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From: PaulJK on 25 Apr 2010 00:14 Royston Vasey wrote: > "PaulJK" <paul.kriha(a)clear.net.nz> wrote in message > news:hqtpmd$5i0$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >> krw(a)att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz wrote: >>> On Sat, 24 Apr 2010 11:40:11 +1000, Peter Moylan <gro.nalyomp(a)retep> >>> wrote: >>>> legg wrote: >>>>> On Thu, 22 Apr 2010 14:48:09 -0700 (PDT), Rich Grise on Google groups >>>>> <richardgrise(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>>> In the 1960's, those foam rubber sandalish things were called "shower >>>>>> shoes." ;-) >>>>>> >>>>>> Cheers! >>>>>> Rich >>>>> >>>>> Actually, they were (also) called 'thongs', refering to the toe-wedge. >>>>> It would also be misunderstood, nowadays. >>>> >>>> Not in Australia. That's our standard name for them. >>>> >>>> If you spoke about flip-flops, only those with an electronics background >>>> would understand. >>> >>> What about "stepped on a pop top"? I don't suppose anyone would get that >>> anymore either. >>> >>>> I have a pair of thongs without the toe-wedge. (Instead, there's a >>>> couple of velcro pieces that fold over the foot.) Everyone here calls >>>> those thongs too. The name has become divorced from the etymology. >>> >>> I always called them "sandals". >> >> Those are "thongs" or "jandals" down here downunder. >> "Sandals" have extra straps around the heal. >> pjk > > Thongs yeah - but jandals is a Kiwi thing, As you can see, these days I post from ".nz" so it shouldn't be a big surprise that when I say "down here downunder" I mean Kiwiland. BTW, what was you weather like early today at the dawn vigil? :-) pjk > along with "chilly bin" for an esky / ice cooler. > > :)
From: Bryce Utting on 25 Apr 2010 08:14 PaulJK <paul.kriha(a)clear.net.nz> wrote: > Royston Vasey wrote: >> "PaulJK" <paul.kriha(a)clear.net.nz> wrote in message >>> Those are "thongs" or "jandals" down here downunder. >>> "Sandals" have extra straps around the heal. >> >> Thongs yeah - but jandals is a Kiwi thing, > > As you can see, these days I post from ".nz" so it shouldn't be a big > surprise that when I say "down here downunder" I mean Kiwiland. granted on his behalf, but "thongs"? tain't never happened in my hearing. (unless that's an xor, in which case, ahhhh, you mean those odd buggers over the other side of the ditch.) > BTW, what was you weather like early today at the dawn vigil? :-) dammit, I'd JUST gotten to sleep after an almighty night out when the 0500 flypast roared over at about 250 inches above my bedroom. butting -- http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~butting I'm envisioning something like a box of assorted chocolates, where you figure out what type of grenade each one is by decoding the pattern of ridges on the casing. -- Jed Davis on MikeA's Neapolitan Mix
From: David DeLaney on 25 Apr 2010 07:33 Bryce Utting <butting(a)ihug.co.nz> wrote: >PaulJK <paul.kriha(a)clear.net.nz> wrote: >> Royston Vasey wrote: >>> "PaulJK" <paul.kriha(a)clear.net.nz> wrote in message >>>> Those are "thongs" or "jandals" down here downunder. >>>> "Sandals" have extra straps around the heal. >>> >>> Thongs yeah - but jandals is a Kiwi thing, >> >> As you can see, these days I post from ".nz" so it shouldn't be a big >> surprise that when I say "down here downunder" I mean Kiwiland. > >granted on his behalf, but "thongs"? tain't never happened in my hearing. > >(unless that's an xor, in which case, ahhhh, you mean those odd >buggers over the other side of the ditch.) No no - not "xor", "zor". They're also called zoris. >dammit, I'd JUST gotten to sleep after an almighty night out when the >0500 flypast roared over at about 250 inches above my bedroom. That'll make you sit up straight real fast! Dave "isn't it good, morning-fear wood" DeLaney -- \/David DeLaney posting from dbd(a)vic.com "It's not the pot that grows the flower It's not the clock that slows the hour The definition's plain for anyone to see Love is all it takes to make a family" - R&P. VISUALIZE HAPPYNET VRbeable<BLINK> http://www.vic.com/~dbd/ - net.legends FAQ & Magic / I WUV you in all CAPS! --K.
From: Michael A. Terrell on 25 Apr 2010 21:35 PaulJK wrote: > > Those are "thongs" or "jandals" down here downunder. > "Sandals" have extra straps around the heal. Heal? Who's sick? -- Anyone wanting to run for any political office in the US should have to have a DD214, and a honorable discharge.
From: Otto Bahn on 26 Apr 2010 10:51
"Peter Moylan" <gro.nalyomp(a)retep> wrote <.The name has become divorced from the etymology. Oh, no! We can't have that. That way lies chaos. --oTTo-- |