"W. Baker" > wrote in message
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> Ozgirl > wrote:
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> : >>>> 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.
>
> : Its a very benign word. On a scale of 1 to 10, the F bomb being 10 it is
> : a 1.
> : >
> : >
>
> That's becsue in our time,, religious swearing is no big deal, as most
> people don't take it that seriously, but sex is a big deal and
> preoccupation so sex swear words are much more serious.

There are a lot of people here who get very upset if you say, "Oh my God!"
Apparently that doesn't go over well.