"Surfers" and "Surfies"

[marauding mullet]

I guess that makes sense ctd, explains polly.

[Beanpole]

Pollies
Chalkies
I guess it's like Whallah.
Chai Whallah
Bloke who makes the tea.

[chrisb]

Have you ever noticed that jobs which require a Uni degree never get described using the 'ie' short treatment but trade jobs do

So it's lawyer not lawyie, architect not achie, accountant not accountie.

But it's brick or, tradie, sparkie etc. On planes it's pilot, but 'hostie'.

Surfies are therefore people without degrees, by definition lazy unintelligent layabouts

While surfers are hard working smart and employed.

I'm pretty sure there is no other logical conclusion

Yes, an "ie" ending on an occupation title is generally condescending. Some retaliation can of course be gained by calling accountants bean counters, or by adding "boy" to the end of an occupation such as flyboy for airline pilot.

[Almighty God]

Have you ever noticed that jobs which require a Uni degree never get described using the 'ie' short treatment but trade jobs do

So it's lawyer not lawyie, architect not achie, accountant not accountie.

But it's brickie, tradie, sparkie etc. On planes it's pilot, but 'hostie'.

Surfies are therefore people without degrees, by definition lazy unintelligent layabouts

While surfers are hard working smart and employed.

I'm pretty sure there is no other logical conclusion

that really is well done

[Trev]

So.
Palmie
Freshie
Queensie
Curlie
Manlie

Boom boom.

[shaunmorrison]

Yeah, it was probably my annoyance at my dad using it as a derogatory term lead me to use it that way. It obviously annoyed the crap out of hachie so it did work some magic,

To tired to go into it any further as one of those 15 second swells that hachie loves popped up and was forced to surf a well known point break with 2 others, unfortunately I knew them so I had to take turns

[ctd]

It obviously annoyed the crap out of hachie so it did work some magic

[Hatchnam]

Didn't annoy me in the slightest Shaun. Just keen to see you articulate the definition and differences of both.

Weigh up your worth as anthropologist and wordsmith in one simple experiment.

[Yuke Hunt]

I'd say its similar in kind to bikers and bikies. The old guys are correct in stating that the terminology has changed over the years. A bit like how waves are measured in this crazy postmodern age ... or was that postmortem, I always seem to get that juan wrong ... or was that yuan wong.

[shaunmorrison]

Didn't annoy me in the slightest Shaun. Just keen to see you articulate the definition and differences of both.

Weigh up your worth as anthropologist and wordsmith in one simple experiment.

Weighed up?

[Hatchnam]

Not yet. Still waiting

[shaunmorrison]

Your quite a judgmental sort of chap ay.......................

[Beanpole]

I'd say its similar in kind to bikers and bikies. The old guys are correct in stating that the terminology has changed over the years. A bit like how waves are measured in this crazy postmodern age ... or was that postmortem, I always seem to get that juan wrong ... or was that yuan wong.

[aaarating]

What about the use of 'waterman' that seemed popular a few years back. Was a 'waterman' a surfer or surfie or just a water boy who grew up?

[Beanpole]

Pretty weak....Eh?

[aaarating]

Just realised they call the SUP world tour the Waterman League! Maybe the WSL should rebrand to the Surfie League.

[Trev]

Just realised they call the SUP world tour the Waterman League! Maybe the WSL should rebrand to the Surfie League.

aaarating, you realise that if sunstroke's predictions come true, you'll have to downgrade to aarating?

[shaunmorrison]

Just realised they call the SUP world tour the Waterman League! Maybe the WSL should rebrand to the Surfie League.

Well we are watermen!