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On Jun 29, 3:35*am, Herodotus wrote:



Was the Bugi man used in the USA to frighten children or is it a
colonial legacy you didn't inherit?
Peter

Yes unfortunatly..... it was durring the 1970s a terrrible time in US
history.

it began as a Saturday night fever that led to Bugie Nights nearly
every one was have ing a hard time simply Stayin Alive Stayin
alive......

Terrible terribble time n the US......... thank fully the 80s brought
us back to reality...


Bugie Night Bob

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On Sun, 29 Jun 2008 21:35:13 +1000, Herodotus
wrote:




The Buggis Schooners, from S. Sulawasi are still trading between the
Indonesian Islands but they are all motorized now.

Real sailors -- the people that actually make their living from being
on the water are pretty unanimous in thinking that internal combustion
is good.



Bruce-in-Bangkok
(correct Address is bpaige125atgmaildotcom)

Bruce,
A thought just leapt into my somewhat disheveled mind.

In New Zealand as small children we were threatened by the "Bugi man"
along the lines of "If you don't be good, go to sleep etc., the Bugi
man will get you" I think it has since fallen out of favour, probably
to someone like Darth Vader.

The Bugi man is derived of course from the fierce Bugis sailors,
pirates and traders.

Was the Bugi man used in the USA to frighten children or is it a
colonial legacy you didn't inherit?

regards
Peter


I suspect that it was actually Buggie man, as someone else posted
however the Bugis have made voyages between
Sulawasi and Australia for generations and very likely visited N.Z. as
well.

As the Buggis have a reputation every where they go for being a
troublesome race (instead of punching you in the nose they tend to
stick a knife in you) it is quite possible that in N.Z. you were
threatened by the Buggi man.


Bruce-in-Bangkok
(correct Address is bpaige125atgmaildotcom)

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On Sun, 29 Jun 2008 13:57:22 -0400, "Wilbur Hubbard"
wrote:


"Herodotus" wrote in message
.. .



The Buggis Schooners, from S. Sulawasi are still trading between the
Indonesian Islands but they are all motorized now.

Real sailors -- the people that actually make their living from being
on the water are pretty unanimous in thinking that internal combustion
is good.



Bruce-in-Bangkok
(correct Address is bpaige125atgmaildotcom)

Bruce,
A thought just leapt into my somewhat disheveled mind.

In New Zealand as small children we were threatened by the "Bugi man"
along the lines of "If you don't be good, go to sleep etc., the Bugi
man will get you" I think it has since fallen out of favour, probably
to someone like Darth Vader.

The Bugi man is derived of course from the fierce Bugis sailors,
pirates and traders.

Was the Bugi man used in the USA to frighten children or is it a
colonial legacy you didn't inherit?

regards
Peter


People in New Zealand are retarded then. It's not a Bugi man its a Bogey
Man.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogeyman

All U.S. Americans, when they were kids, were routinely threatened with the
coming of a bogey man. If you were bad the bogey man was gonna get you, etc.

Bugi Man??? Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahahahahahh! No wonder Kiwi's can't sail.
They can't even think.

Wilbur Hubbard


Ah! Wilbur the english teacher.

But you spelled "Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahahahahahh" incorrectly. If you
want to be taken seriously then you simply must learn to spell.... or
use one syllable words that you do know how to spell.

Didn't your Mama teach you that it is better to keep your mouth shut
and be thought a fool then to open it and prove to the world how
stupid you really are?


Bruce-in-Bangkok
(correct Address is bpaige125atgmaildotcom)

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On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:04:50 +0700, Bruce in Bangkok
wrote:





People in New Zealand are retarded then. It's not a Bugi man its a Bogey
Man.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogeyman

All U.S. Americans, when they were kids, were routinely threatened with the
coming of a bogey man. If you were bad the bogey man was gonna get you, etc.

Bugi Man??? Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahahahahahh! No wonder Kiwi's can't sail.
They can't even think.

Wilbur Hubbard


Ah! Wilbur the english teacher.

But you spelled "Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahahahahahh" incorrectly. If you
want to be taken seriously then you simply must learn to spell.... or
use one syllable words that you do know how to spell.

Didn't your Mama teach you that it is better to keep your mouth shut
and be thought a fool then to open it and prove to the world how
stupid you really are?


