On 19/03/2011 8:12 p.m., Julie Bove wrote:
> "Tiger > wrote in message
> ...
>> 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
>>>>> ...
>>>>>> 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.
>
>

In the Australian version of English. 'bloody' is an adjective which
used in front of every noun. e.g.bloody computer, bloody keyboard,
bloody shopping, bloody bloke down the road.

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