In last week’s edition of The Speccie our esteemed editor repeated a widely believed urban myth about the origin of ‘chunder’ – the Aussie word for vomiting. The myth, embraced by many (including the brilliant Barry Humphries) is that it began as an old nautical expression: a courtesy shout from the upper decks to those below ‘Watch Under!’ A lovely story, although perhaps it’s unlikely that a sea-sick vomiter would have the presence of mind (or even the time) to warn those below.