Kerrin or Ralph Taylor

Hi Nancy. I did wonder as I wrote it whether anyone would understand it :-) It's an ageless phrase here, so don't worry about getting old! 'Hard case' is similar to 'far out' but also funny, in a quirky sort of way. I'll find out the origin of it and tell you. I'm sure I knew once, but I've forgotten. Now can you please translate 'gnarly' for me?

Kerrin.


OK, I'm officially old. I have never heard anything called "so hard case."
Translation, please?



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Nancy Wooton

on 4/17/03 3:46 AM, Kerrin or Ralph Taylor at kerrin@... wrote:

> Hi Nancy. I did wonder as I wrote it whether anyone would understand it :-)
> It's an ageless phrase here, so don't worry about getting old! 'Hard case' is
> similar to 'far out' but also funny, in a quirky sort of way. I'll find out
> the origin of it and tell you. I'm sure I knew once, but I've forgotten. Now
> can you please translate 'gnarly' for me?
>
> Kerrin.

Ah, I didn't notice you're "not from around these parts." (John Cleese,
very funny line from "Silverado")

Gnarly is (was?) a surfer word, although my friends and I *watched* surfers,
rather than participated in the sport. It was a positive, often referring
to the wave or the ride. I think one is most likely to hear it these days
on The Simpsons, from the bus driver Otto, often followed by "dude."

Nancy

--
"Are you sure this is the Sci-Fi Convention? It's full of nerds!"
--Homer Simpson

Rebecca DeLong

Kerrin or Ralph Taylor <kerrin@...> wrote:
<<<Hi Nancy. I did wonder as I wrote it whether anyone would understand it :-) It's an ageless phrase here, so don't worry about getting old! 'Hard case' is similar to 'far out' but also funny, in a quirky sort of way. I'll find out the origin of it and tell you. I'm sure I knew once, but I've forgotten. Now can you please translate 'gnarly' for me?>>>

Not Nancy, but 'gnarly' I belive came from surfers, at least all the surfers I know use it. It kinda like cool, rad, but more, if that makes sence. Something thats really big and really great.

Rebecca

ps- where in NZ are you? I was born in Christ Church, and moved to San Diego when I was young, but I still have family in Christ Church, I really want to go back.


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Nancy Wooton

on 4/17/03 9:48 AM, Rebecca DeLong at elfmama@... wrote:

>
> ps- where in NZ are you? I was born in Christ Church, and moved to San Diego
> when I was young, but I still have family in Christ Church, I really want to
> go back.

Rebecca, have you been to the Maritime Museum yet? It's housed aboard the
tall ship, Star of India, docked downtown. They say the Star traveled the
route from England to New Zealand for many years, transporting emigrants;
according to the docent, virtually every white New Zealander can trace an
ancestor to that ship.

Nancy

Rebecca DeLong

Nancy Wooton <ikonstitcher@...> wrote:

<<<Rebecca, have you been to the Maritime Museum yet? It's housed aboard the
tall ship, Star of India, docked downtown. They say the Star traveled the
route from England to New Zealand for many years, transporting emigrants;
according to the docent, virtually every white New Zealander can trace an
ancestor to that ship.>>>

Neat, I'll have to check it out, I'm not sure if my family is from NZ, I know that my dad was born in the states, and we lived in NZ, when he was stationed in Antartica, he found out when we moved there that he had cousins, on his dads side that livrd there, he had never known about them.

I'll look into it though.

Rebecca

Nancy



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Kerrin or Ralph Taylor

I live in the Bay of Islands, which is as fabulous as it sounds. That is in the far north. I visited Christchurch (only 1 word by the way)in November. It is a lovely city.
Kerrin.




ps- where in NZ are you? I was born in Christ Church, and moved to San Diego when I was young, but I still have family in Christ Church, I really want to go back.




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Kerrin or Ralph Taylor

This is a bit of an exaggeration! There were many emigrant ships that landed in different parts of the country.

Kerrin.



They say the Star traveled the
route from England to New Zealand for many years, transporting emigrants;
according to the docent, virtually every white New Zealander can trace an
ancestor to that ship.

Nancy


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In a message dated 4/19/03 2:34:55 AM, kerrin@... writes:

<< They say the Star traveled the
route from England to New Zealand for many years, transporting emigrants;
according to the docent, virtually every white New Zealander can trace an
ancestor to that ship. >>

Trace AN ancestor isn't "trace all their ancestors" though.

Most of the long-established LDS families in Salt Lake City can trace back to
one of two famous founders, through one line or another. Doesn't mean he was
ALL their grandfathers. Just one great great or so will do it. (Though
it's likely easier for Mormons than Aussies.) Joseph Smith, Brigham Young,
LOTS and lots of offspring by 2003.

Sandra