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Subject: BS: What is a Bandy (Banty?) Coot? From: GUEST,Walking Eagle Date: 13 Nov 02 - 05:20 PM I've always wondered what this was. I've heard it used as 'a bow legged Bandy Coot,' Just wondering. |
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Subject: RE: BS: What is a Bandy (Banty?) Coot? From: BanjoRay Date: 13 Nov 02 - 05:43 PM How about bandicoot? \Ban"di*coot\, n. [A corruption of the native name.] (Zo["o]l.) (a) A species of very large rat (Mus giganteus), found in India and Ceylon. It does much injury to rice fields and gardens. (b) A ratlike marsupial animal (genus Perameles) of several species, found in Australia and Tasmania. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. Cheers Ray |
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Subject: RE: BS: What is a Bandy (Banty?) Coot? From: curmudgeon Date: 13 Nov 02 - 08:13 PM Here in New England, in days not long past, a "Banty" was a Bantam rooster, bred and raised for its prowess as an avian pugilist. With a hip, and a hah, and a loud hooray, and away we carried our bonnie grey -- Tom |
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Subject: RE: BS: What is a Bandy (Banty?) Coot? From: Bob Bolton Date: 13 Nov 02 - 08:29 PM G'day all, Of course, it could also just be some bandy legged (and thus, also bow legged ... they are synonyms) coot ... it all depends on who is talking about whom! Around here it could also be a bandicoot (the Australian marsupial) - I'm not sure I would really call one bow legged ... but I rarely see one standing still long enough to be sure. BTW: Those ignoramuses at Websters are in trouble if any Tasmanians see: "... found in Australia and Tasmania.". My good wife did not migrate when we married, in Tasmania, and came back to live in my home state, New South Wales ... Tasmania is the second settlement (for us Gubbas, anyway) of Australia! Regard(les)s, Bob Bolton |
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Subject: RE: BS: What is a Bandy (Banty?) Coot? From: Mr Happy Date: 13 Nov 02 - 09:01 PM (a) coot: a small black water bird. (b) bandy: bow-legged, suffering from rickets [dietary deficiency of calcium- causes bones to be soft] (c) bandycoot= a+b |
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Subject: RE: BS: What is a Bandy (Banty?) Coot? From: Hrothgar Date: 14 Nov 02 - 03:22 AM According to the Macquarie Dictionary: 1. Any of various small omnivorous somewhat ratlike Australian marsupials of the family Paramelidae of which there are two main types, the long-eared bandicoot and the short-eared bandicoot. 2. Any of the very large rats of the genus Nesokia, of India and Sri Lanka, as N bandicota; Malabar rat; pig-rat. Type 1 are the ones who occasionally dig up my garden beds and/or compost heap looking for roots, grubs, etc. Possibly not fairly treated in the common usage "Hasn't got the brains of a bandicoot!" to denote a lack of intelligence or, worse, common sense. |
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Subject: RE: BS: What is a Bandy (Banty?) Coot? From: Bob Bolton Date: 14 Nov 02 - 05:17 AM G'day all, It all depends upon where our GUEST, Walking Eagle heard the expression. In Australia, you could hear the whole phrase 'a bow legged bandicoot' used as a derisive description of someone ... probably an old friend ... at least, if he is in earshot! In this case the native marsupial is just used as a humorous simile for someone else. In another country, it could mean something quite different "... when you say that ... smile!". Regards, Bob Bolton |
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Subject: RE: BS: What is a Bandy (Banty?) Coot? From: Don Firth Date: 14 Nov 02 - 01:55 PM Totally ignorant on the subject, but the only times I've ever heard the word "bandicoot" or anything that sounds like it is in Australian songs, so I buy the Australian rat-like marsupial. Never heard a song about a bow-legged duck, but there's an opportunity for someone. . . . Don Firth |
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Subject: RE: BS: What is a Bandy (Banty?) Coot? From: Clinton Hammond Date: 14 Nov 02 - 02:01 PM He's the guy that runs around collecting apples, and gems to try to stop Cortex, the evil scientist... He's got some wicked cool moves, like the stop/slid and the double X button click jump... The cinimatics in the last game too WAY too long to load though, so I really didn't play much past the first few levels... It's a series of games that Herself loves to play though... ,-) |
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Subject: RE: BS: What is a Bandy (Banty?) Coot? From: David Ingerson Date: 15 Nov 02 - 02:16 PM Jeez, I though he was one of Bush's under-secretaries of the interior, the one in charge of letting out all the BLM (Bureau of Logging and Mining) range land for rich cattle barrons to graze on for a pittance. David |
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Subject: RE: BS: What is a Bandy (Banty?) Coot? From: Bobert Date: 15 Nov 02 - 05:11 PM Well, UI ain't sure about the "Banty" part of it but the coot is about the funniest lookinf duck-type critter there is. He's round like a bowling ball, has a short enck and small head, almost no tail and two legs that are toothpick thin. We get "em here in Wes Ginny around ponDs in the winters occasionally and they are a sight. Bobert |