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Dinosaur discovered on White Island, New Zealand
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King Cobra said:Baah-hahah. John Callan uses the word "wag." Ha that's great!
"Wag" = "One of our guys" maybe?
King Cobra said:Baah-hahah. John Callan uses the word "wag." Ha that's great!
I had thought of a wag in a slightly different meaning but looking it up I guess prankster is a preferred on.
Maybe its too much wonkery on my parts.
Maybe its time to dog the wags....
What does it normally mean in the US? Sure, it's a prankster, but your post makes it seem like you thought it meant something else?
Nermal said:
I don't think its a US thing. I think its a more an inside the beltway thing. I've heard it mean someone who panders for attention. Its like "talking head" but more defamatory and more of a sense of unworthiness.
You don't hear it much here, so I was just curious
To be perfectly honest, this is one of the few times I've heard the word, so as far as I'm concerned it could mean anything really
To be perfectly honest, this is one of the few times I've heard the word, so as far as I'm concerned it could mean anything really
Well I have heard English use it the same as "Joker" but the normal NZ usage would surely be to "wag" school? and since it I am talking NZ'er is it should be "pommies" not english
But white Island lol if it had said fiordland I might have beleived it for a least a second.
But white Island lol if it had said fiordland I might have beleived it for a least a second.
Oh yeah, wagging school, completely forgot about that one - and I did it today
I live in Whakatane, which is in the the same bay as the island, and is where a lot of tours depart from. People go over there a lot, so I find the story believable.
I live in Whakatane, which is in the the same bay as the island, and is where a lot of tours depart from. People go over there a lot, so I find the story believable.
No as in Dinosaur Live or Dinosaur bones, Since white island isnt very old and I had to think about something for the time it took for the story to chug down the internet , Barney didnt occur to me
That's great!
Most likely an inside job though....someone had to put the camera there in the first place.....
D
Most likely an inside job though....someone had to put the camera there in the first place.....
D
Very nice.
Here's the direct link with a few more photos....
http://www.geonet.org.nz/whiteisland.html
Here's the direct link with a few more photos....
http://www.geonet.org.nz/whiteisland.html
