Just More of Ken's Nonsense

[Ken Anderson]

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.

 

[Beth Gallagher]

Works for me! I still have to bore people on the "what did you do today" thread, though.

 

[Kate Ellery]

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":

• Definition: To complain ….moan about
• Usage: Chiefly British, Australian, and New Zealand.
• Origin: Middle English, from Old English hwinsian (to moan).

 

[Ken Anderson]

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."

 

[Tony Nathanson]

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."

 

[Ken Anderson]

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]

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."

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]

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.

 

[Ken Anderson]

Yeah, it makes you wonder what people were doing on those shag carpets.

 

[Kate Ellery]

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."

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]

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

 

[Ken Anderson]

The RAM Truck advertising campaign is NOTHING STOPS RAM.

I dunno about that; I'd prefer a truck with brakes.

 

[Faye Fox]

@Kate Ellery I guess the Shaggy Dog was a different kind of dance for the Aussie teens back in the day. Not one suitable for American Bandstand. I mean shagging it doggie style was the rage and kids these days think they are cool with their lame twerking.

 

[Faye Fox]

Here is the evidence that I didn't make up this "shag" dance thing. Come on y'all, let's all learn the shag! Please note there is a difference between swinging and shagging!

Shagging with the seniors!

 

[Marie Miller]

 

[Ken Anderson]

Today, I took our trash down to the transfer station, then brought back a bunch of pine straw, a bucket of regular straw, and some green grass that someone was able to find, and which had been dumped at the municipal compost area. I don't know where the green grass came from because mine is only beginning to get green, let alone growing to be long enough to mow.

I added the pine straw to my lingonberry patches, since it discourages weeds and adds to the acidity of the soil that benefits lingonberries. I added a thick layer of un-mulched leaves, that had been sitting all winter, to my compost pile, followed by a layer of green grass, another layer of leaves, and another layer of green grass, topped off by mulched straw and shredded cardboard. Now, it's threatening to rain so I'm here.

 

[Ken Anderson]

We don't have a lot of green vegetation here yet, but it's beginning. A couple of crocuses have come and gone but they are the only flowering plants so far. the lilies and the peonies are sprouting, trees are budding, and our lawn, such as it is, is beginning to green up. We have some bulb plants coming up, and that's always a surprise because, by spring, I have generally forgotten what I had planted in the fall. A dandelion was flowering in my garden and I was going to pull it when I noticed a bee working it, and realized that was pretty much the only flower around, so I let it be, for now.

 

[Don Alaska]

We don't have a lot of green vegetation here yet, but it's beginning. A couple of crocuses have come and gone but they are the only flowering plants so far. the lilies and the peonies are sprouting, trees are budding, and our lawn, such as it is, is beginning to green up. We have some bulb plants coming up, and that's always a surprise because, by spring, I have generally forgotten what I had planted in the fall. A dandelion was flowering in my garden and I was going to pull it when I noticed a bee working it, and realize that was pretty much the only flower around, so I let it be, for now.

When I kept bees, I always encouraged dandelions since they were one of the first real wild flowers to bloom here and produced a dark, almost molasses-like honey. The only thing earlier than dandelions are the willow trees, which produce a good bit of pollen but no nectar.