Rather than spreading my nonsense all over the forum, I guess I should start a thread here where I can vomit up the stuff that doesn't fit anywhere else.
Just More of Ken's Nonsense
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Beth Gallagher
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Works for me! I still have to bore people on the "what did you do today" thread, though.
Kate Ellery
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What’s he ( Ken ) gonna whinge about now 
@Beth Gallagher
prob same as my hubby whinges about …..his wife said if ya want a cuppa …ya know where the kettle is ….
My hubs tried whinging to me how I don’t always listen to him …..he only tried that …ONCE …..cause ya know what i told him there’s always lifeline my dear …..so during our travels low and behold we come across a huge drop box for their charity shops and it said on the box …we are “still listening” after 40+ years …..so I gave my hubby 40 cents so he could go use a phone box to call them ….and I’m a real loving wife .made sure he had someone who would listen ….we didn’t mobile phones then and was living / travling in our caravan ….so that was 2005 …I’ve got the photo as the screen saver on my phone 
Key Details About "Whinge":
@Beth Gallagherprob same as my hubby whinges about …..his wife said if ya want a cuppa …ya know where the kettle is ….
My hubs tried whinging to me how I don’t always listen to him …..he only tried that …ONCE …..cause ya know what i told him there’s always lifeline my dear …..so during our travels low and behold we come across a huge drop box for their charity shops and it said on the box …we are “still listening” after 40+ years …..so I gave my hubby 40 cents so he could go use a phone box to call them ….and I’m a real loving wife .made sure he had someone who would listen
….we didn’t mobile phones then and was living / travling in our caravan ….so that was 2005 …I’ve got the photo as the screen saver on my phone Key Details About "Whinge":
- Definition: To complain ….moan about
- Usage: Chiefly British, Australian, and New Zealand.
- Origin: Middle English, from Old English hwinsian (to moan).
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Although the British spelling and pronunciation is beginning to be in vogue here, like other foreign words, such as "bespoke," we have traditionally spelled the word as "whine" and pronounced it as "wine."
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Tony Nathanson
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Well, I just learned a new word. Never heard of "Whinge." Here, we call it "Whine." "Would you like some cheese with your whine?"
And a few years ago, I learned another one - "Whilst."
And a few years ago, I learned another one - "Whilst."
You might see me mention these girls from time to time, although they've been gone for several years now. Lydia is in the back, and that's Cutie in the front. They were 23 at the time of this photo, and waiting for lunch. Lydia lived to be 26, I think, and Cutie was a few months short of 29.
Beth Gallagher
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I have seen more frequent use of "whinge" lately on social media. I guess it's the latest language fad in the USA. I'm surprised that it rhymes with "hinge."
"Whinge" (rhymes with hinge) is a British and Australian informal verb meaning to complain in a persistent, annoying, or peevish manner, often about unimportant matters. Originating from Old English, it specifically implies a fretful, whining tone, distinct from just a vocal whine."
Faye Fox
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Good to see you consolidate Ken. Best to keep your bloody whinging in one place for our scrolling convenience.
The Australian use of certain words has gotten me into trouble more than once. On the old SOC, I remember getting mocked by the Brits and Aussies for misuse of the word shag. When I grew up, I heard shag used to mean a slow nonchalantly indifferent way of walking. When I commented it was time for me to shag my old butt over to Zeks to watch bull riding, I was mocked and accused of making a booty call. The other word I still continue to use, even though now I know the meaning, is wanker. I mean sometimes it is the only word that describes a guy that is more worthless than a loser.
The Australian use of certain words has gotten me into trouble more than once. On the old SOC, I remember getting mocked by the Brits and Aussies for misuse of the word shag. When I grew up, I heard shag used to mean a slow nonchalantly indifferent way of walking. When I commented it was time for me to shag my old butt over to Zeks to watch bull riding, I was mocked and accused of making a booty call. The other word I still continue to use, even though now I know the meaning, is wanker. I mean sometimes it is the only word that describes a guy that is more worthless than a loser.
Yeah, it makes you wonder what people were doing on those shag carpets.
Kate Ellery
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We call it …I’m going to have a Whinge …or what are you Whinging about now …. @Ken Anderson @Tony Nathanson
And those rubber things on the car are spelt ….Tyres …
Kate Ellery
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I’d never ventured out past the ….cemetery 
( road to Adelaide,) till I was 25 years old
The town where I was born was in the middle of a desert
….in the middle of nowhere ….its 517 km ( 328 miles ) to Adelaide .
Now days its only deserted cottages along the way from the days of family’s living / working on the railways .
There’s only a town called Yunta for petrol ( some may have heard about the mystery of the missing little boy in that area)
So being so isolated away from the rest of the world …..a shag didn’t mean one of those shaggy carpet squares …it meant a quickie
in the back of the old Aussie made Holden car at the drive in
( road to Adelaide,) till I was 25 years oldThe town where I was born was in the middle of a desert
….in the middle of nowhere ….its 517 km ( 328 miles ) to Adelaide .Now days its only deserted cottages along the way from the days of family’s living / working on the railways .
There’s only a town called Yunta for petrol ( some may have heard about the mystery of the missing little boy in that area)
So being so isolated away from the rest of the world …..a shag didn’t mean one of those shaggy carpet squares …it meant a quickie
in the back of the old Aussie made Holden car at the drive in
The RAM Truck advertising campaign is NOTHING STOPS RAM.
I dunno about that; I'd prefer a truck with brakes.
I dunno about that; I'd prefer a truck with brakes.