Hi, Paul!  Recently you wrote in a message to Ardith Hinton:   
      
   PQ>  Very un-Australian stereotype, I am.   
      
      
              Ah, your life doesn't revolve around sports?  I learned in my early   
   teens not to ask "What game?" when other kids wanted to know the score.  :-)))   
      
      
      
   PQ>  But I can say confidently that Australian Rules   
   PQ>  football is _not_ a variety of rugby.   
      
      
              Hmm.  I'll take your word over that of my RANDOM HOUSE WEBSTER'S...   
   although I asked for & received it as a Christmas gift when I noticed that the   
   Language & Literature department of the Vancouver Public Library usually found   
   terms there which I couldn't find listed elsewhere... because you're closer to   
   the situation.  AFAIC every dictionary has its strengths & weaknesses....  :-)   
      
      
      
   PQ>  It's very much like the Irish Gaelic football.   
      
      
              Dallas & I once saw an example of Irish Gaelic football on the TV   
   at the local pub.  It took us quite awhile to figure out what game it was....    
   :-)   
      
      
      
   PQ>  In fact there is an international league where   
   PQ>  Australian and Irish teams battle it out, with   
   PQ>  slightly modified rules... every so often.   
      
      
              Learn something new every day!  Thanks for your input....  :-)   
      
      
      
      
   --- timEd/386 1.10.y2k+   
    * Origin: Wits' End, Vancouver CANADA (1:153/716)