It’s raining in Sydney today, warm rain. I took Buddy out early while it was still dry. There is a private school nearby and the roads were crowded with big shiny 4x4s delivering the children to the school gates.
The lollipop man (road crossing supervisor) in his bright yellow high-viz jacket was busy shepherding children across the road. I thought maybe I could just slip past him straight on down the hill but for some reason he decided I needed to cross the road and strode out with his lollipop and stopped all the traffic for me. Okay, I’ll cross the road then, anything for a quiet life.
"G’day, that’s a dinkum bonzer dog you got there."*
Buddy of course went berserk and tried to savage the nice man in his high-viz jacket. I'd better find another route tomorrow.
*I didn't exactly hear what he said because Buddy was barking too loudly.
All down to that youthful look which confused the Warden into believing you were a young mum :-)
ReplyDeleteYup, and he thought Buddy was an ugly child.
DeleteAs soon as I saw the picture of the hi-viz jacket I knew you would have trouble - good story though. Have a dinkum bonzer day (did he really say that)? I thought that phrase was just a parody of an Australian.
ReplyDeleteYes, he really said that! OK, I confess that I didn't actually hear what he said so I sort of made that up. Australians do use 'fair dinkum' a lot.
DeleteHe doesn't look very please; that lollipop looks menaciously pointed to your face!
ReplyDeleteGreetings Maria x
Just a stock photo Maria but he did look a bit like that.
DeleteGOOGLE TRANSLATOR
ReplyDeleteAUSTRALIAN "G’day, that’s a dinkum bonzer dog you got there."
ENGLISH "Good morning madam. What a delightful hound you have with you."
SUBTEXT "Fancy a date with a randy old lollipop man?"
Ha-ha!
DeleteGet him boy! Go for the ankles!
ReplyDeleteHave you met any dogs called 'Bouncer'? Memories of Neighbours.
Never watched Neighbours.
DeleteNor me!
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