'Boof-head' is a term I first heard from an Australian colleague when I worked on a gardening labouring gang.
He used it a lot, and I always understood it to be a sort of Australian equivalent of 'bogan'.

Bogans are generally boofy, but not all boofheads are bogans. Dropkick is…

He used it a lot, and I always understood it to be a sort of Australian equivalent of 'bogan'.

'boof-head'

And even more generous – affectionate, even.

I quite like the word "munter"

I have recently re-found 'boof-head'... it has a nice expressive ring to it

I think I said some pretty sexist things after seeing the Viaduct Basin for the first time on Saturday night.

But perfectly apt things, I'm sure. Dickhead would be on the polite end of that spectrum.

I believe it's an accurate description of a particular state of mind no matter who it's used for.

Indeed, I don't think there's much point in trying to get proscriptive about the slangy cutting edge of language. It's not so much a matter of 'can people use this term for…

does 'dickhead' apply to male and females?

I believe it's an accurate description of a particular state of mind no matter who it's used for. We're just not so used to seeing male putdowns used in general speech. Television advertising on the other hand...

Here. Please note, this is just a link and in no way an endorsement of any particular lifestyle choices.

Media awards people out there: is it too early to nominate Emma for "Most Informative Blog"?

Rob a less gender specific term (and…

And where does one sign up for this true religion?

Here. Please note, this is just a link and in no way an endorsement of any particular lifestyle choices.

Erm, it was more in the nature of... ceremony? Like taking communion.

And where does one sign up for this true religion?

I think it makes a kind of sense to date a few dickheads during the undergraduate years.

You mean there's a choice in the matter?

And does 'dickhead' apply to male and females? because as a term it sounds very XY chromosomeish.

Personally I use the term 'f-wit' because it…

Erm, it was more in the nature of... ceremony? Like taking communion

I've been thinking about going Wiccan and now this decides it! Though I'm not sure how to consecrate chocolate mousse...

Erm, it was more in the nature of... ceremony? Like taking communion.

Church services down your way sound a damn sight more interesting than the ones I've been to....

You were just hungry then?

Erm, it was more in the nature of... ceremony? Like taking communion.

I've licked aerosol chocolate mousse off a guy's chest and not been flirting with him

You were just hungry then?

>'See that guy? Stay away from him'. Worked like a charm.

I bet you he was good looking to begin with.

I know he reads here, so I feel very odd about replying to that. It did give him a tangeable air of Dangerous Bastard. To be fair, he also…

I am only slightly disturbed by the fact that I knew that...

I'm even more disturbed by the fact I can remember that.

The Adventures of Robin Hood was the first programme to screen on New Zealand television, on June 1, 1960.
It'll come up in a pub quiz one day ...

I am only slightly disturbed by the fact that I knew that...

OTOH, we had this friend who used to get his female mates to go up to new girls at parties and say 'See that guy? Stay away from him'. Worked like a charm.

I have friends that do that, but they're just being honest. And I only find out about…

I bet you he was good looking to begin with.

That tactic can only work if the chap was good looking to begin with, and he had at least a halfway decent follow-through in conversation. If the bloke trying…

There really should be some sort of warning system...

I was a really, really terrible girlfriend a couple of times myself.

OTOH, we had this friend who used to get his female mates to go up to new girls at parties and say 'See that guy? Stay away from him'.…

Completely true: some of my mate's girlfriends were just dreadful, and as were (eventually) some of mine...

There really should be some sort of warning system...

Completely true: some of my mate's girlfriends were just dreadful, and as were (eventually) some of mine...

True. It was relatively late in my university career that I realised that my tactic for attracting woman by being all masculine, mysterious, and silent near a woman I fancied actually…

You know, the funny thing about university for me, was the time that it took apparently intelligent and attractive young women to spot they were going out with complete dickheads.

To be fair, it wasn't just the women who seemed unable to spot the dickness of their partners. I may…

Fortunately for everyone, the two handsome men from 'good' families I tried dating were both jerks.

Probably not so fortunate for them, or their families.

Do I win?

You win today's star prize, the blow on the head.

And attractive and intelligent women dating dickheads wasn't unique to university, I used to think most women were dating dickheads (was primarily because they weren't dating me). The thought that quite possibly I was a dickhead at…

Oh, a game of spot that reference!

Monty Python.

Do I win?

>Fortunately for everyone, the two handsome men from 'good' families I tried dating were both jerks.

You know, the funny thing about university for me, was the…

Coincidentally my man resembles Guy of Gisborne (who I thought was just the bee's knees – and the actor Robert Addie I think without googling was also the grown up Mordred in my all time favourite movie Excalibur).

Hooray for Robin of Sherwood.

What I remembered, when I found out what Michael Praed was in, was a shot of Will Scarlet, played by Ray Winstone, climbing up a ruined castle’s wall. Because of where the camera was, Will Scarlet was revealed to be wearing a pair of Doctor Martin’s boots

I remember that,…

“Robin Hood, Robin Hood,
Riding thorough the glen,

I see your Robin Hood and raise you a Dennis Moore
"Dennis Moore, Dennis Moore,
Riding through the sward
Dennis Moore, Dennis Moore,
With his horse Concord
he steals from the poor and gives to the rich
Silly bitch, silly bitch"

That, and how I had to hive off to the spare room to watch it on the old telly, because if I tried watching it in the lounge my Dad would wander through singing the theme song to the old Robin Hood series:

Trivia alert!

The Adventures of Robin Hood…

Now you mention it, she was pretty damned gorgeous. What I remembered, when I found out what Michael Praed was in, was a shot of Will Scarlet, played by Ray Winstone, climbing up…

And on the less important point, many thanks for responding to my request! I have joined.

Oh, that's who Michael Praed is, it's been bugging me, but I thought Wikipedia would be cheating.

I thought so too but immediately on reading who he was, remembered the very beautiful Maid Marion... who I googled... Judi Trott (it was either Ms Trott or Maggie Barry…

I think of it as Auckland University of Tautology

In that case it ought to be called Auckland Tertiary University of Tautology, surely.

I'm considering declaring him a god and setting up a religion, because the only way he could be any cooler is if he was tax-deductable.

Gold.

Congrats – and has it really been three years since CU's were "allowed"? Time flies when people-choosing-or-not-being-allowed-to-marry are having fun...

I'm still dreading the day when my kids ask what that anniversary we celebrate in May is actually the anniversary of...

My seven-year-old has it all planned out. He's going to find a "lonely girl" to marry and in between having many, many babies they…

So, does that mean you still own a Clannad album?

I owned their Robin of Sherwood album right up until we moved. I bought it on vinyl because the record came with lots of pictures.

She'll be pissed when she finds out that you nabbed him.

Oh, that's who Michael Praed is, it's been bugging me, but I thought Wikipedia would be cheating.

So, does that mean you still own a Clannad album?

Nice. What comes through here is your enduring respect for and admiration of your partner. It is a very good basis for enduring love.

I just spent nearly a week off with friends, drinking, playing games, and then swanning round Auckland with the Blog and Famous. He took three afternoons…

Is there a word for when you make a typo and it turns out better or more appropriate than what you actually intended?

I find the choice is mush of a mushness where I'm typing in the afternoon

Is there a word for when you make a typo and it turns out better or more appropriate than what you actually intended?

Serentypody?

Is there a word for when you make a typo and it turns out better or more appropriate than what you actually intended?

Brilliance!

4 year old daughter.... "When I'm a mummy, who will be my daddy?" (ie. who will be the father of my child)
Me..."I dont know... you can choose who-ever you like."
daughter... "Will it be X,Y or…

Who looked like Michael Praed

(melt)