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I have spent the weekend uploading photos from my New Zealand holiday,
over Christmas and New Year. I have put them on Flickr. I've never done this before and found it a frustrating process. If you want to do too much organising you have to pay extra! http://www.flickr.com/photos/pamsnz/ I set up 3 sets but that's all I'm allowed. I cannot work out how to rearrange the photos in some logical sequence. They've gone in in the order I uploaded them. The"Flowers" set speaks for itself, "Christchurch" has the Botanic Gardens and "Singapore" has a lot from the Orchid Garden.Any Flickr users who can give private advice, or comments, please email me. Pam dot moore at virgin dot net Pam in Bristol |
My New Zealand photos.
"Pam Moore" wrote in message ... I have spent the weekend uploading photos from my New Zealand holiday, over Christmas and New Year. I have put them on Flickr. I've never done this before and found it a frustrating process. If you want to do too much organising you have to pay extra! http://www.flickr.com/photos/pamsnz/ I set up 3 sets but that's all I'm allowed. I cannot work out how to rearrange the photos in some logical sequence. They've gone in in the order I uploaded them. The"Flowers" set speaks for itself, "Christchurch" has the Botanic Gardens and "Singapore" has a lot from the Orchid Garden.Any Flickr users who can give private advice, or comments, please email me. Pam dot moore at virgin dot net Pam in Bristol Lovely Pam. Brought back a lot of memories the shots in the Orchid Gardens in Singapore and Raffles :-) There were lots of Japanese Art Students in the Orchid gardens when we were there. Going to New Zealand and Australia at the end of the year. Cruising NZ then across to Tasmania and Sydney. :-) Mike -- www.rneba.org.uk. The Royal Naval Electrical Branch Association. 'THE' Association to find your ex-Greenie mess mates. |
My New Zealand photos.
"Pam Moore" wrote in message ... I have spent the weekend uploading photos from my New Zealand holiday, over Christmas and New Year. I have put them on Flickr. I've never done this before and found it a frustrating process. If you want to do too much organising you have to pay extra! http://www.flickr.com/photos/pamsnz/ I set up 3 sets but that's all I'm allowed. I cannot work out how to rearrange the photos in some logical sequence. They've gone in in the order I uploaded them. The"Flowers" set speaks for itself, "Christchurch" has the Botanic Gardens and "Singapore" has a lot from the Orchid Garden.Any Flickr users who can give private advice, or comments, please email me. Pam dot moore at virgin dot net Love your photos. We drove from Dunedin all through South Island about 10 years ago and your pictures brought back memories. We didn't get to ChCh, but I would love to see the botanic garden there. We will try and make a trip maybe this year. My father was born in the small village of Ben Har, south of Dunedin, in 1897, so he is now considered a "pioneer". someone |
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"Pam Moore" wrote in message ... http://www.flickr.com/photos/pamsnz/ I set up 3 sets but that's all I'm allowed. I cannot work out how to rearrange the photos in some logical sequence. They've gone in in the order I uploaded them. Pam in Bristol You have taken some very nice pictures, I believe you would find it much more satisfying and rewarding to utilise your allocated ISP web space to design and set up your own website. It is not at all difficult if you choose to work with one of the HTML editors that work on the WYSIWYG principal. (What you see is what you get) I have used Fxexpress for years to make I hope what have been interesting sites, there is no need to take up time learning HTML language. The site I have recently completed is to do with a house sale, but could just as well be used to show a map with leads to points where your pictures are relative. - http://www.umtali.force9.co.uk/ Think about it arrange your pictures your way, there is lots of help out there if you have a problem. Peter T |
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On Sun, 16 Mar 2008 09:39:59 -0000, "Peter T"
wrote: You have taken some very nice pictures, I believe you would find it much more satisfying and rewarding to utilise your allocated ISP web space to design and set up your own website. I think that is beyond me! Pam in Bristol |
