tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10345672.post8649425492614639808..comments2024-03-28T12:01:41.742+00:00Comments on Nothing To Do With Arbroath: Snake slithered into Humpty Doo woman's bedarbroathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03996975604444089064noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10345672.post-510634100244405162013-12-26T14:10:39.447+00:002013-12-26T14:10:39.447+00:00@tony m:
Thanks for the info. But now you've...@tony m:<br /><br />Thanks for the info. But now you've taken all the mystique out of it! (Sniff!) ;)<br /><br />Lurker111<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10345672.post-7390982243116036812013-12-25T18:45:15.359+00:002013-12-25T18:45:15.359+00:00Haha ,well not all the time. The locality of Humpt...Haha ,well not all the time. The locality of Humpty Doo is named after the station originally called ‘Umpity Doo’; however, origins of the name are uncertain. Three derivations have been suggested:<br /><br /> from "the Army slang term "umpty" used in 1917 for the dash when reading Morse code" (however, the station name was in use in 1910)<br /> from a colloquialism to describe "everything done wrong or upside down"<br /> the place was known as "Umdidu", an English language corruption of an Aboriginal term which meant a popular resting placetony mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10345672.post-85089729077337872832013-12-25T04:14:38.531+00:002013-12-25T04:14:38.531+00:00You beat me to it, Anon, and phrased it better. You beat me to it, Anon, and phrased it better. Barbwirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17375742473254773675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10345672.post-87949011338719159742013-12-24T21:36:42.631+00:002013-12-24T21:36:42.631+00:00Do Aussies sit around the campfire late at night, ...Do Aussies sit around the campfire late at night, trying to figure out the weirdest names for their towns? Just askin'.<br /><br />Lurker111<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com