09-28-2014, 08:48 AM
(09-27-2014, 10:49 PM)The ferret_imp Wrote: Wow wow wow wow wow...what a crazy race!
Really? Since it's a proper name I put it back. had no idea. had no idea what that sentence even meant..pulls his finger out?
Sometimes the road is not so clear Ptero. I've been told to keep the board clean and that's what I try to do.
No worries mate. Hard for you I know, and for "us" at times. If you followed the link you will see that Jackass is sometimes used to refer to the Laughing Kookaburra. It is sometimes used as a pejorative term as in "What a jackass", basically meaning "What an idiot". As in Miller's case it's also used as a nickname, a much kinder interpretation, and one I am sure Miller is proud of as in the laughing Aussie flyer. Carnivore as well! Clear as mud I suppose.
The term "pull your finger out" is a common Australian colloquialism. It simply means to hurry up and get on with it. This expression is the staple of Army Sergeant Majors etc. I can't find a definitive source for it, but, on reflection, it may, and I say again may, be the bit of my post that should have been bleeped.
Cheers, and am looking forward to a few interesting campfire conversations.
Better sign off, I have about 300kms of CB induced scenery to look forward to on this beautiful spring day.