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"Pam Moore" wrote in message ... On Sun, 16 Mar 2008 09:39:59 -0000, "Peter T" wrote: You have taken some very nice pictures, I believe you would find it much more satisfying and rewarding to utilise your allocated ISP web space to design and set up your own website. I think that is beyond me! Pam in Bristol No it isn't! Peter's right, it's really not very difficult at all. And it's fun to do it, too. someone |
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Pam Moore wrote:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pamsnz/ Pam, thanks for putting these up! I love the rainforest pics and your pics of the Purakaunui falls. The Taieri pics have proved valuable already. Nobody believes me round here that gorse is such a horror in NZ - so I have led certain people by the nose to the screen. Thanks for the line underneath one of them where you say they are considered "a weed". Maybe I will now be believed, though I expect I will continue to hear "Ah, lovely yellow gorse!" next time we're out in the car! Your Taieri pics are also appreciated because I lived in Taieri & Mosgiel from the age of 1 to the age of 4 ! Love your pics of Milford Sound too. They remind me that as stunning as the fiords of Norway are, they aren't more impressive than NZ's. Nice to see your pics of Christchurch Botanical Garden too! I always think of the amazing Water Garden and Rose Garden and forget those magnificent great trees which you have photographed. That's rata you've photographed. And gorgeous too! Eeek. I'm getting homesick! Eddy. |
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"Eddy" wrote in message ... Pam Moore wrote: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pamsnz/ Pam, thanks for putting these up! I love the rainforest pics and your pics of the Purakaunui falls. The Taieri pics have proved valuable already. Nobody believes me round here that gorse is such a horror in NZ - so I have led certain people by the nose to the screen. Thanks for the line underneath one of them where you say they are considered "a weed". Maybe I will now be believed, though I expect I will continue to hear "Ah, lovely yellow gorse!" next time we're out in the car! Right pain in the arse in gorse in NZ. Curse the immigrants for thinking it made a nice 'hedge'. Big a pest as rabbits, stoats, ferrets, possums, goats, thistles etc etc. rob |
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George.com wrote:
Right pain in the arse in gorse in NZ. Curse the immigrants for thinking it made a nice 'hedge'. Big a pest as rabbits, stoats, ferrets, possums, goats, thistles etc etc. Hi Rob! Nice to hear from someone in NZ! Have you seen that rather impressive display in The Auckland War Memorial Museum? Downstairs, I seek to remember. Anyway, a sort of massive table with a "march of the European immigrant pests" on it! About 20 or so stuffed animals all marching forwards like a battalion towards or across a map of New Zealand drawn beneath their feet! You really get the drama of it, of invaders out to destroy the native creatures, plants and trees. But at the same time you look at the creatures and half of you is going "Ah, what a fine looking stoat, ferret, rabbit, . . . " and so on! Eddy. |
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"Eddy" wrote in message ... George.com wrote: Right pain in the arse in gorse in NZ. Curse the immigrants for thinking it made a nice 'hedge'. Big a pest as rabbits, stoats, ferrets, possums, goats, thistles etc etc. Hi Rob! Nice to hear from someone in NZ! Have you seen that rather impressive display in The Auckland War Memorial Museum? Downstairs, I seek to remember. Anyway, a sort of massive table with a "march of the European immigrant pests" on it! About 20 or so stuffed animals all marching forwards like a battalion towards or across a map of New Zealand drawn beneath their feet! You really get the drama of it, of invaders out to destroy the native creatures, plants and trees. But at the same time you look at the creatures and half of you is going "Ah, what a fine looking stoat, ferret, rabbit, . . . " and so on! not been to the museum for a number of years now & not seen the animals though iIcan guess what they will be. In a couple of days there will be several additions of introduced 'english' pests including Sidebottom, Strauss, Vaughan, Panesar & 'Lord Malfoy' Broad. We could also do you poms a favour & add G Boycott if you like. If my auntie, visiting from Birmingham, gloats too much she may join as well. As for Auckland, here is a gardening piece of ******** you lot will like. The "Ellerslie Flower Show" was for some years staged at the Ellerslie ( a suburb of Auckland) Racecourse in central Auckland. When the event, and traffic, outgrew the racecourse it got shipped out