THE MEANING OF OZ - All you need to know!

I told you I'd feel envious, Proscrustes.
But I feel more than that.
I am green with jealousy!

Sounds great!
Worth having to endure the crap of extra work for a bit, yes?
Good luck with getting the $$$$ together in time!

So .... what's happening in Cairns, Sydney, Broome, etc, etc, hmmmmm?
We wanna know!

Thanks msolga, hope your having a good labour day weekend.

Oh I am!
Thank you.
A nothing wildly exciting, but very relaxing.
Nice.

Hopefully not too much time spent in front of the computer.

Oh absolutely not!!

Procrustes said "then a week in Amsterdam", what's the attraction in the city I know so well?

Bah! Humbug! Ain't no long weekend here!

But - we've had 2 consecutive days of fine weather - the first for months. Summer was a total n0n-event Fortunately no major flooding in my area.

Last week was hideously busy, so today was planned to be a quiet day - but - 4 sets of tennis has just about finished me off! I need a shower but don't have the energy to stand up at present.

(I must be getting old-er!)

Enjoy your break!

Wizard of Oz was meant to be an allegory involving the politics of money policies in the late 1800s. "OZ" meant "troy ounce" and the kingdom of Oz was meant to represent the Wallstreet banking community.

You really believe that Baum disguised this allegory in a children's book?

gungasnake!
What a surprise to see you here!



In the case of Australia, the "Oz" title is derived from Aus.
Pronounced "oz", a shortening of the word Australia.
We have called home Oz for years!

For some reason, Australians are in the habit of shortening words ...
The MCG (Melbourne Cricket Ground) is called "the G".
Football = "footy"
A person with a surname like McDonald = "Macca"
Politician = "pollie"
Ambulance attendant = "ambo".
Good day = "g'day"
Etc, etc, etc ....

Don't ask me why it's so, it just is.
My hunch is that the roots of this habit have something to do with cockney slang.
But I'm certain that someone else here can explain why better than I can.

Also, and crucially, Oz magazine:


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oz_(magazine)

Greetings, margo!
I hope you've recovered from yesterday's excessively active sporting activities by now.
I've always argued that sport is dangerous & to be actively discouraged!

And I suppose you won't be disparaging Melbourne's weather (as has been your habit!) for a bit, hey?
I hope you get some real summer weather, even though it's autumn already.
What an odd experience this summer has been!

No long weekend in NSW?
When is your Labour Day holiday then?

Yes, good ol Oz magazine, Deb!
Wicked.
In the real sense!



OZ Magazine (London) - front covers - issues 1-4:
http://www.wussu.com/zines/oz01_04.htm

I'm honestly going there for the Van Gogh museum...

You'll love the museum & you'll love Amsterdam, too, Procrustes.
I certainly loved both, anyway.

Amsterdam's brilliant. I've been there 5 times, twice with the kids. There's a brilliant zoo, tall ship and interractive science centre.
The rijksmuseum is pretty good too, I ended up being more blown away by Rembrandt than Van Gogh, didn't expect that.

I'd be inclined to recommend the Rijks Museum to you, you will be blown away by the collection of old Masters. The "Night Watch", Rembrandt's most famous piece is a must to see, I sat in front of it for 3 hours, mesmerised by the beautiful colours and details of the picture.

There's also The Night Watch statues, or Night Watch 3D.

Amsterdam ... De Wallen, I think, Warmoesstraat ... you can go around there for hours, mesmerised by the beautiful colours and details of the picture