>  >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.

Australia is unique in the world in that they all hang to the right. =)

Well, actually it means the equivalent of "complete dork". In NZ we
might say a compete dick or total dick, or maybe "a bit of a Richard".
--
Andrew Grebneff
Dunedin
New Zealand
Fossil preparator
<andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
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