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Englishman

But what does it mean?

Si Senor, der dago. Fortez lorez in arroe. Demaint lorez, demis truchs. Phulo henz angeze andux.

Englishman.

Bring on the dancing girls!

Simon

I'll have a go ...

Si Senor [Si the Senior]

der dago [the 'dago' ?]

Fortez lorez in arroe [Forty lorries in a row]

Demaint lorez [demon lorries]

demis truchs [demi moore's trucks]

Phulo henz [some fellow called 'heinz' but mis-spelt]

angeze andux [and a geezer called andee (also mis-spelt)]

Makes no sense to me !

AlanF

Here's another along the same lines:

SAYVILLE DERDAGO
TOUSIN BUSIS INARO
NOJO DEMIS TRUX
SUMMIT COUSIN SUMMIT DUX

AlanF

Si Senor, der dago
Si Senor, there they go
Fortez lorez in arroe.
Forty lorries in a row
Demaint lorez, demis truchs.
Them ain't lorries, them is trucks
Phulo henz angeze andux.
Full of hens, and geese, and ducks.

Bring on the dancing girls!

Simon

doh! I got the 'forty lorries in a row' and still didn't twig

Prisca

in Australia, a "dago" is a slang term (derogatory) for an Italian.

waiting

LOL Eman!

Hey Prisca - it's a slang for Italians here too. Don't hear it much down south, most likely because there's not many Italians down here (except in Florida.)

waiting

Prisca

waiting,

the term was popular during the 50s and 60s, but now it isn't politically correct to say it.

"Wog" is now the latest term. Once, it was considered derogatory, but the Italians and Greeks (and the other Mediterraneans it refers to) have embraced it. One very funny Aussie movie is called "The Wog Boy". It is a spin off from a comedy team that have made stage shows called "Wogs Out of Work" etc. It is a key element of Australian humour that we are able to laugh at ourselves - a very healthy thing to do.

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