Comments on: Kiwi-Isms http://www.banane.com/2006/08/04/kiwi-isms/ Sat, 04 Sep 2010 04:07:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: tommy http://www.banane.com/2006/08/04/kiwi-isms/comment-page-1/#comment-379466 tommy Fri, 19 Sep 2008 02:17:27 +0000 http://www.banane.com/wordpress/?p=317#comment-379466 1- "chocka", aka "chock full" 1- “chocka”, aka “chock full”

]]> By: tommy http://www.banane.com/2006/08/04/kiwi-isms/comment-page-1/#comment-215248 tommy Thu, 18 Sep 2008 19:17:27 +0000 http://www.banane.com/wordpress/?p=317#comment-215248 1- "chocka", aka "chock full" 1- “chocka”, aka “chock full”

]]> By: banane » Blog Archive » Tech Post #12: Uploading Video http://www.banane.com/2006/08/04/kiwi-isms/comment-page-1/#comment-8477 banane » Blog Archive » Tech Post #12: Uploading Video Wed, 07 Mar 2007 22:42:27 +0000 http://www.banane.com/wordpress/?p=317#comment-8477 [...] So I usually loaf over to the Kiwi’s desk at work and stare at his poster of a Maori rugby team- he offers some Kiwiisms- or we “get a cuppa” meaning the same conversation but standing next to the coffee maker. Yesterday, all of that random hanging-out time was justified. He asked me offhand what was involved with making a training video and getting it up on Youtube. He asked about capture software- I pinged a friend at Adobe who I used to work with doing training docs, and he suggested Adobe Capture. Using that, Kiwi made a video in about 5 minutes (no reading of the manual of course). Àpres moi, le déluge: over the next few hours everyone in the company (it seemed) was in his cube oohing and ahhing over the Flash version of the training video. [...] [...] So I usually loaf over to the Kiwi’s desk at work and stare at his poster of a Maori rugby team- he offers some Kiwiisms- or we “get a cuppa” meaning the same conversation but standing next to the coffee maker. Yesterday, all of that random hanging-out time was justified. He asked me offhand what was involved with making a training video and getting it up on Youtube. He asked about capture software- I pinged a friend at Adobe who I used to work with doing training docs, and he suggested Adobe Capture. Using that, Kiwi made a video in about 5 minutes (no reading of the manual of course). Àpres moi, le déluge: over the next few hours everyone in the company (it seemed) was in his cube oohing and ahhing over the Flash version of the training video. [...]

]]> By: Metroblogging San Francisco http://www.banane.com/2006/08/04/kiwi-isms/comment-page-1/#comment-436 Metroblogging San Francisco Fri, 27 Oct 2006 20:43:13 +0000 http://www.banane.com/wordpress/?p=317#comment-436 <strong>Kodak Hooliganism...</strong> Earlier, wrote about this event I was helping organize: Emeryvillains NineMillion.org Benefit. Pictured here is a guy in the crowd at Harrington's who won Kodak hat and jersey from our cycling team! We raised $1,240 for NineMillion.org - 9...... Kodak Hooliganism…

Earlier, wrote about this event I was helping organize: Emeryvillains NineMillion.org Benefit. Pictured here is a guy in the crowd at Harrington’s who won Kodak hat and jersey from our cycling team! We raised $1,240 for NineMillion.org – 9……

]]> By: Metroblogging San Francisco http://www.banane.com/2006/08/04/kiwi-isms/comment-page-1/#comment-390 Metroblogging San Francisco Wed, 18 Oct 2006 00:58:02 +0000 http://www.banane.com/wordpress/?p=317#comment-390 <strong>Soccer, Soccer, Everywhere...</strong> So I biked across Marina Green last week and saw about 20 little AYSO kids running around demarkated fields. My niece - it's all she can talk about, how they "got 1 point!" (I informed her that my bball...... Soccer, Soccer, Everywhere…

So I biked across Marina Green last week and saw about 20 little AYSO kids running around demarkated fields. My niece – it’s all she can talk about, how they “got 1 point!” (I informed her that my bball……

]]> By: anna http://www.banane.com/2006/08/04/kiwi-isms/comment-page-1/#comment-135 anna Sat, 22 Jul 2006 08:45:00 +0000 http://www.banane.com/wordpress/?p=317#comment-135 Seems to have a varied past, and is referred as Cockney slang, which was adopted by Aussies & Kiwis. Site: http://www.jerrypournelle.com/reports/jerryp/bobs.html Seems to have a varied past, and is referred as Cockney slang, which was adopted by Aussies & Kiwis. Site: http://www.jerrypournelle.com/reports/jerryp/bobs.html

]]> By: Count de Forez http://www.banane.com/2006/08/04/kiwi-isms/comment-page-1/#comment-134 Count de Forez Sat, 22 Jul 2006 07:26:00 +0000 http://www.banane.com/wordpress/?p=317#comment-134 since you asked ... >Feel free to add or correct. and since you're interested in 19th cent england ... "Bob's your uncle" isnt from NZ. It's supposedly a reference to the nepotisic practices of Robert Cecil, the Victorian PM. --psb the obscure since you asked …
>Feel free to add or correct.

and since you’re interested in
19th cent england …

“Bob’s your uncle” isnt from NZ.
It’s supposedly a reference to
the nepotisic practices of
Robert Cecil, the Victorian PM.

–psb the obscure

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