What the hell are you talking about, HLJ? When a new member signs up and supplies an accurate correction, you tell him he's out of the loop. What kind of greeting is that? :eyebrow:

jacksonjackson, welcome to the Cellar. I think you'll find we're quite tolerant of Aussies here.

I guess I can't be perfect all the time, but I'm damn close. :)

Confidence? Hmmmm...I don't think it's been damaged too much Zen. ;)

jackson, welcome to the Cellar. By the looks of things you'll fit in very nicely here. BTW, did you have anything to add to the discussion aside from the correction of my spelling?

Ah, forgive me kind sir. I was defending our fair Ali.

I don't think "our fair Ali" needs any defending, she's proven adept at taking care of herself.
I also think she's intelligent enough to appreciate having an informational mistake corrected.

But, as long as you're not noob bashing, carry on.:cool:

Well it was a mistake, but the mistake comes due to the fact that you yankies put Z's - pronounced zeds - all over the place instead of S's. :)

Anyway, that's my story and I'm sticking to it...and of course because I can't spell anymore.

Hey guys, sorry if my initial post seemed rude and abrupt. I was in a shitty mood for a reason I can't even remember.

Just trying to help, didn't mean to troll the conversation. Carry on :)

This reminds me of this sign I saw when I was in Puerto Vallarta two weeks ago.

And around the corner was a "zushi" bar.

It seems it's a common substitution.

I've seen the Z spelling at more authentic sushi bars. I don't understand why, but usually Sushi is spelled with the S, but specific dishes or styles use the Z (nigirizushi, chirashizushi, maki-zushi etc..)

Oh, here's why;

Thanks jinx, that was interesting.

And we've brought the topic back around, too.

Sushi - (soo-shee)- Technically refers to the sweetened, seasoned rice. The fish is sashimi. Wrap the two together in portions and sell it as sushi, and the name still refers to the rice, not the fish. Sushi is the term for the special rice but it is modified, in Japanese, to zushi when coupled with modifiers that describe the different styles of this most popular dish. In Japan when one says “sushi” they are referring to the whole package, the sushi rice plus the neta. And this holds true for all kinds of sushi. When one wants to say “sushi rice” they say “sushi-meshi.” Also, in Japan when someone suggests going out for sushi, they are referring specifically to nigirizushi.

Juzt the thought of eating raw fizh makez me want to puke. I don't care how it'z zpelled

Oh yeah, exploding gum trees can be a bitch...

I used to be a surf life saver on a very popular Northern Beaches beach called Dee Why. On a few occasions I spotted sharks out in the surf. We just had to inform the swimmers and keep an eye on which way they would swim, and try to guide them out to sea again with the IRB's. I also swam over a few hammer head sharks not knowing they were there, we only found out after we returned to shore, and the person who spotted them told us, mind you he was sitting safely on a large rescue board and decided not to make us panic. Honestly, I think he knew we'd all try and get his board from under him. I lived through that luckily and so did he.:censored: :shock:

We've got a whole toolshed of sharks out there...hammerheads, sawtooths, shovelnoses...

I was snorkeling in the reef off Lady Musgrave Island and saw some kind of gray shark. It was pretty small, only like 1.5 meters long. I thought it was really cool, and swam after it for a while until it took off. Only time I ever saw a shark in the wild.

It might have been a white/black tip reef shark. They're pretty common in the areas where people are likely to be snorkeling on the reef. You should be careful of them though, they can leave a nasty bite if they are surprised. ;)