Lost in Translation
Uncategorized November 30th, 2005Day 31 = No Diet Soda
Day 2 = No Ambulance Ride.
Does anyone out there speak Australian?? I was wondering if you could translate this sentence that “Hollywood” Menzies sent me in an email regarding my incident with a car the other day. Here is what he said:
“I hope you’ve come up well after your little bingle.”
Based on context I have come to the conclusion that “bingle” is Aussie translation of getting run over by a car?? I will have to write that one down.
I have observed throughout the course of the season, since we had two Aussies on our team (Hollywood and Rich), that American girls have a soft spot for these types of phrases. I was thinking that maybe if I make up funny names for things girls will like me?
I did not ask for “Hollywood’s” permission to publish this sentence but I figured he would enjoy the fame that it will bring him and he would not mind. Seriously though, thanks for the concern “Hollywood.”
Today was another busy day. I had to get up early and pack, again. Then drove to Mark Olson’s house in Grand Rapids, Michigan for the second time in a month. I start physical therapy here tomorrow……yeeehaw!
I must have hit my head pretty hard when I got run over the other day becasue I spent an hour on the rollers this evening. I was miserable the entire sixty minutes and kept looking at the clock on the wall…………it sort of felt like I was back in high school!
The last two days have been accident free, well, for the most part. I did clock my head on the hanging light in our living room last night and could not help but laugh. Talk to you tomorrow……………
later,
g.
December 1st, 2005 at 9:30 am
I think I’ve heard “hollywood” use that turm during superweek before…
Bingle = crash or in your situation getting run over by a car… and yeh I think us American’s need to act like we have aussie accents I hear the Lady’s think they are sexy….