Word: oi
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...down here last week? - and the volleyball venue was rocking. A couple of Aussies had made it to the final, so you can imagine. The great old swimmer Dawn Fraser came out for the match and she took the mike and led the crowd in the "Ozzie, ozzie, ozzie - oi, oi oi!" chant. Bondi had an M.C. character named Lifeguard Dave, and he ran around directing the crowd in a half-dozen versions of the wave. You know how I hate the wave, but to see 10,000 people doing the Bondi Slow-Motion Wave while they play "The Skater...
...expected American blowout as the U.S. claimed its second consecutive gold medal, but the Aussie crowd didn't let that ruin their "Ozzie, Ozzie, Ozzie, Oi, Oi, Oi" good cheer. As the fouls and glares piled up on court, the fans simply started their own fun, cheerfully ribbing U.S. men's champs Kevin Garnett and Alonzo Mourning - who was so taken by Sydney that he gave the city's name to his newborn daughter, Myka Sydney - as the towering duo sat in the stands holding aloft a hand-drawn sign more suited to a junior-high pep rally: USA Came...
...middle-distanceman (Thorpe) at anchor, they didn't figure to lose now. But the Thorpedo is special; he's magic. He had the lead, he lost it, he found it again with his very last stroke. Thorpe's swim was, instantly, the greatest in Australian history. As his mates oi-oied, then played a little air guitar on the deck for Hall's listening pleasure, the natatorium rocked with cheers. So did the mansion in Kirribilli, the ranch down in Canberra, the whistle-stop pub on the Indian Pacific line somewhere out in the Great Victoria Desert. A kangaroo looked...
...middle-distanceman (Thorpe) at anchor, they didn't figure to lose now. But the Thorpedo is special; he's magic. He had the lead, he lost it, he found it again with his very last stroke. Thorpe's swim was, instantly, the greatest in Australian history. As his mates oi-oied, then played a little air guitar on the deck for Hall's listening pleasure, the natatorium rocked with cheers. So did the mansion in Kirribilli, the ranch down in Canberra, the whistle-stop pub on the Indian Pacific line somewhere out in the Great Victoria Desert. A kangaroo looked...