Midnight Oil

[Powderworks] Willie translation please

Beth Curran bcurran@columbus.rr.com
Fri, 11 Jul 2003 22:59:45 -0400


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Risking seeming like an utter dork, I confess there's one joke in Willie
that completely escapes me.  Maybe it's an Oz slang thing, I dunno.
Anyway, it's in the part where the relationship with Slim, the driver,
is going south, and Slim refers to a passing kid on a moped as a "fag on
a bicycle" and then asks "if the fucking tea-drinker has died."  I just
don't get that last bit -  Is this some kind of slang or catch phrase?
 
BTW Joe, who can best be described as Oils-tolerant ("Can we for God's
sake listen to SOMETHING ELSE once in a while???") gpt curious and
decided to read Willie and says he's been surprisingly well amused.  My
5 year old saw the book and read the cover out loud, then looked over in
amazement and said, "Rob Hirst???  You mean Midnight Oil Rob Hirst?  He
wrote a book???"  I had to show him the back cover photo before he'd
believe me.  I wish I had had a camera, the look of utter astonishment
on his face was hilarious.  - Beth

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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Risking seeming like an utter dork, I confess =
there&#8217;s
one joke in Willie that completely escapes me.<span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp; </span>Maybe it&#8217;s an Oz slang =
thing, I <span
class=3DSpellE>dunno</span>.<span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp; =
</span>Anyway,
it&#8217;s in the part where the relationship with Slim, the driver, is =
going
south, and Slim refers to a passing kid on a moped as a &#8220;fag on a =
bicycle&#8221;
and then asks &#8220;if the fucking tea-drinker has died.&#8221;<span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp; </span>I just don&#8217;t get that =
last bit <span
class=3DGramE>-<span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp; </span>Is</span> =
this some kind
of slang or catch phrase?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>BTW Joe, who can best be described as Oils-tolerant =
(&#8220;Can
we for God&#8217;s sake listen to SOMETHING ELSE once in a =
while???&#8221;) <span
class=3DSpellE>gpt</span> curious and decided to read Willie and says =
he&#8217;s
been surprisingly well amused.<span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp; =
</span>My 5
year old saw the book and read the cover out loud, then looked over in
amazement and said, &#8220;Rob <span class=3DSpellE>Hirst</span>???<span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp; </span>You mean Midnight Oil Rob <span
class=3DSpellE>Hirst</span>?<span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp; =
</span>He wrote
a book???&#8221;<span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp; </span>I had to =
show him
the back cover photo before he&#8217;d believe me.<span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp; </span>I wish I had had a <span =
class=3DGramE>camera,</span>
the look of utter astonishment on his face was hilarious.<span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp; </span>- =
Beth<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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