tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987697048218684478.post462399454381217540..comments2023-09-05T02:29:27.235-06:00Comments on Britishspeak: Convictism of AustraliaRelax Maxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01051381168322495999noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987697048218684478.post-29177049780266623242008-05-17T12:11:00.000-06:002008-05-17T12:11:00.000-06:00oh well, good for you, benevolent is it? hmmph.Hel...oh well, good for you, benevolent is it? hmmph.<BR/><BR/>Hell will undoubtedly freeze over...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987697048218684478.post-61461123637128805952008-05-17T08:42:00.000-06:002008-05-17T08:42:00.000-06:00a.-I know you know about transportation of convict...a.-I know you know about transportation of convicts. And you know that I know you know. You know? The word was just on the top of the Wikipedia article. What do I know? You know? Just figured it was another example of your incredibly weird way of speaking.<BR/><BR/>I will never use it again. Hell will freeze over before you see that word typed by me again.<BR/><BR/>:P<BR/><BR/>And slammer isn't British, it's American. You saw it in the movies. Or maybe even in a film.<BR/><BR/>But I am in a benevolent mood and will therefore leave your "programme" and "learnt" be. For now.Relax Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01051381168322495999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987697048218684478.post-14491337956242249092008-05-17T01:29:00.000-06:002008-05-17T01:29:00.000-06:00A couple more: in the slammer, doing porridge. The...A couple more: in the slammer, doing porridge. The latter term gave rise to a well known comedy programme.<BR/><BR/>I know about the transport of convicts, I learnt my history with the rest of them, just never heard the word convictism before.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987697048218684478.post-50006130000733021042008-05-16T17:24:00.000-06:002008-05-16T17:24:00.000-06:00frostygirl, I think that would be reasonable. In m...frostygirl, I think that would be reasonable. In my book, anyway. Many people wonder, though, whether the forfeiture of that life taker's own life should be put in the hands of a government. Therein lies the real dilemma, doesn't it? It isn't a dilemma to Max, since he believes a society inherently has the right to protect its citizens from harm, including the right to eliminate (not simply segregate) a danger altogether.Relax Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01051381168322495999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987697048218684478.post-47887524475623246122008-05-16T17:14:00.000-06:002008-05-16T17:14:00.000-06:00a.-Thank you for that little story. You probably d...a.-Thank you for that little story. You probably didn't even now you were writing a little story, but you may rest assured it has already been stolen. :)<BR/><BR/>Convictism is a British euphemism (though not an actual dictionary word) used to describe the aggressive populization of Australia in the 19th century with convicts transported there from Great Britain. it is not American, and the U.S. did not practice the convictism of any country. This term was taken from a (British) <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convictism_in_Australia" REL="nofollow">Wikipedia article.</A>Relax Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01051381168322495999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987697048218684478.post-77717189068172962072008-05-16T13:26:00.000-06:002008-05-16T13:26:00.000-06:00Take a life, be prepared to lose yours.that's what...Take a life, be prepared to lose yours.<BR/><BR/>that's what I believeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987697048218684478.post-52115937307322679152008-05-16T13:12:00.000-06:002008-05-16T13:12:00.000-06:00Well there you are. You see, we may have given the...Well there you are. You see, we may have given them the chop all those years ago, but now we just bang them up in the nick for a long stretch. Even old lags who should know better do bird, no more than that. Of course they get up to all sorts of scams inside, but as long as nobody grasses, they'll get their jam roll.<BR/><BR/>I'll take you up on the principle of the thing another time. Is convictism an American word? ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com