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Re: olympic transport system

Subject: Re: olympic transport system
From: "Daniel Bowen" <dbowen@custard.REMOVE.net.au>
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 00:47:59 GMT
Newsgroups: aus.rail
Organization: BigPond Internet Services (http://www.bigpond.net.au)
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"WBrueckman" <wbrueckman@aol.com> wrote in message
20000924082800.24678.00000569@ng-cu1.aol.com">news:20000924082800.24678.00000569@ng-cu1.aol.com...
> Veggie?  Australians call handicapped people veggies?? My eyes practically

No, most don't.

> bugged out of my head when I read that.  I know there are cultural
differences.
>  As I mentioned before we were cautioned at the Atlanta Olympics not to
call
> our waistpacks "fanny packs" as we normally do as it is offensive to some.
But

We call them bum bags.

> if someone calls my wife a "veggie" when she's competing there next month,
I'm
> going to come out swinging.

And so you should.


Daniel
--
Daniel Bowen, Melbourne, Australia
dbowen@custard.REMOVE.net.au
http://www.custard.net.au/bowen/daniel/

References:
- Re: olympic transport system
  - From: "Tezza" <tezza2000@dingoblue.net.au>
- Re: olympic transport system
  - From: wbrueckman@aol.com (WBrueckman)

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