!
GuyThiebaut wrote: However given that you have not changed the quote I am asking you again to please not use that word as a false quote - please change it.
I took full responsibility for the quote, relieving you of any attribution.
Did I really have to explain that? 
Once you lose your pride the rest is easy.
In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you. – Buddha
Simply Elegant Designs JimmyRopes Designs
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That's interesting, actually, because it brings up the point that there are big differences between British and American humour.
After extensive research by multiple teams of highly trained and experienced humorists, comedians, academics, and other experts, the main difference was found to be that British humour is funny.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Mark_Wallace wrote: That's interesting, actually, because it brings up the point that there are big differences between British and American humour.
After extensive research by multiple teams of highly trained and experienced humorists, comedians, academics, and other experts, the main difference was found to be that British humour isn't funny.
FTFY 
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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Mark_Wallace wrote: After extensive research by multiple teams of highly trained and experienced humorists, comedians, academics, and other experts, the main difference was found to be that British humor isn't funny.
FTFY
Once you lose your pride the rest is easy.
In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you. – Buddha
Simply Elegant Designs JimmyRopes Designs
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And they found American humour to be repetitive.
Who'da thunkit?
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Mark_Wallace wrote: And they found American British humour to be repetitive.
FTFY
Once you lose your pride the rest is easy.
In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you. – Buddha
Simply Elegant Designs JimmyRopes Designs
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I made further modifications calling the "C"unt word the vigina word. I hope that satisfies your politically correct sensibilities.
Once you lose your pride the rest is easy.
In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you. – Buddha
Simply Elegant Designs JimmyRopes Designs
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