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Rule 6 of MP's skit about Aussies was "NO POOFTERS". As I recall it was also rule number 7 or suchlike.
....I don't know.....anybody would think us Aussies were an uncultured and bigoted bunch of homophobic, sexist, beer swilling, Kiwi bashing, barbie loving, yobboish xenophobes. Check out the site Bean mentioned today in I&A and you'll find the truth!
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Ah, Stales, but what about the Philosophy Department at the University of Woolloomalloo? Now there's an example of Aussie kulcha! Well, MP's take on it, anyway ... 
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W-O-O-L-L-O-O-M-O-O-L-O-O Cap K!
Where they sip upon "Chateau Wagga Wagga - a fruity little number with the bouquet of an Aboriginal's arm pit".
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Despite tsuwm's most gallant efforts, nobody has come close to discerning the meaning of "barberchair" in the context I posed. The term is from the Treeman's Dictionary, http://www.arborists.com/dictionary/terms1.htm, a glossary of terms used by arborists. Barberchair (Felling) This can occur when the tree leans heavily and wants to fall before the feller has cut enough wood, causing the trunk to split up the middle, with the back section rising rapidly. (keep your chin clear), This can be a Very dangerous situation, many deaths can be attributed to the Barberchair. There are many ways to minimize this, a couple of suggestions are: 1) Allways use a Sharp saw. 2) Use a Chain and binder above your cut. 3) Use a boring technique on the backcut, (experts only) 4) Call an expert.In addition to the term "barberchair" itself, I thought that "feller" was great. This is the only context in which I've seen or heard "feller" and it hasn't been a colloquial pronunciation of "fellow." The suggestion to use a boring technique also gave me giggles. [visions-of-distracted-lumberman emoticon]
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This is the only context in which I've seen or heard "feller" and it hasn't been a colloquial pronunciation of "fellow"
What about the Feller who pitches for the Cleveland Indans? (That would be about 1940 or so ?) (and has nothing to do with Who's on first, no, never, not)
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Dear Sparteye: I looked up barberchair. Thank you. Never heard the term before. There is one other way loggers used to get killed. When some hardwood trees are felled with the butt cut with proper kerf, it falls on the branches, which bend and store a large amount of energy and then spring backl, driving the butt toward the logger foolish enough to be in line. Never heard a name for it though.
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W-O-O-L-L-O-O-M-O-O-L-O-O Cap K!
Hey, give us a break! I knew it had a load of "o"s and "l"s. So I lost a few. Do you think they'll really be missed?
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Wow, thanks, Sparteye. I've seen 'barberchairs' after the fact, and the name sure fits. I reckon their dictionary being written by arborists accounts for Allways.
And yep, that lumberjack there, he's quite a feller...
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And poofters are fellatists.
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Speaking of lumberjacks and fatal barberchairs and such, anybody ever hear of a ballhooter?
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