to the Botanical gardens in South Auckland which was a good venue with heaps of access. A year or so ago the Auckland City Council decided to cut back on its funding to the event so the flower show put the event up for auction. It was won by Christchurch. So now the 'Ellerslie' flower show is moving hundreds of kilometres south to Christchurch. The 'Ellerslie' flower show in Christchurch. If that is not bizarre enough, the South Auckland council have decided to stage an annual flower show to replace the one they lost. The Auckland City Council has also decided to open the ratepayers wallet & hold a third flower show back at the Ellerslie racecourse. Its enough to make you **** yourself laughing, its so farcical. Probably all arranged by our top order batsmen. rob |
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George.com wrote:
not been to the museum for a number of years now & not seen the animals though iIcan guess what they will be. In a couple of days there will be several additions of introduced 'english' pests including Sidebottom, Strauss, Vaughan, Panesar & 'Lord Malfoy' Broad. We could also do you poms a favour & add G Boycott if you like. If my auntie, visiting from Birmingham, gloats too much she may join as well. Come now, these "pests" were/are invited by NZers to NZ ! As for Auckland, here is a gardening piece of ******** you lot will like. The "Ellerslie Flower Show" was for some years staged at the Ellerslie ( a suburb of Auckland) Racecourse in central Auckland. When the event, and traffic, outgrew the racecourse it got shipped out to the Botanical gardens in South Auckland which was a good venue with heaps of access. A year or so ago the Auckland City Council decided to cut back on its funding to the event so the flower show put the event up for auction. It was won by Christchurch. So now the 'Ellerslie' flower show is moving hundreds of kilometres south to Christchurch. The 'Ellerslie' flower show in Christchurch. Auckland to Christchurch - that's about 500 miles, including a substantial ferry crossing at Cook Strait. Silly for them to keep calling it the Ellerslie Flower Show then, isn't it. I remember when I was a lad Christchurch had its own annual flower festival, as part of the annual "Pan Pacific Arts Festival". Anyway, to be quite honest I think Christchurch a far better location for a flower show, the whole city being botannically more interesting than Auckland. However, Auckland is one hell of a lot warmer, isn't it, and there are many plants and trees that grow up in Auckland and beyond which simply won't have it down in the London-like climate of Christchurch. If that is not bizarre enough, the South Auckland council have decided to stage an annual flower show to replace the one they lost. The Auckland City Council has also decided to open the ratepayers wallet & hold a third flower show back at the Ellerslie racecourse. Its enough to make you **** yourself laughing, its so farcical. Farcical indeed, Rob. Auckland City Council should be putting its efforts into laying on public transport between the airport and city-centre - not to mention improving public transport throughout Auckland. The city could also do with a good deal of beautification - particularly down around the harbour. You'ld think they would be inspired by what Sydney has done with its coves! Eddy. |
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"Eddy" wrote in message ... George.com wrote: not been to the museum for a number of years now & not seen the animals though iIcan guess what they will be. In a couple of days there will be several additions of introduced 'english' pests including Sidebottom, Strauss, Vaughan, Panesar & 'Lord Malfoy' Broad. We could also do you poms a favour & add G Boycott if you like. If my auntie, visiting from Birmingham, gloats too much she may join as well. Come now, these "pests" were/are invited by NZers to NZ ! have you met my auntie? As for Auckland, here is a gardening piece of ******** you lot will like. The "Ellerslie Flower Show" was for some years staged at the Ellerslie ( a suburb of Auckland) Racecourse in central Auckland. When the event, and traffic, outgrew the racecourse it got shipped out to the Botanical gardens in South Auckland which was a good venue with heaps of access. A year or so ago the Auckland City Council decided to cut back on its funding to the event so the flower show put the event up for auction. It was won by Christchurch. So now the 'Ellerslie' flower show is moving hundreds of kilometres south to Christchurch. The 'Ellerslie' flower show in Christchurch. Auckland to Christchurch - that's