tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776281256905648887.post2727221599522463391..comments2024-03-24T23:03:59.140+11:00Comments on GeniAus: I got a Guernsey!GeniAushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074874999181040071noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776281256905648887.post-33054577092476487692015-03-23T22:11:22.004+11:002015-03-23T22:11:22.004+11:00I'll be hanging around for that last session. ...I'll be hanging around for that last session. (I also know what a guernsy is!)Tanya Honeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12653894545470484594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776281256905648887.post-86089628051631012202015-03-11T13:18:04.723+11:002015-03-11T13:18:04.723+11:00Yes, I'm a strange OLD bird, Shauna.Yes, I'm a strange OLD bird, Shauna.GeniAushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09074874999181040071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776281256905648887.post-58652483039724936632015-03-11T11:50:34.005+11:002015-03-11T11:50:34.005+11:00I know what a guernsey is too - must be something ...I know what a guernsey is too - must be something to do with our vintage!<br />Bribie Family History Associationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03775519272407873357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776281256905648887.post-44531796793694870412015-03-10T16:10:00.832+11:002015-03-10T16:10:00.832+11:00Nowadays they are called football jerseys, but the...Nowadays they are called football jerseys, but the expression is "to get a guernsey" crgalvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01118766224187668713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776281256905648887.post-87180842480623689762015-03-10T16:05:10.612+11:002015-03-10T16:05:10.612+11:00I have never heard the word guernsey before, so I ...I have never heard the word guernsey before, so I was confused too.Caitie Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02054807096733772596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776281256905648887.post-639259235269498102015-03-10T16:04:56.877+11:002015-03-10T16:04:56.877+11:00I have never heard the word guernsey before, so I ...I have never heard the word guernsey before, so I was confused too.Caitie Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02054807096733772596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776281256905648887.post-4673794804436458002015-03-10T15:34:12.359+11:002015-03-10T15:34:12.359+11:00Oh, Celia. I am full of colloquialisms. To get a g...Oh, Celia. I am full of colloquialisms. To get a guernsey means to be included in a team. In Australia football tops were called guernseys. The saying "to get a guernsey" is used widely, not just in football, to indicate inclusion in a team or group.GeniAushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09074874999181040071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776281256905648887.post-38616314573560925052015-03-10T13:27:37.917+11:002015-03-10T13:27:37.917+11:00Okay, somehow I don't understand the use of Gu...Okay, somehow I don't understand the use of Guernsey in this context! Will it be cold and you'll wear a sweater? Or is there one particular sweater with an interesting (genealogically-speaking) saying or logo on it? <br />Inquiring minds want to know.<br />Oh, and congratulations on being recognized as an official blogger plus!! Good on you.Celia Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04096301290962083820noreply@blogger.com