Just when you thought ...

[Contratrombone64]

Of course I've heard of salt water crocodiles, just not the vernacular term for them.

 

[Corno Dolce]

CT64,

Could you please define *Bonser* for me?

 

[toto]

(Jumping in here – is that the noun* bonsai; comparative = bonser; superlative = bonsest?)

* well, adjective in this case, I guess.

 

[Contratrombone64]

Indefinable as a single word I'm afraid, though Turwethiel might correct me on that ... really means the best feeling or best extent of something.

 

[Tûrwethiel]

Bonzer = beaut in my book! (Corno, it means good)

"She says I'm bonzer and I reckon she's goodo
"She's such a winner that I'd enter her in the local show
"My Mabel waits for me ..."

Sorry about that.

Here's an interesting site I stumbled upon after being interrogated my a German colleague about the meaning of a word in a book of Henry Lawson short stories I lent him - http://www.anu.edu.au/ANDC/res/aus_words/aewords/index.php

As for the silly quote, and I think there may be aDad and Dave link - http://www.songsets.net/music/756396.htm . Some words are different to the ones I remember.

Somewhere around here, I have a gorgeous recording of Peter Dawson singing an arrangement in 3/4.

 

[Corno Dolce]

Aloha Sister T,

Thanx for giving me the skinny on *Bonzer* - very interesting....


Aloha CT64 - Thanx for trying.

Cheerio,

CD

 

[Contratrombone64]

(Jumping in here – is that the noun* bonsai; comparative = bonser; superlative = bonsest?)

* well, adjective in this case, I guess.

Prooves to me toto's not an Australian ...

 

[toto]

... but instead: small (although perfectly well-formed), Japanese, and in a vegetative state.

 

[Contratrombone64]

Oh really? droll, toto, very droll.

 

[Tûrwethiel]

Would that vegetative state be Queensland?

 

[toto]

:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

 

[Contratrombone64]

is that a banana cocktail dance?

 

[Tûrwethiel]

Banana-rama!!!

 

[toto]

~~ lol! ~~

 

[Corno Dolce]

Bananarama was an all-girls pop group in the '80's.

 

[Contratrombone64]

Yes, thank you Ko Ko

 

[marval]

Sorry I couldn't resist this.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCjCP52gQWw

 

[Corno Dolce]

Don't mention it, Pitti Sing...