about 500 miles, including a substantial ferry crossing at Cook Strait. Silly for them to keep calling it the Ellerslie Flower Show then, isn't it. I remember when I was a lad Christchurch had its own annual flower festival, as part of the annual "Pan Pacific Arts Festival". Anyway, to be quite honest I think Christchurch a far better location for a flower show, the whole city being botannically more interesting than Auckland. However, Auckland is one hell of a lot warmer, isn't it, and there are many plants and trees that grow up in Auckland and beyond which simply won't have it down in the London-like climate of Christchurch. sub tropical plants, with a strong pacific flavour in late spring to a sub-artic city, with nowt pacific about it and late summer (I think). QUITE a big change. rob |
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George.com wrote:
Come now, these "pests" were/are invited by NZers to NZ ! have you met my auntie? Can you give me a link to a pic of this particular pest, please? :-) It's obviously quite hardy, and perennial. Auckland is one hell of a lot warmer, isn't it, and there are many plants and trees that grow up in Auckland and beyond which simply won't have it down in the London-like climate of Christchurch. sub tropical plants, with a strong pacific flavour in late spring to a sub-artic city, with nowt pacific about it and late summer (I think). QUITE a big change. "with nowt pacific about it", you say. Hmmm. Now, few real Kiwis ever use the word "nowt". Are you SURE you're not really a "POM" yourself, Rob? :-) Eddy. |
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"Eddy" wrote in message ... George.com wrote: Come now, these "pests" were/are invited by NZers to NZ ! have you met my auntie? Can you give me a link to a pic of this particular pest, please? :-) It's obviously quite hardy, and perennial. its actually an annual, she comes to visit once a year. Auckland is one hell of a lot warmer, isn't it, and there are many plants and trees that grow up in Auckland and beyond which simply won't have it down in the London-like climate of Christchurch. sub tropical plants, with a strong pacific flavour in late spring to a sub-artic city, with nowt pacific about it and late summer (I think). QUITE a big change. "with nowt pacific about it", you say. Hmmm. Now, few real Kiwis ever use the word "nowt". Are you SURE you're not really a "POM" yourself, Rob? :-) theres nowt pommy about except for me ma & pa. I blame too many bloody english gardening newsgroups. rob |
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"George.com" wrote in message ... "Eddy" wrote in message ... George.com wrote: Come now, these "pests" were/are invited by NZers to NZ ! have you met my auntie? Can you give me a link to a pic of this particular pest, please? :-) It's obviously quite hardy, and perennial. its actually an annual, she comes to visit once a year. Auckland is one hell of a lot warmer, isn't it, and there are many plants and trees that grow up in Auckland and beyond which simply won't have it down in the London-like climate of Christchurch. sub tropical plants, with a strong pacific flavour in late spring to a sub-artic city, with nowt pacific about it and late summer (I think). QUITE a big change. "with nowt pacific about it", you say. Hmmm. Now, few real Kiwis ever use the word "nowt". Are you SURE you're not really a "POM" yourself, Rob? :-) Lets put it another way. Christchurch will bludge off the hard yakka done by the Jafas. They have done bugger all to build the event up, and left the Auckland event to cark it. Fair go? Get of the grass. The jafas have to watch their event go bush down the boohai with some sheep cockies. No wonder the jafas packed a sad. An event that was grouse and used to be chocka with pacific influence will now have bugger all. Its a crook deal, enough to make a joker want to chunder. The cockies will have shit show of running a similar event. That said, the jafa council said they were strapped for cash and turned into a bunch of pikers. They had three fifths of five eights of **** all one minute, and then enough money for a flower hooley the next. And not wanting to send it to the south Auckland wops, the townies have the show in the original venue. I reckon something is puckeroo here. Got it sussed they reckon eh? Wouldn't know shit from clay? You are not wrong. rob |
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George.com wrote:
