Hi Julie,

Speaking of Aussie colloquialisms, like the subject title? :)

> now I will have to go rent "The
> Princess Bride"...that line alone is
> worth the rental fee!

I haven't known anyone who *didn't* like The Princess Bride -- male or female, young or old.... :) There are only a few movies which have been made which seem to me to be "perfect"....

The Sound of Music and Mary Poppins seem about "perfect" to me, and I would also add The Princess Bride. It's a wonderful feel-good story, funny and charming too.... :)

> ***One of the reasons I was attracted to
> Julie Andrews movies is because I thought
> her name was Julie Ann Drews. My name was
> Julie Ann Jordan. So I felt a close kinship
> to her, from a very early age. I guess I
> could be considered her younger, less
> British, not as beautiful voiced American
> Second Cousin twice removed! :-)

Heheh, Julie, that's a great story! Julie, you are lighting up many hearts here online, just as Julie Andrews did with some of her films.... Your "fans" (who have spoken here at Sowpub -- including me) shows this to be true.... :)

> ****Ofcourse when I realized her was
> Australian I wanted to hear him with an
> accent. His voice (with an American accent
> was to die for...with me, (here comes a
> secret) voices are VERY important.

I agree, voices can make a big difference to how someone is perceived.... I've been told by some people that I have a good "radio voice" -- I used to do public radio for fun, about 10 years ago (when I was still an undergrad student)....

I did the 2 am to 6 am slot, so I only had a few fans who (for whatever reason) would be up at that time listening to me say cryptic things and play an unusual mix of music! :) Okay, maybe "fans" is a bit of a strong word.... But I know my Mom listened sometimes (thanks Mom!). For anyone reading this in Melbourne Australia, I used to be on 3PBS-FM. :)

> I know y'all have been dying to hear some of
> my Aussisms, so here are a couple my friend
> in Sydney taught me:

> Dien: Julie, how have you been lately? You
> seem to have a lot of projects going on!

> Julie: Got that right, I've been flat out as
> a lizard drinking!

Heheh!! Yes, that's good Aussie lingo! If you say that here someone will probably buy you a beer! :)

As they say, it's real "strine"!

"Strine" is just the way a REAL true-blue Aussie pronounces the word "Australian" -- it also means Aussie slang.... :)

> There are some others, but like the French I
> know, not good for the family audience!

Heheh... yes, there are some pretty humorous idioms in Aussie lingo! :) But as you said.... not for the easily offended. :)

"I'm so thirsty I could drink the sweat from a Japanese Sumo wrestler's jockstrap."

(Yuck!)

> One more thing, Dien, if ever I play Trivial
> Pursuit in the future, I want you on my
> team! I am great at Geography and the Arts.
> You can take Science and Nature and Mel
> Gibson trivia!

Sounds great! We should have a big SOWPUB session.... :) I think collectively we could beat any other team out there.... :)

Dien




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