Mega Thread The Random Thoughts Thread Part 1

[Changaneen]

Fef De Poo Poo batting next for the SAF's

Or is that Peppy Le Phew?

 

[Schulzenfest]

http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/get-on-the-clive-train-vote-for-clive.1082145/

#voteclive

 

[Dylan8]

There will never be another Clive

 

[Eddie Dingle]

There will never be another Clive

Is that Clive Boon?

 

[Zakk Wylde]

Is that Clive Boon?

Its Darren Boon.

 

[Steve Dore]

We have an employee, first name "Gizem". Are they male or female?

 

[raman]

We have an employee, first name "Gizem". Are they male or female?

Sauce: behindthename.com

 

[Eddie Dingle]

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Sauce: behindthename.com

Why didn't you just let it remain a mystery?

 

[GreyPower]

I once worked in Personnel (even before it was called Human Resources) and found out we employed both John Lennon and Shirley Maclain. I had to ring a bloke called Zvonko Stulchbauer one time, but no one at his workplace knew who on earth I was talking about. I said you know - the carpenter, mid fifties...Ah! they said - you mean Bob? Turns out the bloke was sick of spelling/explaining his real name, so he 'Anglicised' it.

Which reminds me of a bloke I played tennis against as a kid, who's name was Warren Beatty.

When I used to live in Norwood, I recall seeing a "Dr Needle", and another Dr whos name was Dieu Yong.

 

[bomberclifford]

Is it pronounced GIZem of JIZZem?

 

[Grave Danger]

I was at Boonies last Test at Adelaide. There was some guy running around with a very long banner saying Booooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooonie

I was at a a game at the WACA once when Boonie was going through a patch of poor form and he was scratching away, struggling to get the ball off the square, and some drunkard yelled out "Show us yer map of Tasmania Boonie, ya campaigner!"

 

[raman]

 

[Steve Dore]

Is it pronounced GIZem of JIZZem?

That is the $64K question. I have heard the latter more than once.

 

[FromTheHartland]

That is the $64K question. I have heard the latter more than once.

An Indian guy I worked with at Coles was called Kuntal. No one ever called him over the PA system.

 

[I Dont Care]

An Indian guy I worked with at Coles was called Kuntal. No one ever called him over the PA system.

I would've. Constantly.

 

[raman]

An Indian guy I worked with at Coles was called Kuntal. No one ever called him over the PA system.

This story starts promisingly but ends poorly.

 

[Quadzilla]

I worked with a Mike Hunt ... He always introduced himself as "I'm MICHAEL Hunt"

 

[tribey]

This story starts promisingly but ends poorly.

Unlike the well-heeled European lady of 70's Melbourne's leafy 'burbs whose name was purported to begin with Ç and end with what you'd hope it'd end with.

Pronounced 'Soont', she insisted.

 

[raman]

Unlike the well-heeled European lady of 70's Melbourne's leafy 'burbs whose name was purported to begin with Ç and end with what you'd hope it'd end with.

Pronounced 'Soont', she insisted.

I recently had a woman in her 70s telling me how the German name "Kuntz" was pronounced in Australia when she was a child.

 

[bomberclifford]

I recently had a woman in her 70s telling me how the German name "Kuntz" was pronounced in Australia when she was a child.

When I left uni, my first job was in a large, Melbourne design agency.
Early on in the piece, I had to work with a photographer called James Cant.

Being the goodly raised South Australian, my pronunciation of his surname caused some interesting looks from my Victorian bosses in the weekly WIP meeting.

Reminds me a bit of the Sound of Music snippet ... "What is it you campaignerface?"

 

[Magpiespower]

Friend's farewell costume party theme is "favourite movie/TV character."

Now there's no way I'm catching the Gawler Central dressed up as "Robin the Boy Wonder."

Trying to think of something that's pretty much everyday gear but recognizable as a character is doing my head in!

 

[manureid]

Friend's farewell costume party theme is "favourite movie/TV character."

Now there's no way I'm catching the Gawler Central dressed up as "Robin the Boy Wonder."

Trying to think of something that's pretty much everyday gear but recognizable as a character is doing my head in!

Go as Romper Stomper...nobody will notice you.

 

[Jumbo]

Friend's farewell costume party theme is "favourite movie/TV character."

Now there's no way I'm catching the Gawler Central dressed up as "Robin the Boy Wonder."

Trying to think of something that's pretty much everyday gear but recognizable as a character is doing my head in!

Perce the whino from the Paul Hogan show would easily slip under the radar on the Gawler line.

 

[Magpiespower]

Pretty sure I gave that bloke $2 today.

Assured me he was gonna buy lunch from "The Reject Shop."

Later, I saw him at the station with a cask of goon...

 

[Phhht]

Pretty sure I gave that bloke $2 today.

Assured me he was gonna buy lunch from "The Reject Shop."

Later, I saw him at the station with a cask of goon...

At least I said thanks after taking your gold coin