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Neilster -> RE: E3 Booth Babes (5/17/2006 11:30:08 AM)
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ORIGINAL: mlees
*blinks*
Not sure if your tongue was in cheek. "Down there" meant Florida. (A geographical location, to the south of the speaker, is sometimes referred to as "down there". As in "The Land Down Under".)
Not the fact that the lady in question was wearing thongs covering her lower anatomy...
Err...
*blinks*
Speaking of The Land Down Under, what other people refer to as flip-flops, we Australians have always referred to as thongs. I guess it's because of the way the vertical attachment to the y shaped thingamegig slips between one's big and second toes. The (footwear) thong is such an Australian cultural icon that this word has great significance and unlike some of our others, is unlikely to be Americanized or substituted. The underwear form of thong is usually referred to as a g-string.
It causes great confusion for tourists though. Outside pubs, in an effort to insist on decent footwear, there is often a sign saying "No thongs" which can cause consternation among young, female patrons from overseas.
Cheers, Neilster
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