Re: not butter, guns
Camille Scaysbrook (c_scaysbrook@yahoo.com)
Fri, 27 Aug 1999 16:38:50 +1000
Jason wrote:
> My favorite of the euphamisims for vomiting is: technicolor yawn.
> For some reason that just throws me into giggles.
>
> Oh, and a few British friends contributed this one, I love as well:
> Laughing at your feet.
Yes, for some reason there are oodles of vomiting references in the
Australian lexicon. These include: talking to God on the big white
telephone, calling for Ruth (the name changes in proportion to how severe
the upchuck) - you don't even want to know what watering the horses,
draining the main vein and pointing percy at the porcelain mean !!
Doncha love them though???
Camille
verona_beach@geocities.com
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