Prostheta Posted November 15, 2021 Report Share Posted November 15, 2021 I bet @Crusader loves how we derailed this lovely ES into a discussion on how we swear. He is in Perth of course, so it's like we're discussing the weather, or breathing. He probably hasn't noticed yet, the beautiful baastard. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusader Posted November 18, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2021 On 11/15/2021 at 11:06 PM, ScottR said: I thought I could just blithely answer that, then said it out loud a couple of times and realized I would be inaccurate. When I say it the bas is accented and rhymes with gas. The tard actually comes out as turd. And of course with an American accent and a touch of Texas drawl. And in this context it translates to "pain in the ass". SR That's exactly how a lot of Australians pronounce it too, in fact when an Aussie puts on an American accent it often comes out like a southern drawl. Otherwise in Oz "ba" rhymes with 'car' 'far' 'bar' 'star' - and the 'stard' part comes out like you skip the vowel sound like "std" ie. "baaarstd" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusader Posted November 18, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2021 I'm still trying to think of a name or an emblem to put on my guitars. I've quite often thought it would be good to have something red and came up with the idea of using the Sturt Desert Pea flower because it is very Australian. It's scientific name is "Swainsona Formosa" and thought "Formosa" would be good for the name But I don't know how I'd get an image of the red flower onto the headstock https://www.seeds-gallery.shop/en/home/sturt-s-desert-pea-seeds-swainsona-formosa.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted November 18, 2021 Report Share Posted November 18, 2021 Talking of botany and bastards, this is one of my favourite channels on YouTube. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizman62 Posted November 18, 2021 Report Share Posted November 18, 2021 7 hours ago, Crusader said: But I don't know how I'd get an image of the red flower onto the headstock That sure is a stunning looking flower but trying to get the shape simplified as an identifiable logo isn't the easiest thing to do! In that inflorescence the tridimensionality is very prominent and a single flower would look alien. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusader Posted November 18, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2021 8 hours ago, Prostheta said: Talking of botany and bastards, this is one of my favourite channels on YouTube. Laughing my hat off, those Italians! and btw what he was calling 'capsules' are Honky Nuts in our language Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted November 18, 2021 Report Share Posted November 18, 2021 Hahaha! Very cool. Field botany by a sweary misanthropic Chicago guy with hand tattoos isn't the education I wanted, but it's what I ended up with, right? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusader Posted November 18, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2021 1 hour ago, Bizman62 said: That sure is a stunning looking flower but trying to get the shape simplified as an identifiable logo isn't the easiest thing to do! In that inflorescence the tridimensionality is very prominent and a single flower would look alien. Yes I agree, I think people wouldn't recognise a single flower on its own, and locals wouldn't make the connection between "Sturt Desert Pea" and "Formosa"...and to put the last nail in the coffin for the whole idea.....the name Formosa is already taken! https://reverb.com/item/13806570-formosa-55101-70s-possible-80s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted November 18, 2021 Report Share Posted November 18, 2021 Also, "desert pee" makes me imagine Javier Bardem knocking together some dodgy coffee. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizman62 Posted November 18, 2021 Report Share Posted November 18, 2021 39 minutes ago, Crusader said: the name Formosa is already taken! No wonder, wasn't that what Taiwan used to be called? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusader Posted November 19, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2021 23 hours ago, Bizman62 said: No wonder, wasn't that what Taiwan used to be called? a quick google...yes, the Portuguese gave it that name in the 1500's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizman62 Posted November 19, 2021 Report Share Posted November 19, 2021 40 minutes ago, Crusader said: the Portuguese gave it that name in the 1500's Funny, when I was very young it read "Taiwan (Formosa)" in the school maps. Hadn't figured out I was that old! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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