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hooblie
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from out where the anecdotes roam
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Jan 23, 2014 - 07:21am PT
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g'mornin' and good start. hadn't dug deep enough, so thanks!
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Marlow
Sport climber
OSLO
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Jan 23, 2014 - 01:11pm PT
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Tobia
I don't know which saw. Totally overkill... :o)
Billabong by the way:
"Billabong (/ˈbɪləbɒŋ/, BIL-ə-bong) is a Wiradjuri word that is used for an isolated pond that is left behind after a river changes course. Billabongs are usually formed when the path of a creek or river changes, leaving the former branch with a dead end. Billabongs, reflecting the arid Australian climate in which these "dead rivers" are found, fill with water seasonally and are dry for a greater part of the year.
The etymology of the word "billabong" is disputed. The word is most likely derived from the indigenous Wiradjuri term "bilabaŋ", which means "a watercourse that runs only after rain" and is derived from "bila", meaning "river", and possibly "bong" or "bung", meaning "dead". One source, however, claims that the term is of Scottish Gaelic origin.
Billabongs attained significance as they held water longer than parts of rivers and it was therefore important for people to name these areas.
Billabong is also the name of an Australian surfwear and skateboard brand.
Banjo Paterson's popular folk song "Waltzing Matilda" is set alongside a Billabong"
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Jan 23, 2014 - 08:30pm PT
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What a spirit spring is bringing round my head
Makes me feel glad that I’m not dead
Witchi Tai Tai, kimarah
Whoa Ron-nee Ka
Whoa Ron-nee Ka
Hey-ney, hey-ney, no-wah
Witchi Tai Tai, kimarah
Whoa Ron-nee Ka
Whoa Ron-nee Ka
Hey-ney, hey-ney, no-wah
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splitter
Trad climber
SoCal Hodad, surfing the galactic plane
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Jan 23, 2014 - 10:43pm PT
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Valravn ~ Seersken
edit:
valravn - 'raven of the slain'.
seersken - 'a prophetess'.
^ Danish.
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Tobia
Social climber
Denial
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Jan 24, 2014 - 04:52pm PT
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Marlow, A billabong describes any local lake around here, either dry or overflowing depending on the year in recent history.
Timid, I have some bootleg Harmonica Frank, given to me, from a bluesistorian friend, have no idea song names or history; but it is early like the Chess Selection.
Drive By Truckers ≈ Heathens
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