fair dinkum
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Mr_Creepy
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In my short and useless literary career I have discovered:
"Fair Dinkum Thinkum"
An expression made famous by Robert Heinlein in his novel, "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress."
Manny, the protagonist, calls the intelligent thinking computer, Mycroft Holmes, a "fair dinkum thinkum." I am told it is a play on words of a Russian and English phrase combined.
"Fair Dinkum Thinkum"
An expression made famous by Robert Heinlein in his novel, "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress."
Manny, the protagonist, calls the intelligent thinking computer, Mycroft Holmes, a "fair dinkum thinkum." I am told it is a play on words of a Russian and English phrase combined.
tonyw
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It's kind of one of those Aussie catch phrases, like our dude, or something like that. Dude has so many meanings, all depending on what tone of voice you use with it.
Meaning of Fair Dinkum
Meaning of Fair Dinkum
CaliforniaSurfer
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I am an authority on the subject since I worked at Outback Steakhouse my senior year in college...
Fair Dinkum means a fair or large quantity in terms of portion size.
"try our Alice Springs chicken, it's a fair dinkum, mate" I never said that...it's on the menu.
Surf
Fair Dinkum means a fair or large quantity in terms of portion size.
"try our Alice Springs chicken, it's a fair dinkum, mate" I never said that...it's on the menu.
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Snow
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haha People who work at outback know barely more than the average american when it comes to Australia, which is hardly anything at all other than it's some large country in the southern hemisphere with kangaroos. Least most of the europeans I've spoke to here knew Sydney wasn't the capital!
Sheesh!
Sheesh!
I_Money
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haha People who work at outback know barely more than the average american when it comes to Australia, which is hardly anything at all other than it's some large country in the southern hemisphere with kangaroos. Least most of the europeans I've spoke to here knew Sydney wasn't the capital!
Sheesh!
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True that - when I was at Outback a while ago I asked I asked the girl who was serving us who John Howard was, what was the capital of Australia, etc. She could not even name one state.
haha People who work at outback know barely more than the average american when it comes to Australia, which is hardly anything at all other than it's some large country in the southern hemisphere with kangaroos. Least most of the europeans I've spoke to here knew Sydney wasn't the capital!
Sheesh!
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True that - when I was at Outback a while ago I asked I asked the girl who was serving us who John Howard was, what was the capital of Australia, etc. She could not even name one state.