[carson911s]

Folklore has it that the word ‘chunder’ comes from Australia’s early settlement and convict days.

Prisoners sentenced to be ‘transported’ to Australia would allegedly shout out ‘watch out under’ from higher bunks on the convict ships when they threw up during the voyage from Britain to Australia.

This, it is said, was shortened to ‘chunder’.

PS I make no judgment of my hobo cobber. I suspect he has a long story he could tell about how/why he is how he is. In fact, being self employed, fear of ending up like him makes me work 12 hour days and leave at 6.45am. I should add, he seems quite happy so who is the fool ... me or him ?

PPS I have been in my office for an hour and a half now and think I can smell chunder