> >You would look a right dick if you went to a >>surfboard maker after a 2528mm or 2756mm board...:-) > >I've gotta say I think this trumps the whole metric discussion. What is the >heck does "right dick" mean? That kicks a**, and I'm not even sure I get it. > >Does "right" in this case mean "very" or is it a reference to "right" vs. >"left" or neither. I think I know what the other part means. Australia is unique in the world in that they all hang to the right. =) Well, actually it means the equivalent of "complete dork". In NZ we might say a compete dick or total dick, or maybe "a bit of a Richard". -- Andrew Grebneff Dunedin New Zealand Fossil preparator <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz> Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut HUMANITY: THE ULTIMATE VON NEUMANN MACHINE DEMOCRACY: RULE BY THE LOWEST COMMON DENOMINATOR |
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