"with nowt pacific about it", you say. Hmmm. Now, few real Kiwis ever use the word "nowt". Are you SURE you're not really a "POM" yourself, Rob? :-) Lets put it another way. Christchurch will bludge off the hard yakka done by the Jafas. They have done bugger all to build the event up, and left the Auckland event to cark it. Fair go? Get of the grass. The jafas have to watch their event go bush down the boohai with some sheep cockies. No wonder the jafas packed a sad. An event that was grouse and used to be chocka with pacific influence will now have bugger all. Its a crook deal, enough to make a joker want to chunder. The cockies will have shit show of running a similar event. That said, the jafa council said they were strapped for cash and turned into a bunch of pikers. They had three fifths of five eights of **** all one minute, and then enough money for a flower hooley the next. And not wanting to send it to the south Auckland wops, the townies have the show in the original venue. I reckon something is puckeroo here. Got it sussed they reckon eh? Wouldn't know shit from clay? You are not wrong. Hee, hee, hee! Well done, Rob! As a person NZ-born of British parents, and with a masters degree in linguistics, I love this exhibition of very basic NZ vernacular! Well done! I shall cut and save it. It's a gem! Not many true-blue Kiwis could write what you've written - only somebody with some what we call "meta-linguistic ability" (in your case no doubt due to the strong English influence in your life) could do it. Anyway, let's get back to some civilised New Zealand English, . . . eh, mate? :-) Eddy. |
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"Eddy" wrote in message ... George.com wrote: "with nowt pacific about it", you say. Hmmm. Now, few real Kiwis ever use the word "nowt". Are you SURE you're not really a "POM" yourself, Rob? :-) Lets put it another way. Christchurch will bludge off the hard yakka done by the Jafas. They have done bugger all to build the event up, and left the Auckland event to cark it. Fair go? Get of the grass. The jafas have to watch their event go bush down the boohai with some sheep cockies. No wonder the jafas packed a sad. An event that was grouse and used to be chocka with pacific influence will now have bugger all. Its a crook deal, enough to make a joker want to chunder. The cockies will have shit show of running a similar event. That said, the jafa council said they were strapped for cash and turned into a bunch of pikers. They had three fifths of five eights of **** all one minute, and then enough money for a flower hooley the next. And not wanting to send it to the south Auckland wops, the townies have the show in the original venue. I reckon something is puckeroo here. Got it sussed they reckon eh? Wouldn't know shit from clay? You are not wrong. Hee, hee, hee! Well done, Rob! As a person NZ-born of British parents, and with a masters degree in linguistics, I love this exhibition of very basic NZ vernacular! Well done! I shall cut and save it. It's a gem! Not many true-blue Kiwis could write what you've written - only somebody with some what we call "meta-linguistic ability" (in your case no doubt due to the strong English influence in your life) could do it. Beaut mate, real bonza stuff. rob |
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"George.com" wrote in message ... "Eddy" wrote in message ... George.com wrote: "with nowt pacific about it", you say. Hmmm. Now, few real Kiwis ever use the word "nowt". Are you SURE you're not really a "POM" yourself, Rob? :-) Lets put it another way. Christchurch will bludge off the hard yakka done by the Jafas. They have done bugger all to build the event up, and left the Auckland event to cark it. Fair go? Get of the grass. The jafas have to watch their event go bush down the boohai with some sheep cockies. No wonder the jafas packed a sad. An event that was grouse and used to be chocka with pacific influence will now have bugger all. Its a crook deal, enough to make a joker want to chunder. The cockies will have shit show of running a similar event. That said, the jafa council said they were strapped for cash and turned into a bunch of pikers. They had three fifths of five eights of **** all one minute, and then enough money for a flower hooley the next. And not wanting to send it to the south Auckland wops, the townies have the show in the original venue. I reckon something is puckeroo here. Got it sussed they reckon eh? Wouldn't know shit from clay? You are not wrong. Hee, hee, hee! Well done, Rob! As a person NZ-born of British parents, and with a masters degree in linguistics, I love this exhibition of very basic NZ vernacular! Well done! I shall cut and save it. It's a gem! Not many true-blue Kiwis could write what you've written - only somebody with some what we call "meta-linguistic ability" (in your case no doubt due to the strong English influence in your life) could do it. Beaut mate, real bonza stuff. rob gees wayne, I forgot to add, strewth mate. rob |
