tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905080602885676490.post830850632072946772..comments2024-03-27T20:34:09.464+01:00Comments on zmkc: A Triumph for Democracyzmkchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08972549292961948240noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905080602885676490.post-79440555545872684452010-05-09T00:44:22.763+02:002010-05-09T00:44:22.763+02:00ah, the good old 'drongo', close relative ...ah, the good old 'drongo', close relative of the 'flaming galah'wormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02802335627720182532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905080602885676490.post-13948916218644319052010-05-08T22:57:37.467+02:002010-05-08T22:57:37.467+02:00Gadjo, Gaw, Worm - Dunno if you know it already, b...Gadjo, Gaw, Worm - Dunno if you know it already, but drongo is another good term if you want something instead of 'loser' (did you know I'm on a retainer from the Australian Vernacular Society?)zmkchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08972549292961948240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905080602885676490.post-34111919120703222862010-05-08T10:14:31.799+02:002010-05-08T10:14:31.799+02:00I had previously only heard of Milligan's ning...I had previously only heard of Milligan's ning-nang version of nong, but prefer this one far more. And your commentary is spot on as far as I'm concerned.wormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02802335627720182532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905080602885676490.post-37315587697126337382010-05-08T09:25:45.179+02:002010-05-08T09:25:45.179+02:00There's been so much going on we haven't h...There's been so much going on we haven't had time to be properly cheered by the BNP's failure. (They lost all of their twelve council seats in Barking).<br /><br />As someone who's just had an infected finger I can vouch for the vividness of your wound imagery.<br /><br />Jimmy Ning-Nong is a name we gave to village idiot types.Gareth Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05058241057385364459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905080602885676490.post-58199026076884917542010-05-08T06:14:27.068+02:002010-05-08T06:14:27.068+02:00A 'nong'?? That 's a new word on me, a...A 'nong'?? That 's a new word on me, and I love it! Yes, this Marcia Langton seems to know what she's talking about.Gadjo Dilohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08998278830936531990noreply@blogger.com