Worralorrasurfa - Revision history

Guybrush at 05:42, 16 September 2022

2022-09-16T05:42:57Z

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	Worralorrasurfa could be a referrence to [[wikipedia:Surfers_Paradise\|Surfers Paradise]], Queensland, Australia. The name was changed to Surfers Paradise in 1917, contributing greatly to the flow of tourists from across the world who flock to visit, despite great surf being found across much of the Australian coast. Much like a certain [[Bear Mountain]] in [[Lancre]] everyone is making too much money to consider changing the name...		Worralorrasurfa could be a referrence to [[wikipedia:Surfers_Paradise\|Surfers Paradise]], Queensland, Australia. The name was changed to Surfers Paradise in 1917, contributing greatly to the flow of tourists from across the world who flock to visit, despite great surf being found across much of the Australian coast. Much like a certain [[Bear Mountain]] in [[Lancre]] everyone is making too much money to consider changing the name...

	The naming of Worralorrasurfa also matches many ~~indigenous~~ Australian town names, which include repeated or rhyming syllables. Examples of coastal towns with such names include Tamarama, Woolgoolga, Woolloomooloo, Woy Woy, Goonoo Goonoo, and Watanobbi. This might therefore be interpreted as a bad taste pun in the same vein as "[[Dijabringabeeralong]]", which was used on tourist memorabilia in Australia before making fun of indigenous languages largely wiped out by European invasion fell out of common practice.		The naming of Worralorrasurfa also matches many Australian town names drawn from local indigenous languages, which include repeated or rhyming syllables. Examples of coastal towns with such names include Tamarama, Woolgoolga, Woolloomooloo, Woy Woy, Goonoo Goonoo, and Watanobbi. This might therefore be interpreted as a bad taste pun in the same vein as "[[Dijabringabeeralong]]", which was used on tourist memorabilia in Australia before making fun of indigenous languages largely wiped out by European invasion fell out of common practice.


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Guybrush: Edited to refer to history behind Australian town names

2022-09-16T05:42:34Z

Edited to refer to history behind Australian town names

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	Worralorrasurfa could be a referrence to [[wikipedia:Surfers_Paradise\|Surfers Paradise]], Queensland, Australia. The name was changed to Surfers Paradise in 1917, contributing greatly to the flow of tourists from across the world who flock to visit, despite great surf being found across much of the Australian coast. Much like a certain [[Bear Mountain]] in [[Lancre]] everyone is making too much money to consider changing the name...		Worralorrasurfa could be a referrence to [[wikipedia:Surfers_Paradise\|Surfers Paradise]], Queensland, Australia. The name was changed to Surfers Paradise in 1917, contributing greatly to the flow of tourists from across the world who flock to visit, despite great surf being found across much of the Australian coast. Much like a certain [[Bear Mountain]] in [[Lancre]] everyone is making too much money to consider changing the name...

	The naming of Worralorrasurfa also matches ~~a common naming conventions of~~ Australian ~~coastal towns. The prevalence of~~ repeated or rhyming syllables ~~in the name matches places~~ such as Tamarama, Woolgoolga, Woolloomooloo, Woy Woy, Goonoo Goonoo, and Watanobbi.		The naming of Worralorrasurfa also matches many indigenous Australian town names, which include repeated or rhyming syllables. Examples of coastal towns with such names include Tamarama, Woolgoolga, Woolloomooloo, Woy Woy, Goonoo Goonoo, and Watanobbi. This might therefore be interpreted as a bad taste pun in the same vein as "[[Dijabringabeeralong]]", which was used on tourist memorabilia in Australia before making fun of indigenous languages largely wiped out by European invasion fell out of common practice.


