Craig White:
>> aussie aussie aussie
>> oy oy oy
Tim:
> I never head that childish chant before until we had some
soldiers doing
> some sort of rescue mission overseas. It's not a part of *our* culture.
Alan Cox:
Its a very old part of Australian culture, one that came over with
'cousin Jack' (the tin miners from Cornwall). So old nobody is entirely
sure of its origin although the most credible one seems to be from Oggie
(Kernowek: Hoggan) for a Cornish Pastie (Oggie oggie oggie! being shouted
down a mine to indicate lunch arriving).
Must be regional then, I've *NEVER* heard it before then, in South
Australia.
... What's that skip? He's broken a leg? You fly the chopper and I'll
drive over with the first aid kit...
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