Yamyam

Ah, but if you save your money, or buy a video card, then you can buy even more stylish shoes next season! (I'm not helping much here, am i?)

My last girlfriend didn't seem to mind one way or the other, and the one before that (who was a member of this board) approved and encouraged me. In fact, I'm still sad we split up. And now I'm single again.

Pom was origionally spelt Pome and I believe, because it sounds so good to me, that it stood for Prisoners of Mother England. This was supposed to refer to prisners sent to Australia in the bad old days for stealing such valuable items of food as bread. However as I said in an earlier post the residents of good old England realised that they had stuffed up and started whinging about how good Australia was compared to Mother England so now Prisners of Mother England refers to those poor souls still living there, captives of their Mother England.

This sounds like on of those made-up things, like "posh" originally meant "Port Out, Starboard Home", referring to the best cabins on a cruise liner. Having said that, I thought it was quite funny.

But the Windies are a beautiful people Yamyam. The Oz cricket team is there now and we are going to beat the pants off you.Jeff

Why thank you. I'm sure the beautifulness won't get in the way of some spirited cricket (which we'll win )

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Pride!

I'd like the address too. I have been known to visit Taunton, and I'd like somewhere more exciting to visit than Asda (sorry, Calv )

Well, there's two new meanings for my nickname! I hardly ever complain (honest) so I think I'll go with the Dutch interpretation. After all, I see a lot of things I like here! Thanks for the updates, Bubba & Robert

Is this still happening, chaps? I'm still up for it if anyone is!

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So what does Yamyam mean, it doesnt sound Welsh to me?Jeff

It isn't. I live in the Black Country, which is roughly the area to the west and north of Birmingham. People from Birmingham (Brummies) tend to call people from around here "Yamyam", after a particular idiom used a lot around here. I'm from Surrey, about 150 miles away, but I've picked up the accent, and so I use the nickname as a gentle tease against myself.

I have another nickname, but a year ago when I joined (my, doesn't time fly) I was way too shy to have that connected with my presence here. Hence I'm Yamyam.

What the devil is a "pom" or a "whinger", or for that matter a "windie". Enquiring minds want to know.

"Pom" = Australian slang for an English person.

"Whinger" = one who complains all the time. See "Pom"

"Windie" = UK tabloid slang for someone from the West Indies cricket team.

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Very nice. But, like Bubba, I think they could do with some high heels. I reckon the green man could do with some Francis-style red pumps, and how about some nice black patent knee boots for the bear? Hmmm... but what kind of shoes go best for a disembodied head?

Nice one, Jay! You didn't mention to me you were off to Brum? I might have been able to be free and come with you!

Not quite sure what you're talking about - the nearest I can visualise is Xaphod's 5" cowboys. But surely a small strap around the heel would be fine, and wouldn't distract too much from the shoes?

Ah, but I'm actually half Welsh and half West Indian. I only live in England 'cos it's handy for the shops I get to enjoy the Welsh beating the English at rugby*, the Windies thrashing them at cricket, and the Aussies clobbering them at whatever's left. (* - I know, this year's six nations hasn't quite gone according to plan )

Welcome one and all. Now hurry up, tell us what you think, and get out of those comfy loafers

Hello there, and welcome to our little corner of the web. I'm sure you'll like it here, after all, we're quite friendly.

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With reference to Hilucs "Belgium or Heaven"

And on the eigth day God changed his mind and created a place called Australis, proving once again that God is a woman.

She surrounded it with oceans making it an island but made it large enough that it was also a continent.

She made it with warm clear blue waters so there would be great barrier reefs of coral abounding in fish and crustacians and with cool green waters, not freezing, so that whales could make love and give birth to their young.

She made it with mountains so there would be snow for beauty and skiing but not frozen all year.

She made it with tropical forrests, temperate forrests and brushland and sunburnt deserts.

She made it with sweeping plains for growing crops, the best wheat in the world, the best wool and lamb and the the best beef.

She made it with hills of mineral ore.

She made it with animals and plants and birds not found any where else in the world.

She made it for dark people and whites and all those between and made it the best sporting nation in the world.

She made it complete and balanced in the one country so there was no need to create another to balance this one.

And She was so impressed with herself She called it God's Country and named it Australia.

Ask any one who has been here they will tell you.

Jeff

In England, there's an extra bit to this:

"She then wondered how to stop everyone wanting to live in this paradise country. Then she had an idea and created Australians "

Wow! I used to do some off-roading, but I always wanted to get home in one piece, so I never tried anything like that!