Julie Bove > wrote:

: "Ozgirl" > wrote in message
: ...
: >
: >
: > "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
: >>>>>>>>
: >>>>>>>
: >>>>>>> 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 :
: >
: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blooming_onion

: 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.

That is the definition I know and as it was considered blasphamy, or,at
lst sadrelgious, in relitgious ages it was considered quite nasty thing to
say . Damn, was also in that camp in ages past.

Wendy