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A coastal town in [[XXXX]] rimwards of [[Bugarup]]. | A coastal town in [[XXXX]] rimwards of [[Bugarup]]. | ||
Renowned for a bonzer surfing beach, but beware of the coral reef, (especially if attempting to surf in a ballgown and high heels), and the home town of [[Petunia the Desert Princess]]. | Renowned for a bonzer surfing beach, but beware of the coral reef, (especially if attempting to surf in a ballgown and high heels), and the home town of [[Petunia the Desert Princess]]. It also has a banana factory that employed [[Neilette]] before she took to the road with [[Letitia]] and [[Darleen]]. | ||
==Annotations== | |||
Worralorrasurfa could be a referrence to [[wikipedia:Surfers_Paradise|Surfers Paradise]], Queensland, Australia. The name was changed to Surfers Paradise in 1917, contributing greatly to the flow of tourists from across the world who flock to visit, despite great surf being found across much of the Australian coast. Much like a certain [[Bear Mountain]] in [[Lancre]] everyone is making too much money to consider changing the name... | |||
The naming of Worralorrasurfa also matches many Australian town names drawn from local indigenous languages, which include repeated or rhyming syllables. Examples of coastal towns with such names include Tamarama, Woolgoolga, Woolloomooloo, Woy Woy, Goonoo Goonoo, and Watanobbi. This might therefore be interpreted as a bad taste pun in the same vein as "[[Dijabringabeeralong]]", which was used on tourist memorabilia in Australia before making fun of indigenous languages largely wiped out by European invasion fell out of common practice. | |||
[[Category:Discworld geography]] | [[Category:Discworld geography]] | ||
Latest revision as of 05:42, 16 September 2022
A coastal town in XXXX rimwards of Bugarup.
Renowned for a bonzer surfing beach, but beware of the coral reef, (especially if attempting to surf in a ballgown and high heels), and the home town of Petunia the Desert Princess. It also has a banana factory that employed Neilette before she took to the road with Letitia and Darleen.
Annotations
Worralorrasurfa could be a referrence to Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia. The name was changed to Surfers Paradise in 1917, contributing greatly to the flow of tourists from across the world who flock to visit, despite great surf being found across much of the Australian coast. Much like a certain Bear Mountain in Lancre everyone is making too much money to consider changing the name...
The naming of Worralorrasurfa also matches many Australian town names drawn from local indigenous languages, which include repeated or rhyming syllables. Examples of coastal towns with such names include Tamarama, Woolgoolga, Woolloomooloo, Woy Woy, Goonoo Goonoo, and Watanobbi. This might therefore be interpreted as a bad taste pun in the same vein as "Dijabringabeeralong", which was used on tourist memorabilia in Australia before making fun of indigenous languages largely wiped out by European invasion fell out of common practice.