I've got Geoff Healey on video, talking about the owner if a very very well
known Special test car...., Geoff say's "**** is a bit of a whinger...
always going on about this or that"....
whinger = chronic complainer or whiner
----- Original Message -----
From "Mike Gigante" <mg at sgi.com>
To: <dmeadow@juno.com>
Cc: <mg@sgi.com>; <RobertDuquette@Sympatico.ca>; <Spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, December 16, 2002 3:20 PM
Subject: Re:Re: The solution ( list stuff; no lbc )
> The british connection here is that when Aussies use the word
> "whinge" it is usually in the context of
>
> "whinging poms"
>
>
> where "pom" is slang for english (i.e. like "limey")
>
> Why whinging poms? Well, the clue maybe in David's observation!!
>
> :-)
>
> Mike
>
> On Mon, 16 Dec 2002 dmeadow@juno.com wrote:
>
> > Except I think "whinge" is used by Aussies and not typically by the
British. At least, while living in Britain and my subsequent travels there
I've never heard the British use it. I worked for the Aussies for about six
years and heard it from them quite often. Maybe that's because I was always
whinging about working for them! ;-).
> >
> > David.
> >
> > ---------- Mike Gigante <mg@sgi.com> writes:
> >
> > From: Mike Gigante <mg@sgi.com>
> > To: Robert Duquette <RobertDuquette@Sympatico.ca>
> > CC: Spridgets <Spridgets@autox.team.net>
> > Subject: Re: The solution ( list stuff; no lbc )
> > Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2002 16:49:00 +1100
> >
> > Since this is a list relted to *british* cars, I suggest the keyword
"whinge"
> >
> > Mike
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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