First Visit

[MsMary]

Okay, you cracked me the heck up, Shaun.

[Poider]

And p.s. I can't remember, is Poider a Fast Forward creation?



Yes Shaun the mullet wearing, Esky carrying, Thong (footwear for our overseas friends) wearing, Beer drinking yobbo. played by a young Eric Bana
Peter

[sgt.null]

MsMary, once you get past the 5 drink barrier, it has the kind of vortex-hypnotising effect of the good Sgt's avatar. At least that's why I think I've been staring at the screen for the past ten minutes. :

[Shaun das Schaf]

Yes Shaun the mullet wearing, Esky carrying, Thong (footwear for our overseas friends) wearing, Beer drinking yobbo. played by a young Eric Bana

Ah yes, it's all coming back to me.



And Sarge, you (burp) misquoted me. I would never do that.

[aliantha]

Okay, I'll be the dumb American: What's an Esky? For that matter, what's a yobbo?

p.s. We got two kinds of clothing called thongs here -- the footwear and the other kind.

[Poider]

Hi aliantha, An esky is a drink carrying container, usually made of styrofoam that is used for keeping anything cool, typically in Australia we buy beer and grab a bag of ice they both go in the esky keeping the beer cold.
A yobbo is somebody (usually male, but not always) that spends their time drinking and carrying on like an idiot, they get load and courageous through the alcohol and get upto all sorts of antics.
Peter

[aliantha]

Hi aliantha, An esky is a drink carrying container, usually made of styrofoam that is used for keeping anything cool, typically in Australia we buy beer and grab a bag of ice they both go in the esky keeping the beer cold.
A yobbo is somebody (usually male, but not always) that spends their time drinking and carrying on like an idiot, they get load and courageous through the alcohol and get upto all sorts of antics.
Peter

Thank you! (I coulda googled it, but it was more fun to ask! )

Esky sounds like a brand name, yes? Here we just call it a cooler.

OTOH, we have *loads* of names for yobbos.

[Poider]

If esky is a brand name is is from a long time ago, we called them esky when I was a kid and thats nearly 30 years ago, what is
OTOH ?

[Vraith]

If esky is a brand name is is from a long time ago, we called them esky when I was a kid and thats nearly 30 years ago, what is
OTOH ?

Like Kleenex used to be a brand, but is now any nose tissue?
OTOH is On The Other Hand.

[Avatar]

I have some sort of vague idea that the original brand was Eskimo Coolers. And yes, it's old.

I guess it's the sign of ultimate brand success really. Like in the UK, they call all vacuum cleaners Hoovers.

--A

[Poider]

So true, My wife and I just spent a month toruing the UK and Ireland and they always say they are hoovering the floor etc
Peter

[aliantha]

Hoover seems to be global. My sister-in-law once watched Batty, who was gobbling finger foods while seated in a high chair, and called her a miniature Hoover. (Batty is nearly 25 now. Gods, I'm old...)

[Iolanthe]

Of course. To hoover - verb. Can't vacuum - it's a noun.

I don't say "Kleenex", I say Tissues!

You say Tomayto, I say Tomaato, as the song nearly says.

All part of the rich tapestry of life

[wayfriend]

So why does Robert Plant yells "poider" at the end of Bron-Y-Aur stomp?

[Poider]

So now that I have ordered my Last Chronicles books online from the book depository, and they have been shipped, I look in my local book store and see all three, My worry is that the three I ordered are published by Ace books and are 532 pages, 610 pages and 624 pages, the books at my local book shop are published by Gollancz and have 784 pages, 896 pages and 784 pages.
Is this due to the print size or the page size, or have I bought abridged versions and been ripped off?
Peter

[Shaun das Schaf]

It's like lighting up a ciggie to make the bus come eh poider?

It'll be a print/page size issue. You wouldn't be sold an abridged version - I don't even think they exist!? - unless it specifically said abridged.

[mrsnull]

It's like lighting up a ciggie to make the bus come eh poider?

Made the bus in seconds flat
Found my way upstairs and had a smoke,
and Somebody spoke and I went into a dream

This last post I make for the return of Sarge...

[ussusimiel]

have I bought abridged versions

There are abridged versions! Where can I get them

u.

[wayfriend]

So now that I have ordered my Last Chronicles books online from the book depository, and they have been shipped, I look in my local book store and see all three, My worry is that the three I ordered are published by Ace books and are 532 pages, 610 pages and 624 pages, the books at my local book shop are published by Gollancz and have 784 pages, 896 pages and 784 pages.
Is this due to the print size or the page size, or have I bought abridged versions and been ripped off?
Peter

I know that Donaldson has several publishers which produce different versions of his books. Gollancz has been his British publisher, while Ace produces the paperback editions of his US versions. It's my understanding that there are small differences between the US and British versions - Lego vs Legos, trunk vs boot, color vs colour, that kind of thing. Nothing major, just typical Anglification. So no worries, you have the complete books, just with the occasional Americanism. Oh - and you get the US covers with the character portraits rather than the British covers with the abstract art.

[Avatar]

have I bought abridged versions

There are abridged versions!

NO!

--A