One time on Usenet, PeterLucas > said:
> (Little Malice) wrote in
> :
>
> > One time on Usenet, PeterLucas > said:
> >> http://s199.photobucket.com/albums/a...007/Flake%202/
> >>
> >>
> >> Couldn't get a pic of the SO's plate. She saw it, took it, and told
> >> me to 'coff.
> >>
> >> Seems she was hungry, and it hit the right spot, because she scoffed
> >> the lot, gave me a kiss, slapped my face, and went and got me a glass
> >> of some *really* good red.
> >>
> >>
> >> Found out later that she has decided that she/we need to 'cut back'
> >> after Xmas and get 'healthy'.
> >>
> >>
> >> (I think it's because this is the first year that she has eaten Xmas
> >> cake and pudding, and *loved* it!!)
> >
> > So "flake" is another name for shark? I hadn't heard that.
>
>
> It's an Aussie thing :-)

Ah, I see. I'm just so sheltered. ;-)

> >I used to
> > catch a lot of dogfish sharks as a kid, and I'm just used to calling
> > them "shark". Anyway, nice looking plate -- I hope I'm invited for
> > dinner next time I'm down under... ;-)
> >
>
>
> No sweat......... although the onion rings are playing havoc with me
> this morning!!

Ouch!

--
Jani in WA