Originally Posted by james t kirk

An Aussie girl I know told me that the Aussies got a bit of a chuckle out of Canada's olympic team parading around with "Roots" written on their outfits.

Apparently in Oz, "root" is a slang term for sexual intercourse.

Sort of like, "He threw a root into her"

Or something like that.

Sort of like in Quebec, Lacrosse is a slang term for masturbation.

Just thought I would share that little gem.