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In response to all those who have trouble understanding the lingo (language) that is uniquely Oz (Australian) I offer the following translation service .... they tell me that Babelfish is no good for this particular dialect... Chrissie - Christmas doona - quilt, bedcover gutter guard - plastic wire netting that you put in your roof gutters to keep the leaves out and thus reduce fire hazards - many houses go up because embers are blown into these and dry leaves go whoomph bloke - man squizz - look bollocking - running and shouting kybosh - end barbie - barbecue - a favourite way to cook in summer because the heat is kept outside and the MEN do it brekkie - breakfast snag - sausage relo - relative pressie - presents tele- television cricket - a game played by two teams of 11 and which lasts five days - don't ask! This year it is Australian v South Africa but it is better when it is the Poms (English) as the rivalry between the two countries is legendary. firestorm - when a bushfire is so fierce that it generates its own wind and energy and travels extremely fast, often from treetop to treetop and leaping roads and rivers without effort - heat is so intense that a steel girder will melt like a candle, smoke so thick that you don't know it is daylight and wind that make it impossible to stand up. fireies - firefighters - mostly volunteers in country areas - in NSW alone there are over 70 000! Santa - Father Christmas greed and gluttony - alive and well But for now, my hubby is about to head off on his long-awaited fishing trip so I must go pack the esky (portable cooler) with all the necessaries - no way can he rely on feeding himself on the fish he catches! And if I left him to pack for himself, there would only be beer and a man needs his vegetables :>} Kia ora Barbara PS Santa did not do the right thing by me and give me $1 000 000 so have had to postpone my visit to the Antarctic - mind you $1350 (about $US650) will buy me a sight-seeing flight over the great white on New Year's Eve. Trouble is that is my 10th wedding anniversary and it wouldn't be right to go without the other half and $2700 is a lot for a night's entertainment! PPS - Some of you have suggested that I write a book - yep - I will and it will be called "100 Ways to use up Christmas leftovers in time to get into the shops on Boxing Day" and it will be a best-seller. I will do the research in the checkout queues of the supermarkets amongst those who have obviously got it down to a fine art! Barbara Braxton Teacher Librarian Palmerston District Primary School PALMERSTON ACT 2913 AUSTRALIA T. 02 6205 7241 F. 02 6205 7242 E. barbara@austarmetro.com.au W. http://www.palmdps.act.edu.au =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-= All postings to LM_NET are protected under copyright law. To quit LM_NET (or set-reset NOMAIL or DIGEST, etc.) send email to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL or 3) SET LM_NET DIGEST 4) SET LM_NET MAIL * Please allow for confirmation from Listserv. For LM_NET Help see: http://ericir.syr.edu/lm_net/ Archives: http://askeric.org/Virtual/Listserv_Archives/LM_NET.shtml See also EL-Announce for announcements from library media vendors: http://www.mindspring.com/~el-announce/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=