Re: [VintageLambo] Re: Espada bushings & zerks

Jack Riddell wrote: > I recall during my one-week trip to Perth that there are a lot of > interesting differences between U.S. and Australian English. I learned > quickly that some of the words we commonly use have a vastly different > meaning there. I once made the mistake of loudly proclaiming that I > was "stuffed" after completing a great meal in a hotel restaurant. My > Aussie friend got pretty animated and cautioned me not to use such > language in public! Some day the Brits will learn to use English. Boots, wings and near/offside indeed! And heaven preserve us from gudgeon pins! When I first went to Oz, I asked for a napkin at dinner, and was hooted down by my RAAF friends, as doily was the preferred term unless you were of the female persuasion at that delicate time of the lunar cycle. Cheers, Bob