Bruce-in-Bangkok
(correct Address is bpaige125atgmaildotcom)

Bruce,
Your friend is, in addition to many of his other deficits, entirely
ignorant of any knowledge about New Zealand.

1. The pronunciation was and is "Bugi" - not Bogey as is used
elsewhere.

2. In 1997 I attended an IT conference at Harvard University where I
was informed by Professorial staff that the USA was adopting much of
the New Zealand literacy teaching methods as New Zealand had a 98.9%
literacy rate.

3. Your America's Cup racing boat builder is Bruce Farr, a New
Zealander.

4. For a country of 3 million, we have produced such people who first
split the atom and who managed NAS for several years during the space
race.

There are many other inventions by New Zealanders such as ailerons on
aircraft, the jet boat and the self sealing paint tin - in which comes
all of your boating paint - to name a few.

Bruce, please tell your pathetic miserable excuse for a human
existance to nott show your ignorance and the fact that he is merely a
silly little uneducated twit whose sole existence is within the pages
of this newsgroup. He hqas done nothing and as he is also a coward,
never will.

cheers
Peter

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In article ,
Bruce in Bangkok wrote:

On Sun, 29 Jun 2008 21:35:13 +1000, Herodotus
wrote:

In New Zealand as small children we were threatened by the "Bugi man"
along the lines of "If you don't be good, go to sleep etc., the Bugi
man will get you" I think it has since fallen out of favour, probably
to someone like Darth Vader.

The Bugi man is derived of course from the fierce Bugis sailors,
pirates and traders.


As the Buggis have a reputation every where they go for being a
troublesome race (instead of punching you in the nose they tend to
stick a knife in you) it is quite possible that in N.Z. you were
threatened by the Buggi man.

And immortalised by having a street in Singapore named after them?

:-)

--
Molesworth

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"Herodotus" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:04:50 +0700, Bruce in Bangkok
wrote:





People in New Zealand are retarded then. It's not a Bugi man its a Bogey
Man.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogeyman

All U.S. Americans, when they were kids, were routinely threatened with
the
coming of a bogey man. If you were bad the bogey man was gonna get you,
etc.

Bugi Man??? Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahahahahahh! No wonder Kiwi's can't
sail.
They can't even think.

Wilbur Hubbard


Ah! Wilbur the english teacher.

But you spelled "Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahahahahahh" incorrectly. If you
want to be taken seriously then you simply must learn to spell.... or
use one syllable words that you do know how to spell.

Didn't your Mama teach you that it is better to keep your mouth shut
and be thought a fool then to open it and prove to the world how
stupid you really are?


Bruce-in-Bangkok
(correct Address is bpaige125atgmaildotcom)

Bruce,
Your friend is, in addition to many of his other deficits, entirely
ignorant of any knowledge about New Zealand.

1. The pronunciation was and is "Bugi" - not Bogey as is used
elsewhere.

2. In 1997 I attended an IT conference at Harvard University where I
was informed by Professorial staff that the USA was adopting much of
the New Zealand literacy teaching methods as New Zealand had a 98.9%
literacy rate.

3. Your America's Cup racing boat builder is Bruce Farr, a New
Zealander.

4. For a country of 3 million, we have produced such people who first
split the atom and who managed NAS for several years during the space
race.

There are many other inventions by New Zealanders such as ailerons on
aircraft, the jet boat and the self sealing paint tin - in which comes
all of your boating paint - to name a few.

Bruce, please tell your pathetic miserable excuse for a human
existance to nott show your ignorance and the fact that he is merely a
silly little uneducated twit whose sole existence is within the pages
of this newsgroup. He hqas done nothing and as he is also a coward,
never will.

cheers
Peter



I think where the confusion lies is in the psyche of New Zealanders. Instead
of calling it the Buggi man they should call it the Bugger man.

Since New Zealanders' forefathers consisted of dregs of humanity emptied
from overcrowded British jails into exile on a God forsaken southern
hemisphere island one must examing British slang to glean the meanings of
bugger and how they apply to New Zealanders or rather, how they define New
Zealanders.

bugger
Noun. 1. An objectionable person.
2. A person. Also used in a sense of pity, see 'sod'.
3. A situation or event that is difficult or distressing. E.g. "It's a real
bugger Pete catching the flu on his summer holidays."
Exclam. Expressing annoyance or frustration.
Verb. To ruin, damage, break. E.g."If I find out it was you that buggered my
DVD player, then you can forget borrowing money from us to go on holiday."

