tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619869.post115381131613509487..comments2023-06-29T01:34:47.417+10:00Comments on Val has her say: A special MondayValhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04456736523331076619noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619869.post-1154715440178690782006-08-05T04:17:00.000+10:002006-08-05T04:17:00.000+10:00Thank heavens for the sleeping bags and army blank...Thank heavens for the sleeping bags and army blankets or poor MWC would've been in the doghouse!<BR/>No, I don't think we use the word 'hoover' here for vacuuming. We just vacuum (although I do it as little as possible :) I think it's more an English expression.<BR/>When I use 'cheeky' over here the yankies get a kick out of it..they enjoy our Aussie expressions :) I love to discover the Kerrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18362584475435433892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619869.post-1153975772631863822006-07-27T14:49:00.000+10:002006-07-27T14:49:00.000+10:00Val ~ I had a smile spread right across my face re...Val ~ I had a smile spread right across my face reading this, for the visuals!<BR/>Glad you enjoyed yourselves and that you survived the cold without the doona.<BR/><BR/>ahhh, it's great to hear that you are enjoying your well earnt retirement!<BR/><BR/>Also wanted to say thanks for your birthday wishes :)Kalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15337822618543497388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619869.post-1153973665156237232006-07-27T14:14:00.000+10:002006-07-27T14:14:00.000+10:00Alice, I can't remember "hoovering" being used in ...Alice, I can't remember "hoovering" being used in the U.S. Has anyone else heard that used there? Of course, I've been here so long (32 1/2 years) that often I forget what is U.S. usage and what's Australian. My spelling too is a mixed bag. I don't put the "u" in words like "color", but I've switched to an "s" rather than "z" in words like "organise" and "cosy". <BR/><BR/>John, I don't think you Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04456736523331076619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619869.post-1153966062690919722006-07-27T12:07:00.000+10:002006-07-27T12:07:00.000+10:00What a wonderful time you seem to be having and to...What a wonderful time you seem to be having and to think that you don't have to return to work. <BR/><BR/>I enjoy hearing/reading the way you Aussies talk...it's nice to learn the new words.Sandy Hatcher-Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15011307599473627922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619869.post-1153963795177537622006-07-27T11:29:00.000+10:002006-07-27T11:29:00.000+10:00I am glad that you managed to get warm - I really ...I am glad that you managed to get warm - I really really do not like to be cold - I once had a husband who unpacked ALL of the shirts & blouses I had ironed for a 10 day holiday to put something else in the bag - and didn't put them back!<BR/><BR/>[blouse = a shirt girls wear]<BR/>::smiles::DellaBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00155594753101319379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619869.post-1153930280444906292006-07-27T02:11:00.000+10:002006-07-27T02:11:00.000+10:00Hi Val,Could not get my e-mail reply to work; No, ...Hi Val,<BR/>Could not get my e-mail reply to work; No, I do not have the e-mail address you asked about.<BR/>Yes, I have never been called cheeky before.John Cowarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01105166273383950695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619869.post-1153919902319822452006-07-26T23:18:00.000+10:002006-07-26T23:18:00.000+10:00In the same way that Americans and the British cal...In the same way that Americans and the British call vacuuming Hoovering, although Hoover is only one brand of vacuum cleaner.Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10901064145483995261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619869.post-1153902883536698072006-07-26T18:34:00.000+10:002006-07-26T18:34:00.000+10:00But I think it's pretty much confined to commonwe...But I think it's pretty much confined to commonwealth countries, never heard of it in the U.S. <BR/><BR/>Anyone?Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04456736523331076619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619869.post-1153901357583584392006-07-26T18:09:00.000+10:002006-07-26T18:09:00.000+10:00....and do you know why it's called a 'biro'? Bec.......and do you know why it's called a 'biro'? Because it was a Hungarian printer named Laszlo Biro who invented the ballpoint pen. So it's not just an Australian idiosyncracy to call it a biro.Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10901064145483995261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619869.post-1153897514260646542006-07-26T17:05:00.000+10:002006-07-26T17:05:00.000+10:00Glad you had a good time. I am also glad you expla...Glad you had a good time. I am also glad you explained what a doona isas it is not what I thought it was!! I cannot Imagin Ice on anything in Australia. All I ever think of is boiling heat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619869.post-1153891055479552832006-07-26T15:17:00.000+10:002006-07-26T15:17:00.000+10:00Yes, Jelly, that John Cowart is cheeky. And he'll ...Yes, Jelly, that John Cowart is cheeky. And he'll probably ask next what cheeky means. That and the word doona are only two of the many Australian words I had to learn when I came to Australia. I used to teach high school, and the very first question I was asked here I couldn't answer. The question was: "May we use a biro?" For non-Australians and non-Brits, that's a ballpoint pen - it was a Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04456736523331076619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619869.post-1153863998411319912006-07-26T07:46:00.000+10:002006-07-26T07:46:00.000+10:00Hi Val,Isn't that John Cowart rude and cheeky?! We...Hi Val,<BR/><BR/>Isn't that John Cowart rude and cheeky?! We speak perficktly gud Englush here.<BR/><BR/>I can just imagine your glee on Monday, especially a would-have-been-frantic Monday. Just think - no more Mondayitis for you, ever!Jellyheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05344630172173199819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619869.post-1153840287621955082006-07-26T01:11:00.000+10:002006-07-26T01:11:00.000+10:00I'm also glad you added the PS for clairification....I'm also glad you added the PS for clairification. However, the mere thought of a quilt while sleeping sends shudder through me right now!<BR/>It should be much nicer here by Oct!Susiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00024132046092264711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619869.post-1153830360162461242006-07-25T22:26:00.000+10:002006-07-25T22:26:00.000+10:00Doonas... As you brought up in a previous post, Wh...Doonas... As you brought up in a previous post, What language do you folks speak at home???John Cowarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01105166273383950695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619869.post-1153823637118266202006-07-25T20:33:00.000+10:002006-07-25T20:33:00.000+10:00Val, thanks for the wake up call. I've put an expl...Val, thanks for the wake up call. I've put an explanatory P.S. in my post.<BR/><BR/>Alice, I love the sound of "semester in absentia"! Must remember that for a future post.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04456736523331076619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619869.post-1153821975851524322006-07-25T20:06:00.000+10:002006-07-25T20:06:00.000+10:00Sounds like the pioneering spirit in alive and wel...Sounds like the pioneering spirit in alive and well and thriving in Castlemaine. Glad you had a good weekend and a lovely beginning of semester in absentia.Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10901064145483995261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619869.post-1153818432840779682006-07-25T19:07:00.000+10:002006-07-25T19:07:00.000+10:00Errm - for your overseas readers - please, what is...Errm - for your overseas readers - please, what is a doona? Ice in your mugs?? Eeeeek.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04743788129921238096noreply@blogger.com