From:	Rand Ratinac docwagon@*******.com
Subject:	Aussie Question [OT]& an Aussie answer.
Date:	Wed, 17 Feb 1999 18:15:25 PST

>Okay so far we've heard alot of speculation
>from people about Australian slang.
>
>Let me help clear a few things up.
>
>1) I am Australian so I am qualified here. <smirk>
>2) I use alot of slang, especially expletives. <#$&%!!>
>
>If I used the word 'agro' (note one 'g' not 2)
>I would be pissed off or aggrievated.
>
>"Man I'm Agro. That tool spilt my beer."
>I imagine that a translation would be like
>"Man I'm pissed. That asshole spilt my beer."
>
>It can also be used in different contexts like
>
>"Hey bloke, I'm not looking for any agro."
>Translated this would come across as
>"Hey dude, I'm not looking for any grief(aggrievation/trouble)"
>
>The word 'agro' has absolutely no usage
>in Aussie slang to refer to 'agriculture' that I am
>aware of. My uncle is a farmer and I assure you that
>using agro in that context would bring some
>weird stares. It most definately is not a reference
>to 'shit' either. In reference to agriculture we are
>much more likely to use the abbreviation 'agri'
>rather than 'agro'.
>
>And to answer Tinner's question
>
>>I'm not an Aussie, but I watch one on TV.
>>Steve Irwin, The Crocodile Hunter says "aggro" all the time, and he's
>>usually referring to big dangerous animals.
>>I assume it means aggressive.
>
>We have a special word here too for use
>when referring to Steve Irwin. It's called.....
>
>wanker
>
>Manx
>timburke@*******.com.au


*lol*

Damn, Tim, take a bow. You deserve an award. :)

See, people idiots (jerks, wankers, dickheads, etc. etc.) like the good
ol' Crocodile Hunter (or before him, Alby Mangels - I mean, what kind of
name is that, huh?) embarrass our entire nation. If it wasn't illegal,
I'd...well...okay, let's not put that into a public email. But you get
the idea.

Heh heh heh...oh, Tim...you put that so nicely...:)

*Doc' suffers another hernia from laughter...*

Doc'

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