"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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> "Ozgirl" > wrote in message
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>> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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>>> "Tiger Lily" > wrote in message
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>>>> On 3/19/2011 12:28 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>> Tiger Lily wrote:
>>>>>> On 3/17/2011 4:15 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>>>> > wrote in message
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>>>>>>>> On 18/03/2011 7:14 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>>>>>> Ozgirl wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> There is very little sugar in cinnamon sugar compared to
>>>>>>>>>> cinnamon.
>>>>>>>>>> And I don't put much on. Lucky if 1/8 teaspoon is sugar. But
>>>>>>>>>> we
>>>>>>>>>> didn't invent this. It became popular here after the
>>>>>>>>>> introduction
>>>>>>>>>> of American style steakhouses.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> That's weird because our steakhouses don't serve sweet
>>>>>>>>> potatoes at
>>>>>>>>> all. They serve French fries, steak fries and baked potatoes.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> We also have Outback Steakhouse, purportedly an Austrailian
>>>>>>>>> style
>>>>>>>>> place with
>>>>>>>>> Bloomin' Onions. This is an onion cut to look like a flower,
>>>>>>>>> battered and
>>>>>>>>> deep fried. Quite nasty and greasy it is.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I have heard about that place I don't think there is too many
>>>>>>>> Aussies involved with it, I haven't heard an Aussie say
>>>>>>>> "blooming"
>>>>>>>> since umm ummm *ever* :-) Now if they were Bloody onions, that
>>>>>>>> would show an Aussie involved in it somewhere.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Ewww.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Julie, read 'damned' instead of Bloody, you will get a better
>>>>>> interpretation
>>>>>> i await further clarification from "countries divided by a common
>>>>>> language"
>>>>>
>>>>> I don't know. I worked with a woman from England. Her husband
>>>>> was from
>>>>> Australian. One of them gave me a different definition of the
>>>>> word. Not
>>>>> one I could say with little children around.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> that was very leading............. i thought my interpretation was
>>>> pretty clear
>>>>
>>>> care to eludicate?
>>>
>>> I was told it had to do with the bleeding that occurs with the
>>> taking of virginity. Of course they could have just been messing
>>> with me.
>>
>> Could have been. As Kate said, the best word to compare it with would
>> be damn. As to to the blooming onions, we can't lay claim to those
>> :
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>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blooming_onion
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> I googled the word and came up with another definition. Something
> about the blood of Christ. Also saw that the word was pretty much
> considered not polite at all to use until about the 80's.

Well its been used in the UK and Aus, probably Ireland too a lot longer
than I have been alive. I have never heard it used in any way other than
a "soft" swear word.