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On 27/3/08 09:40, in article , "George.com"
wrote: "Eddy" wrote in message ... George.com wrote: "with nowt pacific about it", you say. Hmmm. Now, few real Kiwis ever use the word "nowt". Are you SURE you're not really a "POM" yourself, Rob? :-) Lets put it another way. Christchurch will bludge off the hard yakka done by the Jafas. They have done bugger all to build the event up, and left the Auckland event to cark it. Fair go? Get of the grass. The jafas have to watch their event go bush down the boohai with some sheep cockies. No wonder the jafas packed a sad. An event that was grouse and used to be chocka with pacific influence will now have bugger all. Its a crook deal, enough to make a joker want to chunder. The cockies will have shit show of running a similar event. That said, the jafa council said they were strapped for cash and turned into a bunch of pikers. They had three fifths of five eights of **** all one minute, and then enough money for a flower hooley the next. And not wanting to send it to the south Auckland wops, the townies have the show in the original venue. I reckon something is puckeroo here. Got it sussed they reckon eh? Wouldn't know shit from clay? You are not wrong. Hee, hee, hee! Well done, Rob! As a person NZ-born of British parents, and with a masters degree in linguistics, I love this exhibition of very basic NZ vernacular! Well done! I shall cut and save it. It's a gem! Not many true-blue Kiwis could write what you've written - only somebody with some what we call "meta-linguistic ability" (in your case no doubt due to the strong English influence in your life) could do it. Beaut mate, real bonza stuff. rob Box of fluffies. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
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George.com wrote:
gees wayne, I forgot to add, strewth mate. Strewth mate, ya did, didn't ya! One of the most used expressions of all. Sacha, "box of fluffies"? Eddy. |
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"Eddy" wrote in message ... George.com wrote: gees wayne, I forgot to add, strewth mate. Strewth mate, ya did, didn't ya! One of the most used expressions of all. Sacha, "box of fluffies"? Eddy. bottler, even if you are a blouse Eddy. rob ps you can still get eskimo pies, trumpets, choc bombs & milk bottles. Unfortunately we no longer sell candy cigarettes which I reckon were great. |
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George.com wrote:
bottler, even if you are a blouse Eddy. A bottler and a blouse in the same go, Rob? Don't quite know how to take that, mate! ps you can still get eskimo pies, trumpets, choc bombs & milk bottles. Unfortunately we no longer sell candy cigarettes which I reckon were great. Great. And chocolate fish? And hokey-pokey ice-cream? Yep, I remember the little white candy cigarettes (basically solid icing-sugar!) with a dip of red food-colouring on the end. My parents smoked like chimneys so I guess that was probably why I always somewhat disapproved of the candy cigarettes. Anyway, re. the word "candy" (or "sweets"), the NZ word was always "lolly" or "lollies". On special occasions we had "lolly scrambles" - which involved a teacher or parent throwing handfuls of lollies into the midst of a bunch of kids on a lawn and then watching each child desperately scramble (and fight!) to grab as many as possible. Very uncivilised and somewhat cruel really. Had to do an internet search for the meaning of "box of fluffies". Never ever heard it throughout my childhood and youth in NZ Apparently, it originated amongst Maori people and is used to describe feeling great, as in "She's like a box of fluffies this morning", or "I was like a box of fluffies". There's a suggestion it's close to "like a box of birds", which suggests it may derive from the image of a box of newly-hatched chicks. Eddy. |
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In article , Eddy writes: | George.com wrote: | bottler, even if you are a blouse Eddy. | | A bottler and a blouse in the same go, Rob? Don't quite know how to | take that, mate! | | ps you can still get eskimo pies, trumpets, choc bombs & milk bottles. | Unfortunately we no longer sell candy cigarettes which I reckon were great. | | Great. And chocolate fish? And hokey-pokey ice-cream? Yep, I remember | the little white candy cigarettes (basically solid icing-sugar!) with a | dip of red food-colouring on the end. ... I am no longer allowed to post the names of all of the sweets that used to be popular in my childhood - seriously :-) Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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On 28/3/08 10:05, in article , "Nick
