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.
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)
Dennis has it spot on
Does that make him the “Head ‘limey’ in charge”?
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
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…
irony abounds, finally Velo snooze comes through:
http://velonews.com/news/fea/13052.0.html
Nothing to do with cycling it just means throwing a tantrum / paddy / wobbler – something our Dave’s been apt to do in the past!
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
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…
good thing you all know how to google