[Sca-cooks] OP, OT: Oz

[Saint Phlip]

Only connection I'm aware is as a convenient nickname for Australia.
It's certainly a bit easier to say "Oz", or type it, than the
mouth-filling "Australia".

Since L Frank Baum was an American, and died in 1919, I rather doubt
there was any direct connection between the original Oz and Australia,
other than the rather obvious similarities in the first syllable and
that Australia is so far away from Europe and the Americas.


On Sun, May 1, 2011 at 6:03 AM, Stefan li Rous
<StefanliRous at austin.rr.com> wrote:
> Phlip said:
> <<< If I ever emigrate to Oz, it will be for the inexpensive lamb down that
> way. >>>
>
> Is there a connection between the "Wizard of Oz" theme/story/mythical land
> and New Zealand (Oz)?
>
> Stefan
> Never been to either. I've only seen pictures of New Zealand and seen the
> movie on TV (in black and white).
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