Maclaren" wrote: In article , Eddy writes: | George.com wrote: | bottler, even if you are a blouse Eddy. | | A bottler and a blouse in the same go, Rob? Don't quite know how to | take that, mate! | | ps you can still get eskimo pies, trumpets, choc bombs & milk bottles. | Unfortunately we no longer sell candy cigarettes which I reckon were great. | | Great. And chocolate fish? And hokey-pokey ice-cream? Yep, I remember | the little white candy cigarettes (basically solid icing-sugar!) with a | dip of red food-colouring on the end. ... I am no longer allowed to post the names of all of the sweets that used to be popular in my childhood - seriously :-) Regards, Nick Maclaren. "Ag please Daddy .............." -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
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In article , Sacha writes: | | I am no longer allowed to post the names of all of the sweets that | used to be popular in my childhood - seriously :-) | | "Ag please Daddy .............." All six, seven of us, eight, nine, ten .... Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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On 28/3/08 22:25, in article , "Nick
Maclaren" wrote: In article , Sacha writes: | | I am no longer allowed to post the names of all of the sweets that | used to be popular in my childhood - seriously :-) | | "Ag please Daddy .............." All six, seven of us, eight, nine, ten .... Only 8 hours....! Poor Daddy! -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
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"Eddy" wrote in message ... George.com wrote: bottler, even if you are a blouse Eddy. A bottler and a blouse in the same go, Rob? Don't quite know how to take that, mate! fair suck of the sav Eddy. Eskimo pies & choc bombs are bottler/bottla. So stop being a sheilas blouse about it. ps you can still get eskimo pies, trumpets, choc bombs & milk bottles. Unfortunately we no longer sell candy cigarettes which I reckon were great. Great. And chocolate fish? And hokey-pokey ice-cream? Yep, I remember the little white candy cigarettes (basically solid icing-sugar!) with a dip of red food-colouring on the end. My parents smoked like chimneys so I guess that was probably why I always somewhat disapproved of the candy cigarettes. Anyway, re. the word "candy" (or "sweets"), the NZ word was always "lolly" or "lollies". On special occasions we had "lolly scrambles" - which involved a teacher or parent throwing handfuls of lollies into the midst of a bunch of kids on a lawn and then watching each child desperately scramble (and fight!) to grab as many as possible. Very uncivilised and somewhat cruel really. We can also still get jubes, wine gums, topsies, pebbles & smarties, though not in 10 cent mixtures any more. Hard case eh. The cookie bear seems to have carked it mind. Ches n dale, those blokes have also shot through. I have not seen tingles last time I had a squiz in the dairy. That was yonks ago mind. Might still be able to get some if you have a good root around. Had to do an internet search for the meaning of "box of fluffies". Never ever heard it throughout my childhood and youth in NZ box of fluffy ducks. Bobs your uncle mate. Thanks for the yack. rob |
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On 28/3/08 09:49, in article ,
"Eddy" wrote: snip Had to do an internet search for the meaning of "box of fluffies". Never ever heard it throughout my childhood and youth in NZ Apparently, it originated amongst Maori people and is used to describe feeling great, as in "She's like a box of fluffies this morning", or "I was like a box of fluffies". There's a suggestion it's close to "like a box of birds", which suggests it may derive from the image of a box of newly-hatched chicks. Eddy. That's the one! A friend of mine worked as a doc. In NZ for some time with Maori people. Friend was English and thought he should learn a few of the local expressions and sayings to integrate better. One morning, he had an incredibly nervous male patient and as the minutes of the examination ticked past the patient's nerves made my friend nervous, too. He wanted to say something cheery to reassure the poor man and knew it involved some kind of container and some kind of animals. To his own horror and amazement he heard himself say "No problems, mate. Bucket of fish", whereupon the terrified patient shot off the couch and legged it as far away as possible from this obviously deranged medic. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
