Jeff,
 
Forgive my parochial vernacular...."right" in this context comes from
the English and roughly translates as "an absolute..." or I guess, "very
much a..."
I think you have a handle on the dick part....( also no pun intended
;-)
 
Cheers,
Steve O....who doesn't get down under all that often either ;-)
NSW, Australia
'92 Transporter WBX Kombi
'00 Transporter Double Cab
'03 Transporter Double Cab (work truck)
'78 Land Rover 109 Series 3 soft top ute (ex-Aust.Army)
 
 
 

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From: Oxroad@aol.com [mailto:Oxroad@aol.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2006 2:24 PM
To: Stephen Overmyer
Cc: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com
Subject: Re: Metric this, metric that

In a message dated 1/30/2006 7:14:36 PM Pacific Standard Time,
S.OVERMYER@UWS.EDU.AU writes:

        >You would look a right dick if you went to a
        >surfboard maker after a 2528mm or 2756mm board...:-)

 
I've gotta say I think this trumps the whole metric discussion. What is
the heck does "right dick" mean? That kicks a**, and I'm not even sure I
get it. 
 
Does "right" in this case mean "very" or is it a reference to "right"
vs. "left" or neither. I think I know what the other part means.
 
Forgive me but I don't get down under all that often (and that's not a
pun).
 
On the metric discussion, my Grandad used to say they told him in grade
school they'd have to learn the metric system quick or they would be
lost as everything was gonna be metric in a matter of a few years. That
was about in about 1912-- or 583 if we're talking in meters. 
 
Best,
Jeff
83.5 Westy
LA,CA