Comments on: Flash mobs

By: digg / All / Upcoming

digg / All / Upcoming — Sat, 21 Oct 2006 23:25:13 +0000

[...] Flash Mobs…Anyone know who is credited with this? [...]

By: MikeRozak

MikeRozak — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 22:06:36 +0000

I’ve head “flash” quite a bit in Darwin… although my favorite Australian (and probably British) word is “whinge”, something that players do quite a bit of. http://www.bartleby.com/61/97/W0119750.html

By: MMODump » Kind Of Puts The Crowds At Brit Bank In Perspective

MMODump » Kind Of Puts The Crowds At Brit Bank In Perspective — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 18:16:36 +0000

[...] Evolution of a flash mob, in three easy steps! [...]

By: Faith

Faith — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 16:18:35 +0000

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By: Broken Toys » Blog Archive » Kind Of Puts The Crowds At Brit Bank In Perspective

Mon, 10 Jul 2006 15:12:36 +0000

[...] Evolution of a flash mob, in three easy steps! [...]

By: Allen Sligar

Allen Sligar — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 09:31:50 +0000

Yes, now answer why all the Aussies I know buy clothing and etc made by the “Root” sportswear company when they visit Canada

Whoops nvm….probably not a good idea for a PG rated blog

By: Cosmik

Cosmik — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 07:45:39 +0000

Just the one in the link provided in the post:
In Aboriginal English today you can still hear “pretty flash” for well dressed, well done as a general term of excellence.
This is a usage I have seen in British English (though not recently, much) and don’t recall seeing in American English.

Ah, I did not get down that far before coming back to the comments here. /smack

It strikes me as a little odd that this man/woman wrote that. “Flash” in reference to clothes is very much not restricted to “Aboriginal English” in Australia. Maybe it’s a Tasmanian observation. Those crazies.

By: Kinsley Castle

Kinsley Castle — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 06:33:14 +0000

The Australian slang meaning of “flash” is a bit old-fashioned. It’s a word I can imagine my grandfather using, but you won’t hear it much these days. Come to think of it, that goes for “mob” as well.

By: Orrey

Orrey — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 02:48:18 +0000

Flash crowd as in the UO example was coined by Larry Niven in the 1973 story of the same name. I dont think it was used in the context of an instant mob scene before that. Flash in that engraving is definitly the other slang meaning

By: Raph

Raph — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 02:02:46 +0000

Just the one in the link provided in the post:

In Aboriginal English today you can still hear “pretty flash” for well dressed, well done as a general term of excellence.

This is a usage I have seen in British English (though not recently, much) and don’t recall seeing in American English.