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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 =
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font-family:Arial'>Risking seeming like an utter dork, I confess =
there’s
one joke in Willie that completely escapes me.<span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Maybe it’s an Oz slang =
thing, I <span
class=3DSpellE>dunno</span>.<span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> =
</span>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.”<span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>I just don’t get that =
last bit <span
class=3DGramE>-<span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Is</span> =
this some kind
of slang or catch phrase?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<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 =
(“Can
we for God’s sake listen to SOMETHING ELSE once in a =
while???”) <span
class=3DSpellE>gpt</span> curious and decided to read Willie and says =
he’s
been surprisingly well amused.<span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> =
</span>My 5
year old saw the book and read the cover out loud, then looked over in
amazement and said, “Rob <span class=3DSpellE>Hirst</span>???<span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>You mean Midnight Oil Rob <span
class=3DSpellE>Hirst</span>?<span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> =
</span>He wrote
a book???”<span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>I had to =
show him
the back cover photo before he’d believe me.<span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </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'> </span>- =
Beth<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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