Guardian Prize 26,519

[OHCelt]

Stuck on last one:
Man, perhaps, binding last of resilient fibre (5)
I have I_T_E.
All help gratefully received

[1ozzy]

Istle

[Jackdaw33]

Istle Isle (of Man) around last letter of resilient.

[OHCelt]

Thank you both!

[SirOracle]

Istle ?

[Jackdaw33]

It's a type of rope-like fibre. rather like sisal.

[1ozzy]

You is just awesome Jack.
Another "bestie" ;-)

[Jackdaw33]

Well, now, nice to know that I am appreciated by all the Sheilas and Bruces. Hope you manage to catch a jumbuck to shove in your tucker bag, then you can sit by the billabong and wait till your billy boils. Watch out for the troopers, though.

[1ozzy]

I'm already doing all that,,,you been watching me ya old perv.

Want to come a waltzing a bit later, with Matilda?

ps: the jumbuck was jolly until......

[Jackdaw33]

It was the swagman who was jolly, not the jumbuck. Things have come to a pretty pass when an Englishman has to teach an Australian his own national anthem!

[1ozzy]

Down came the squatter mounted on his thoroughbred
Up came the troopers One Two Three
Who's the jolly jumbuck you've got in your tucker-bag?
You'll come a-Waltzing Matilda with me

Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda
You'll come a-Waltzing Matilda with me
Who's the jolly jumbuck you've got in your tucker-bag?
You'll come a-Waltzing Matilda with me.

Get yer facts right "old mate"

Obviously there were two happy creatures in this Banjo Patterson song.

And since when was it our National Anthem.....Hee hee.

[Jackdaw33]

The English lyrics (therefore the definitive ones) say:

"Whose is that jumbuck you've got in your tucker bag?" No mention of jolly.

Also, the song is known as the unofficial Australian national anthem, as opposed to God Save The Queen, the official one.

[Jackdaw33]

If you think about it, paying particular attention to grammar and punctuation, the phrase, "Who's the jolly jumbuck", means, "What is the name of that pretty sheep?" Doesn't really work in context, unless you happen to be Welsh.

[1ozzy]

Where do you alight Jack?
The English version of an Australian poem/song is the definitive one?
Yeah,,,right old mate.
The National Anthem out here hasn't been "God save the Queen" for yonks.
"Advance Australia Fair" is our anthem.
Being bred from the unwashed and unwanted English people we decided to dump the reference to 'er royal one.
Now you are trying to change the context of your comment and relating it to sheep lovers, hee hee. We ignore the Welsh and blame the Kiwis for that ;-)

[Jackdaw33]

OK, I'll take your word for it. Never thought of the correlation between Kiwis and the Welsh but I see the connection, therefore must laugh.

[1ozzy]

Laugh till you sleep Jack.
Been nice chatting old mate.
Take care.