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( I am so tempted to offer "*Shagging a mattress".)
[interesting aside: Waltzing Matilda is an Australian folk song, written by the poet A.B. (Banjo) Paterson in the 19th century. A well-loved and prolific poet, 'Waltzing Matilda' is arguably Paterson's most famous work - its only competition being 'The Man From Snowy River'.
Growing up, just about every Australian schoolchild learns one version or other of this song - it is more widely known than the Australian national anthem. At first glance it seems to be a song about a swagman (unemployed man) who steals a sheep and jumps into the nearby billabong to avoid imprisonment when confronted by the law. This meaning is backed up by the definitions of the words within the song: swag (a rolled up blanket), billy (a tea-kettle) and jumbuck (sheep). Yet it seems that *this interpretation is not exactly what Patterson had in mind.
'Waltzing' is actually derived from a German phrase, deer-waltz, meaning 'to travel while learning a trade'. 'Matilda' is a name of Teutonic origins, meaning 'mighty battle maiden'; it is a name applied to the women who travelled with soldiers during the Thirty Years war and took on the colloquial meaning of 'to be kept warm at night'. So it can be surmised that 'Waltzing Matilda' is really Paterson's attempt at expressing the 'Australian identity' of his age - the familiar figure of a travelling tradesmen carrying his only wordly belongings wrapped up in a blanket on his back. It's an identity that still resonates with the Australians of today.
So instead, I'll go with -
Folk Song
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( I am so tempted to offer "*Shagging a mattress".)
[interesting aside: Waltzing Matilda is an Australian folk song, written by the poet A.B. (Banjo) Paterson in the 19th century. A well-loved and prolific poet, 'Waltzing Matilda' is arguably Paterson's most famous work - its only competition being 'The Man From Snowy River'.
Growing up, just about every Australian schoolchild learns one version or other of this song - it is more widely known than the Australian national anthem. At first glance it seems to be a song about a swagman (unemployed man) who steals a sheep and jumps into the nearby billabong to avoid imprisonment when confronted by the law. This meaning is backed up by the definitions of the words within the song: swag (a rolled up blanket), billy (a tea-kettle) and jumbuck (sheep). Yet it seems that *this interpretation is not exactly what Patterson had in mind.
'Waltzing' is actually derived from a German phrase, deer-waltz, meaning 'to travel while learning a trade'. 'Matilda' is a name of Teutonic origins, meaning 'mighty battle maiden'; it is a name applied to the women who travelled with soldiers during the Thirty Years war and took on the colloquial meaning of 'to be kept warm at night'. So it can be surmised that 'Waltzing Matilda' is really Paterson's attempt at expressing the 'Australian identity' of his age - the familiar figure of a travelling tradesmen carrying his only wordly belongings wrapped up in a blanket on his back. It's an identity that still resonates with the Australians of today.
So instead, I'll go with -
Folk Song
simple folk
for folk sake
Sake
Japan
Samurai
Geisha
Escort
Ford
Econoline
Bedford
River
Rio
Duran Duran
Grande
Grand Mal
Seizure
asset
Liability
Eliminate
Dump
Tea (as in Humpty Dumpty )
@Shoshin, we don't need that kind of pun-ishment...!
Break (as in Tea...)
Dance
Dakini (Skydancer)
wingwalker
Thrill seeker
.
quidditch seeker
Snitch
Golden
Rule
Lure
Will 'o the wisp
fairy
Gnome
Garden
Eden
East
Seat
hot
lava
Lavalava
Polynesia.
(And yes, I DID have to look it up...)
Micronesia
Islands
Tropical
Cyclone
Cyclops