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George.com wrote:
We can also still get jubes, wine gums, topsies, pebbles & smarties, though not in 10 cent mixtures any more. Hard case eh. The cookie bear seems to have carked it mind. Ches n dale, those blokes have also shot through. I have not seen tingles last time I had a squiz in the dairy. That was yonks ago mind. Might still be able to get some if you have a good root around. Yikes, thing HAVE changed! I've heard the exasperated expression "Who do you have to ***** for a drink in this place!" . . . but in order to get a little paper bag of tingles, Rob? (I'm presuming that the main meanings of the verb to root in NZ and in the UK are still quite remarkably different . . . and so let's not go any further on this this one! :-) - particularly in a group meant for discussing good things to do in the garden! :-) Eddy. |
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Sacha wrote:
That's the one! A friend of mine worked as a doc. In NZ for some time with Maori people. Friend was English and thought he should learn a few of the local expressions and sayings to integrate better. One morning, he had an incredibly nervous male patient and as the minutes of the examination ticked past the patient's nerves made my friend nervous, too. He wanted to say something cheery to reassure the poor man and knew it involved some kind of container and some kind of animals. To his own horror and amazement he heard himself say "No problems, mate. Bucket of fish", whereupon the terrified patient shot off the couch and legged it as far away as possible from this obviously deranged medic. Interesting tale, Sacha. I wonder if there actually is an expression "like a bucket of fish" amongst Maori! By the way, I noticed last night there's a programme on the BBC on Monday night which you and I may find interesting, regarding recent revelations about Jersey. Eddy. |
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On 30/3/08 10:24, in article ,
"Eddy" wrote: Sacha wrote: That's the one! A friend of mine worked as a doc. In NZ for some time with Maori people. Friend was English and thought he should learn a few of the local expressions and sayings to integrate better. One morning, he had an incredibly nervous male patient and as the minutes of the examination ticked past the patient's nerves made my friend nervous, too. He wanted to say something cheery to reassure the poor man and knew it involved some kind of container and some kind of animals. To his own horror and amazement he heard himself say "No problems, mate. Bucket of fish", whereupon the terrified patient shot off the couch and legged it as far away as possible from this obviously deranged medic. Interesting tale, Sacha. I wonder if there actually is an expression "like a bucket of fish" amongst Maori! By the way, I noticed last night there's a programme on the BBC on Monday night which you and I may find interesting, regarding recent revelations about Jersey. Eddy. I'll have a look at that. I've heard from my son about some of the personal in-fighting going on over the politics of this. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
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"Eddy" wrote in message ... George.com wrote: We can also still get jubes, wine gums, topsies, pebbles & smarties, though not in 10 cent mixtures any more. Hard case eh. The cookie bear seems to have carked it mind. Ches n dale, those blokes have also shot through. I have not seen tingles last time I had a squiz in the dairy. That was yonks ago mind. Might still be able to get some if you have a good root around. Yikes, thing HAVE changed! I've heard the exasperated expression "Who do you have to ***** for a drink in this place!" . . . but in order to get a little paper bag of tingles, Rob? whatever way you choose to get your 'tingles' Eddy. Not my place to judge your lifestyle. I'll get mine in a paper bag, if I can find them. (I'm presuming that the main meanings of the verb to root in NZ and in the UK are still quite remarkably different you are not wrong, but you are. I still love to have a good old root around from time to time, but my days of rooting around are long time gone. That said, I am waiting for a load of roots to mature so i can go & dig up my sweet potatos. rob |
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