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New Zealand bird of the year poll subject to dirty tricks - by Aussies

To: 'Philip Veerman' <>, 'canberrabirds chatline' <>
Subject: New Zealand bird of the year poll subject to dirty tricks - by Aussies
From: Geoff <>
Date: Sun, 7 Oct 2018 19:59:30 +0000

Phillip

 

You have misquoted me and the meaning of the saying. I deliberately stayed away from such discourse nor would I comment on a rock and a hard place.

 

I think we should now end this conversation.

 

 

 

Geoff

 

From: Philip Veerman <>
Sent: Sunday, 7 October 2018 11:19 PM
To: 'canberrabirds chatline' <>
Subject: RE: [canberrabirds] New Zealand bird of the year poll subject to dirty tricks - by Aussies

 

Wouldn’t it be indulging in sexual intercourse, whilst on a rock…….. or a question: “would you like a SHAG on a rock ….”? I doubt many Australians would know what a Shag is, in terms of a bird. Although I have read somewhere that people do not like to cormorant on a rock.

 

Philip

 

From: Geoff
Sent: Sunday, 7 October, 2018 5:46 PM
To: 'Martin Butterfield'; 'David Rees'
Cc: 'COG List'
Subject: RE: [canberrabirds] New Zealand bird of the year poll subject to dirty tricks - by Aussies

 

Martin

 

The saying that I have heard is “Like a SHAG on a rock”.

 

Interestingly “UsingEnglish.com” writes If someone feels like a shag on a rock, they are lonely or isolated. A shag is an Australian bird that often perches alone on a rock. (https://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/like+a+shag+on+a+rock.html)  

 

 

 

Geoff

 

From: Martin Butterfield <>
Sent: Sunday, 7 October 2018 5:29 PM
To: David Rees <>
Cc: Geoff <>; COG List <m("canberrabirds.org.au","canberrabirds");">>
Subject: Re: [canberrabirds] New Zealand bird of the year poll subject to dirty tricks - by Aussies

 

Has anyone ever heard anyone in Australia (or NZ)  refer to someone being "as lonely as a cormorant on a rock"?

 

 

 

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