On Fri, 2007-11-30 at 06:18 +0900, John Summerfield wrote: > Tim wrote: > > Craig White: > >>>> aussie aussie aussie > >>>> oy oy oy > > > > Tim: > >>> I never head that childish chant before until we had some soldiers doing > >>> some sort of rescue mission overseas. It's not a part of *our* culture. > > > > Alan Cox: > >> Its a very old part of Australian culture, one that came over with > >> 'cousin Jack' (the tin miners from Cornwall). So old nobody is entirely > >> sure of its origin although the most credible one seems to be from Oggie > >> (Kernowek: Hoggan) for a Cornish Pastie (Oggie oggie oggie! being shouted > >> down a mine to indicate lunch arriving). > > > > Must be regional then, I've *NEVER* heard it before then, in South > > Australia. > > I gather it got some airing at the Sydney games. I've not been to a > sporting event for some tens of decades, the last I can recall was > cricket in Canberra, where I sat near John Grey Gorton. Even one "tens of decades" would make you over 100 years old, John. You sure seem spry for a centarian! ;-) > Nor do I watch TV, but I certainly knew of it. Seems to have become > popular with the Young Generation. > > > > > ... What's that skip? He's broken a leg? You fly the chopper and I'll > > drive over with the first aid kit... > > > For the rest of the world, John Gorton was a WWII fighter pilot, got > shot down and took some facial injuries, and looked like it. He was > promoted to leadership of the Liberals while in the Senate when H Holt > took his last swim, was deftly switched to the House of Reps and so to > PM. He further distinguished himself by voting against himself in a > motion of bo confidence in the party room, allowing Billy McMahon to > lead the coalition to an election lost to the "It's Time" Labor lead by > E G Whitlam. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Rick Stevens, Principal Engineer rstevens@xxxxxxxxxxxx - - CDN Systems, Internap, Inc. http://www.internap.com - - - - Duct Tape + Magic Marker = Label Maker! - ----------------------------------------------------------------------
