Dear Readers,
My newest story is "Away Game" about two couples, innocents abroad,
and a further personal account by "Trish", I posted an incomplete copy last
time, from Suzanne's research files into the oldest profession.
I'll be adding to the "First Time" and "Very Short Stories" files
from time to time as well as revisiting others that I don't feel I've quite
finished with yet.
Regards,
Ozman.
2nd July 2005.
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GLOSSARY - I've received quite a number of email queries about names, terms
and expressions which I've used in stories. I'll add any more I
receive to the following list of these already enquired about.
"belly full of arms and legs" (colloq).
- heavy with child, pregnant.
bum-bandit, turd-burglar (colloq).
- anal sex practitioner; particularly gay.
Crapper - US manufacturer of bathroom porcelain and their product.
emu - large, flightless bird like the African ostrich, but found only
in Oztralia.
Esky - brand name of a small portable icebox for picnics, sports events
etc. All similar items are now called eskies, in the same way as
all vacuum cleaners are hoovers for hoovering. The original type
was of steel and very robust, strong enough to stand on at foot-
ball matches and to imprison mangrove crabs without sustaining a
lot of damage.
fortnight- two weeks, fourteen days.
"game they play in heaven" (colloq).
- the claim made by Rugby football (not to be confused with Rugby
League) aficionados in 130 countries around the world. Anybody
harbouring doubts about it should watch the Southern Hemisphere
Super 12s, the competition between 12 provinces/states from New
Zealand, Australia and South Africa at very the pinacle of world
Rugby. Each 90-100 minute match is a genuine test of physical
courage, ball-handling and kicking skills and endurance, played
at a speed and intensity that is beyond belief for fans of other
football codes seeing it for the first time.
"got a horn on that a mad dog couldn't chew through in a week". (colloq)
- exhibiting the kind of erect, penile firmness, indicating a very
high degree of sexual arousal.
Light Horse
- Australian Light Horse. Mounted infantry regiments from all over
the country who were used as cavalry in Allenby's Desert Mounted
Corps (1916-18), against the Ottomans. Fictionalized account in
movie "Forty Thousand Horsemen", but they did beat Lawrence into
Damascus despite the official version of history.
"Ripper tune Boris"
- remark of appreciation by Paul Hogan to an orchestral conductor
in a Winfield cigarette advert on TV. Widely adopted by the male
population as an approving remark.
two of sand, one of cement
-formula for a hard concrete
toey, toeier than a Roman sandal
-eager to get started
Vegemite
-popular black, yeast extract spread made by Kraft Foods. Their TV
advertizement jingle has singing kids, allegedly consumers of the
product, describing themselves as "happy little vegemites", which
has passed into the vernacular as the local translation of "happy
camper".