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Many Furphy carts were used to transport water to Australian Army personnel during World War I . The carts, with "J. Furphy & Sons" written large on their tanks, became popular as gathering places where soldiers could exchange gossip, rumours and fanciful tales. Originally it was synonymous with "rumour" and "scuttlebutt", but the modern meaning (especially in Australian politics) is "an irrelevant or minor issue raised to specifically divert attention away from the real issue". Note, that "scuttlebutt" itself has a similar etymology, a scuttlebutt originally being a cask of drinking water on a ship. EXTERNAL LINKS REFERENCES |
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