Trevor Jordan wrote:
>
> 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
Trevor,
Pardon me, but If you will review the list of "guesses" you will find
mine (one if the first). Although I tried to be more diplomatic in my
definition, I think I said the same thing. Maybe you thought auto-
erotica had something to do with getting off on your car.
Joe Curry '63 Spit
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