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2dtom at 04:27, 8 September 2022

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	Worralorrasurfa could be a referrence to [[wikipedia:Surfers_Paradise\|Surfers Paradise]], Queensland, Australia. The name was changed to Surfers Paradise in 1917, contributing greatly to the flow of tourists from across the world who flock to visit, despite great surf being found across much of the Australian coast. Much like a certain [[Bear Mountain]] in [[Lancre]] everyone is making too much money to consider changing the name...		Worralorrasurfa could be a referrence to [[wikipedia:Surfers_Paradise\|Surfers Paradise]], Queensland, Australia. The name was changed to Surfers Paradise in 1917, contributing greatly to the flow of tourists from across the world who flock to visit, despite great surf being found across much of the Australian coast. Much like a certain [[Bear Mountain]] in [[Lancre]] everyone is making too much money to consider changing the name...

			The naming of Worralorrasurfa also matches a common naming conventions of Australian coastal towns. The prevalence of repeated or rhyming syllables in the name matches places such as Tamarama, Woolgoolga, Woolloomooloo, Woy Woy, Goonoo Goonoo, and Watanobbi.


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AgProv: typo

2013-01-12T22:23:37Z

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	A coastal town in [[XXXX]] rimwards of [[Bugarup]].		A coastal town in [[XXXX]] rimwards of [[Bugarup]].

	Renowned for a bonzer surfing beach, but beware of the coral reef, (especially if attempting to surf in a ballgown and high heels), and the home town of [[Petunia the Desert Princess]]. It also has a banana factory ~~what~~ employed [[Neilette]] before she took to the road with [[Letitia]] and [[Darleen]].		Renowned for a bonzer surfing beach, but beware of the coral reef, (especially if attempting to surf in a ballgown and high heels), and the home town of [[Petunia the Desert Princess]]. It also has a banana factory that employed [[Neilette]] before she took to the road with [[Letitia]] and [[Darleen]].

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Dromandkass at 21:46, 12 January 2013

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	A coastal town in [[XXXX]] rimwards of [[Bugarup]].		A coastal town in [[XXXX]] rimwards of [[Bugarup]].

	Renowned for a bonzer surfing beach, but beware of the coral reef, (especially if attempting to surf in a ballgown and high heels), and the home town of [[Petunia the Desert Princess]].		Renowned for a bonzer surfing beach, but beware of the coral reef, (especially if attempting to surf in a ballgown and high heels), and the home town of [[Petunia the Desert Princess]]. It also has a banana factory what employed [[Neilette]] before she took to the road with [[Letitia]] and [[Darleen]].

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2013-01-12T21:40:23Z

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	Worralorrasurfa could be a referrence to [[wikipedia:Surfers_Paradise]], Queensland, Australia. The name was changed to Surfers Paradise in 1917, contributing greatly to the flow of tourists from across the world who flock to visit, despite great surf being found across much of the Australian coast. Much like a certain [[Bear Mountain]] in [[Lancre]] everyone is making too much money to consider changing the name...		Worralorrasurfa could be a referrence to [[wikipedia:Surfers_Paradise\|Surfers Paradise]], Queensland, Australia. The name was changed to Surfers Paradise in 1917, contributing greatly to the flow of tourists from across the world who flock to visit, despite great surf being found across much of the Australian coast. Much like a certain [[Bear Mountain]] in [[Lancre]] everyone is making too much money to consider changing the name...


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Dromandkass at 21:39, 12 January 2013

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	Renowned for a bonzer surfing beach, but beware of the coral reef, (especially if attempting to surf in a ballgown and high heels), and the home town of [[Petunia the Desert Princess]].		Renowned for a bonzer surfing beach, but beware of the coral reef, (especially if attempting to surf in a ballgown and high heels), and the home town of [[Petunia the Desert Princess]].

			==Annotations==

			Worralorrasurfa could be a referrence to [[wikipedia:Surfers_Paradise]], Queensland, Australia. The name was changed to Surfers Paradise in 1917, contributing greatly to the flow of tourists from across the world who flock to visit, despite great surf being found across much of the Australian coast. Much like a certain [[Bear Mountain]] in [[Lancre]] everyone is making too much money to consider changing the name...


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