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New YouTube video
Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 4:35 pm
by 3DOKid
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 12:41 am
by Mobius
What does "cack-handed" mean?
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 12:52 am
by bitrate
I liked this video.
Sometimes the text would show up and disappear a little too quickly, but it's nothing that a little rewinding didn't fix.
Looking forward to part two.

Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 7:59 am
by 3DOKid
Mobius wrote:What does "cack-handed" mean?
Means either I can't spell or it's a phrase unique to the UK.
I think it means their hands were not operating correctly during it's construction.

Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 5:41 pm
by 3DO Experience
replace the "a" with an "o"
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 6:51 pm
by 3DOKid
Ones a hobby, ones a way of life with that

Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 6:54 am
by mattyg
the term cack-handed is known to us in the colonies

Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2009 11:34 pm
by 3DOKid
I listened to a fascinating documentary on BBC Radio 4 a long time ago that explained the evolution of modern language. And they explained that words that I would consider Australian, words like 'Tucker', 'Dunny' (I think) and 'Jumbuck', I think they even mentioned 'Daggy' are old words from English, that we stopped using but lived on Australia. Some of them date back to 14th Century apparently.
Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2009 11:52 pm
by mattyg
Your info is spot on! and much to my embarrassment I've used all of those words in general conversation this week except Jumbuck! ........Damn I just used Jumbuck.
