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Re: Aussie railway slang

Subject: Re: Aussie railway slang
From: dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David Bromage)
Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2001 03:36:26 GMT
Newsgroups: aus.rail
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Rail Roamer (leadscout@one.net.au) wrote:
> Gumby , Gumbies = throw back to railway staff (VIC) when they had lovely
> green uniforms and compared staff to the plasticine character. Commonly
> thrown about by graffiti artists.

Gumby - see Kermit.

Cheers
David

References:
- Aussie railway slang
  - From: dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David Bromage)
- Re: Aussie railway slang
  - From: "Graeme" <grimegrime@hotmailnospam.com>
- Re: Aussie railway slang
  - From: "Rail Roamer" <leadscout@one.net.au>

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