From: http://www.peevish.co.uk/slang/b.htm

The lesson to be learned: know your roots. . .

Wilbur Hubbard

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On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:38:22 -0400, "Wilbur Hubbard"
wrote:


"Herodotus" wrote in message
.. .
On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:04:50 +0700, Bruce in Bangkok
wrote:





People in New Zealand are retarded then. It's not a Bugi man its a Bogey
Man.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogeyman

All U.S. Americans, when they were kids, were routinely threatened with
the
coming of a bogey man. If you were bad the bogey man was gonna get you,
etc.

Bugi Man??? Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahahahahahh! No wonder Kiwi's can't
sail.
They can't even think.

Wilbur Hubbard


Ah! Wilbur the english teacher.

But you spelled "Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahahahahahh" incorrectly. If you
want to be taken seriously then you simply must learn to spell.... or
use one syllable words that you do know how to spell.

Didn't your Mama teach you that it is better to keep your mouth shut
and be thought a fool then to open it and prove to the world how
stupid you really are?


Bruce-in-Bangkok
(correct Address is bpaige125atgmaildotcom)

Bruce,
Your friend is, in addition to many of his other deficits, entirely
ignorant of any knowledge about New Zealand.

1. The pronunciation was and is "Bugi" - not Bogey as is used
elsewhere.

2. In 1997 I attended an IT conference at Harvard University where I
was informed by Professorial staff that the USA was adopting much of
the New Zealand literacy teaching methods as New Zealand had a 98.9%
literacy rate.

3. Your America's Cup racing boat builder is Bruce Farr, a New
Zealander.

4. For a country of 3 million, we have produced such people who first
split the atom and who managed NAS for several years during the space
race.

There are many other inventions by New Zealanders such as ailerons on
aircraft, the jet boat and the self sealing paint tin - in which comes
all of your boating paint - to name a few.

Bruce, please tell your pathetic miserable excuse for a human
existance to nott show your ignorance and the fact that he is merely a
silly little uneducated twit whose sole existence is within the pages
of this newsgroup. He hqas done nothing and as he is also a coward,
never will.

cheers
Peter



I think where the confusion lies is in the psyche of New Zealanders. Instead
of calling it the Buggi man they should call it the Bugger man.

Since New Zealanders' forefathers consisted of dregs of humanity emptied
from overcrowded British jails into exile on a God forsaken southern
hemisphere island one must examing British slang to glean the meanings of
bugger and how they apply to New Zealanders or rather, how they define New
Zealanders.

bugger
Noun. 1. An objectionable person.
2. A person. Also used in a sense of pity, see 'sod'.
3. A situation or event that is difficult or distressing. E.g. "It's a real
bugger Pete catching the flu on his summer holidays."
Exclam. Expressing annoyance or frustration.
Verb. To ruin, damage, break. E.g."If I find out it was you that buggered my
DVD player, then you can forget borrowing money from us to go on holiday."

From: http://www.peevish.co.uk/slang/b.htm

The lesson to be learned: know your roots. . .

Wilbur Hubbard


It is becoming increasingly noticeable that the good Wilbur is making
more and more references to obscene activities. Perhaps his lifelong
abhorrence of women is just now coming to the fore or perhaps he has
always batted from the opposite side of the plate. In any event the
closet door appears to be opening and the real Wilbur is slowly
emerging.




A fool who knows his foolishness is wise
at least to that extent, but a fool who
thinks himself wise is a fool indeed.

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On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:23:33 +1000, Herodotus
wrote:

On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:04:50 +0700, Bruce in Bangkok
wrote:





People in New Zealand are retarded then. It's not a Bugi man its a Bogey
Man.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogeyman

All U.S. Americans, when they were kids, were routinely threatened with the
coming of a bogey man. If you were bad the bogey man was gonna get you, etc.

Bugi Man??? Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahahahahahh! No wonder Kiwi's can't sail.
They can't even think.

Wilbur Hubbard


Ah! Wilbur the english teacher.

But you spelled "Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahahahahahh" incorrectly. If you
want to be taken seriously then you simply must learn to spell.... or
use one syllable words that you do know how to spell.

