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bilby commented on the word nipaluna
An indigenous name for the Hobart area of Tasmania, Australia.
More background - quite interesting - here: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-05-30/hobart-aboriginal-name-suggested-as-nipaluna/9815422
May 30, 2018
bilby commented on the word nipaluna
There once was a lad from nipaluna
Who fancied himself a hot-air ballooner
But his first flight went astray
- crash-landed in Geilston Bay! -
And now he's nowt but tall-tale salooner.
May 30, 2018
qms commented on the word nipaluna
But given Australia’s colorful history I am sure that in time the origin of “nipaluna” will be construed to be a politer version of “sip-o’-moonshine.”
May 30, 2018
bilby commented on the word nipaluna
The Uni Revue - an undergrad cabaret that has something of a cult status locally - is already salivating.
May 30, 2018
qms commented on the word nipaluna
The scholars arrived in a schooner
And drinking began all the sooner
For, as sailors will,
They fired up the still
And raised up their first nipaluna.
May 30, 2018