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Old 21-04-17, 11:13 AM
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Originally Posted by pukman View Post
Yes I can see how this has been ''lost in translation''


A bastard can be a colloquial term in New Zealand for a despicable ,undesirable or unlikeable character .


Combined with the first three letters in the English language , ABC ,and corresponding to his initials ,we have some New Zealand army humour from WW1 .


I have a WW1 diary ,belonging to a Sergeant in the 1st Battalion Otago Infantry ,which he describes Charters as ''useless as a commander '' and ''should be in a glass case'' ,amongst other disparaging comments .His words not mine

Thank you very much pukman for an interesting "translation" of your comment.
You Kiwis have very unusual sense of humour.
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