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)