Re: Taxs on Yank petrol? Yup.

On Mar 26, 2:52 pm, "Noddy" <m...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "zonie" <sjemoomaw@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> news:4541be91126e7b30c49b081935c973b9@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > Not fair to call all yanks "septics".
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> Why not for ****'s sake?
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> Rhyming slang is a common Australian trait, and Americans have been
called
> "Septic tanks" in place of "Yanks" for years. It's often shortened to
> "septics" or "seppo's".
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> I don't believe it was ever meant to be derogatory.

There are some USA type folk who are total cockheads, however
some that would run rings around both you and me in what they
know and how to do it.

I think the term is a bit rank. I know I'm guilty of using it.