Rooting Down Under

The most amusing email I've received so far about my essay "But Whom Will You Root For?" comes from Greg Fisher. He writes:

"In Australia, 'rooting' is colloquial slang (oops, tautology alert!) for, err, well, bonking, you know, doin' the do! So when a bloke is said to be a bit of a wombat (small dog-sized vegitarian marsupial), it means he 'eats, roots & leaves.' Regards."