Didn't your Mama teach you that it is better to keep your mouth shut
and be thought a fool then to open it and prove to the world how
stupid you really are?


Bruce-in-Bangkok
(correct Address is bpaige125atgmaildotcom)

Bruce,
Your friend is, in addition to many of his other deficits, entirely
ignorant of any knowledge about New Zealand.

1. The pronunciation was and is "Bugi" - not Bogey as is used
elsewhere.

2. In 1997 I attended an IT conference at Harvard University where I
was informed by Professorial staff that the USA was adopting much of
the New Zealand literacy teaching methods as New Zealand had a 98.9%
literacy rate.

3. Your America's Cup racing boat builder is Bruce Farr, a New
Zealander.

4. For a country of 3 million, we have produced such people who first
split the atom and who managed NAS for several years during the space
race.

There are many other inventions by New Zealanders such as ailerons on
aircraft, the jet boat and the self sealing paint tin - in which comes
all of your boating paint - to name a few.

Bruce, please tell your pathetic miserable excuse for a human
existance to nott show your ignorance and the fact that he is merely a
silly little uneducated twit whose sole existence is within the pages
of this newsgroup. He hqas done nothing and as he is also a coward,
never will.

cheers
Peter

Peter,

First of all he is not my friend! My friends are all of, at least
normal intelligence on which point the bloke we are referring to
hardly qualifies, to say nothing of the requirement to be a gentleman.

But in regards to your paean regarding Kiwi accomplishments please
note that these were all the work of expatriate New Zealanders .... in
other words chaps that got tired of sheep and traveled abroad hoping
to find that there was something else.



Bruce-in-Bangkok
(correct Address is bpaige125atgmaildotcom)

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On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:00:09 -0500, Molesworth
wrote:

In article ,
Bruce in Bangkok wrote:

On Sun, 29 Jun 2008 21:35:13 +1000, Herodotus
wrote:

In New Zealand as small children we were threatened by the "Bugi man"
along the lines of "If you don't be good, go to sleep etc., the Bugi
man will get you" I think it has since fallen out of favour, probably
to someone like Darth Vader.

The Bugi man is derived of course from the fierce Bugis sailors,
pirates and traders.


As the Buggis have a reputation every where they go for being a
troublesome race (instead of punching you in the nose they tend to
stick a knife in you) it is quite possible that in N.Z. you were
threatened by the Buggi man.

And immortalised by having a street in Singapore named after them?

:-)

--
Molesworth

Yes, Buggis Street is named after the Buggis, just as Arab street is
named after Arabs and "Little India" and "China town" are named after
those ethnic groups.


Bruce-in-Bangkok
(correct Address is bpaige125atgmaildotcom)

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I think where the confusion lies is in the psyche of New Zealanders. Instead
of calling it the Buggi man they should call it the Bugger man.

Since New Zealanders' forefathers consisted of dregs of humanity emptied
from overcrowded British jails into exile on a God forsaken southern
hemisphere island one must examing British slang to glean the meanings of
bugger and how they apply to New Zealanders or rather, how they define New
Zealanders.

bugger
Noun. 1. An objectionable person.
2. A person. Also used in a sense of pity, see 'sod'.
3. A situation or event that is difficult or distressing. E.g. "It's a real
bugger Pete catching the flu on his summer holidays."
Exclam. Expressing annoyance or frustration.
Verb. To ruin, damage, break. E.g."If I find out it was you that buggered my
DVD player, then you can forget borrowing money from us to go on holiday."

From: http://www.peevish.co.uk/slang/b.htm

The lesson to be learned: know your roots. . .

Wilbur Hubbard


It is becoming increasingly noticeable that the good Wilbur is making
more and more references to obscene activities. Perhaps his lifelong
abhorrence of women is just now coming to the fore or perhaps he has
always batted from the opposite side of the plate. In any event the
closet door appears to be opening and the real Wilbur is slowly
emerging.




A fool who knows his foolishness is wise
at least to that extent, but a fool who
thinks himself wise is a fool indeed.

Now the idiot displays his ignorance.

He does not even know the difference between New Zealand and Australia
which is over 1,000 miles distant.

New Zealand was founded either b y land companies or by Church
Societies such as the Anglicans and Presbytarians.

There were no convict forebears

Ignoramus.