You got it Dallas but, what is the origin of "Rattle your daggs"?
Michael Salter
www.precisionsportscar.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Dallas Congleton [mailto:dcong996@earthlink.net]
Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2006 6:52 PM
To: healeys@autox.team.net; Michael Salter
Subject: Re: OT Kiwi question
Ratttle your daggs means "hurry up".
I had a Kiwi tour guide on a European trip who said that all the time to get
the group back on the bus. He was hanging out in Europe and supported
himself as a guide.
Dallas
1967 BJ8
1953 MGTD
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Salter" <msalter@precisionsportscar.com>
To: "'Freese, Ken'" <Kendall.Freese@Aerojet.com>; "'Healey list'"
<healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2006 6:36 PM
Subject: RE: OT Kiwi question
> Ken,
> Further to the previous answer, the Kiwi expression which seems to stump
> most in N.A. is "Rattle yer daggs". Any idea what that means?
>
> Michael Salter
> www.precisionsportscar.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-healeys@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-healeys@autox.team.net]
On
> Behalf Of Freese, Ken
> Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2006 5:41 PM
> To: Healey list; jensen-cars@british-steel.org
> Subject: OT Kiwi question
>
> I recently saw the movie World's Fastest Indian which is a great movie
> for anyone that read this list.
> There was a phrase 'wipe the muck off your pluck" uttered by Anthony
> Hopkins. Can someone explain that in North American English please?
> Ken Freese
> 65 BJ8
> 74 Interceptor
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