At 2:00 +1000 16/10/97, Shane F. Ingate wrote:
>Mike Ginter wrote:
> > I work with a guy from New Zealand who told me that "wanker" was an
> > Australian/New Zealand term. If I remember right, it is not a
>term for a
> > male appendage.
>
>Wanker in Aussie-English is a person with callouses on their palm, not
>obtained from heavy labour. One who BSs a lot. Same as in Yank-speke.
>
> Shane Ingate, an Aussie lost in San Diego
Precisely, but why did you have tell everyone so soon, I found all the
guesses so amusing.
A few years ago, the computer company Wang was conducting a publicity
campaign for its customer service/support. The US head office developed a
poster with the headline "Wang Cares". The Australian subsidiary
absolutely refused to use it. I am not sure that head office ever
understood why.
Trevor Jordan
74 TR6 CF29281U
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