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30th January 10, 02:53 AM
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In the mid to late '80's, I used to work with Kiwis in London, they worked for John Laing Construction/Laing Management Contracting and had various guys like eg Mike O'Rourke, who was a package & project manager (later worked successfully with large developers and became a TV celeb for reconstructing the past). Years later, I hadn't seen him for yonks and one busy morning rush-hour in Oxford Circus tube concourse I heard this really loud shout in an unmistakeable Kiwi accent, from a long way across the station "LACHLAN GOW ! AS I LIVE AND BREATHE !!". It was Mick O'Rourke !!!! It stopped people in their tracks !! We caught up on news etc and arranged a pint !
One of the other Kiwis at LMC was a grad called Grant Tregithra (maybe not quite spelled right). He used to come out with a phrase when something mildly displeased him "Awwww Rif (Ref) !"
We had a young Kiwi secretary at our head office in the West End who I used to travel with from Wimbledon to and from work. A really pretty lady from Hamilton, called Kathy Eade. (I really fancied her but I was married so no go and she's wasn't going to dabble !!). But we were good pals and she used to get me to take her washing to the launderette on a Saturday morning. Anyway, she had a fab and wicked sense of humour and we used to have a quiet snigger about all the dead-pan-faced people travelling on the train, who looked like they were going to their doom. I always remember (or rimimba) she used to pronounce my name "Leckie" as my shortened b\name is Lachie.
Funny enough, Aussies always called me "Lockie" while English folk called me "Lack".
I think Kiwis are A1 !
PS I once bumped into Jonah Lomu (literally) in Cathay Pacific's 1st class lounge in Hong Kong after the sevens. It was 1993 and the Kiwis were flying out to another competition in England I think. Big bug*er, isn't he ? !
Last edited by Lachlan09; 30th January 10 at 02:59 AM.
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15th February 10, 08:19 PM
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Perfect, thats how its pronounced...lol
Aussies always called me "Lockie" while English folk called me "Lack".
Grew up with quite a few "Lockies", thats how we pronounce it.
Even a poor bugger called Lachlan Maclaughlin, I' S' Y' N'
Clearly his parents were not very inventive.
PS I once bumped into Jonah Lomu
Poor old Jonah, what could of been, if only he had the standard scan inutero that is free here, would of found that common kidney problem and had it sorted, and Jonahzilla would of been destroying teams for at least a few more years...
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