I gotta cheer for David Millar.
“This win is massive for me. It means a huge amount,” said Millar. “I have wanted this jersey for the whole of my career. I’ve had close calls and I have spat the dummy out a couple of times in this race before. I think I have matured with age and managed to control my temper a bit better. I am pretty proud of being British. A week after the Tour I felt bad all day today. I was tired and my legs were bad. Your perception is weird. I was off the front and my legs were hurting but I was going damn fast. I can just keep doing it as well.”
Source: cyclingnews.com
He said: “I have spat the dummy out a couple of times…”
WTF does that mean? Whatever it is, it can’t be good.
August 6th, 2007 at 9:44 am
from urban dictionary dot com
Australian Term: To indulge in a sudden display of anger or frustration; to lose one’s temper. The phrase is usually used of an adult, and the implication is that the outburst is childish, like a baby spitting out its dummy in a tantrum and refusing to be pacified. (Dummy is a pacifier)
August 6th, 2007 at 9:51 am
Dennis has it spot on
August 6th, 2007 at 10:07 am
Does that make him the “Head ‘limey’ in charge”?
August 6th, 2007 at 10:30 am
it means you got spat off the back….
dummy — Spat the dummy’, as in ‘he spat the dummy’. Used in Australia. A ‘dummy’ is a baby’s pacifier. This means ‘got dropped’ (off the back).
Dictionary of Roadie Slang
http://members.tripod.com/geert_pc/slang.htm
August 6th, 2007 at 11:42 am
we called em binkies
but come on… what self respecting educated dad don’t know all the various euphamisms for the fake boob to keep the kids quiet…
ya know cause a pacifier is just a mobile breast/nipple substitute…
August 6th, 2007 at 11:44 am
irony abounds, finally Velo snooze comes through:
http://velonews.com/news/fea/13052.0.html
August 6th, 2007 at 12:34 pm
Nothing to do with cycling it just means throwing a tantrum / paddy / wobbler – something our Dave’s been apt to do in the past!
August 6th, 2007 at 2:02 pm
can we call it a “Bush”
he’s a dummy
he’s a fake boob, not even good enough to be a real boob
we would all like to spit him out
he gives us temper tantrums
it all fits
August 6th, 2007 at 2:53 pm
Really – I had no idea. But I’ll flip it and bounce it all day. Soon as I pick up my daughter, I’ll slip her the dummy.
That just sounds wrong…
August 7th, 2007 at 9:29 am
good thing you all know how to google