100 rudest place-names in Britain
Aug 31st 2005, 2:14 am
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Re: 100 rudest place-names in Britain
On Wed, 31 Aug 2005 09:38:13 GMT, "a.spencer3"
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>"Alan S" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected].. .
>> On Tue, 30 Aug 2005 18:01:39 +0100,
>> [email protected] (chancellor of the duchy
>> of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h offy) wrote:
>> >
>> >Jeez- it's a fnarr, fnarr sort of list- I think it's intended as a joke,
>> >not a scientific definition of what's rude.
>> Most of the list is only rude in the mind of an
>> eight-year-old.
>> There were one or two which caused a wry chuckle, but that
>> was about it.
>Did no-one mention the Piddles for a real guffaw?
>Surreyman
Well, we could expand the range from England to the planets:
http://photos7.flickr.com/8624832_7bd3e8cdb4_m.jpg
Cheers, Alan, Australia
<[email protected]> wrote:
>"Alan S" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected].. .
>> On Tue, 30 Aug 2005 18:01:39 +0100,
>> [email protected] (chancellor of the duchy
>> of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h offy) wrote:
>> >
>> >Jeez- it's a fnarr, fnarr sort of list- I think it's intended as a joke,
>> >not a scientific definition of what's rude.
>> Most of the list is only rude in the mind of an
>> eight-year-old.
>> There were one or two which caused a wry chuckle, but that
>> was about it.
>Did no-one mention the Piddles for a real guffaw?
>Surreyman
Well, we could expand the range from England to the planets:
http://photos7.flickr.com/8624832_7bd3e8cdb4_m.jpg
Cheers, Alan, Australia
Aug 31st 2005, 2:27 am
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Re: 100 rudest place-names in Britain
On Thu, 01 Sep 2005 00:14:21 +1000, Alan S <[email protected]> wrote:
>On Wed, 31 Aug 2005 09:38:13 GMT, "a.spencer3"
><[email protected]> wrote:
>>"Alan S" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>news:[email protected]. ..
>>> On Tue, 30 Aug 2005 18:01:39 +0100,
>>> [email protected] (chancellor of the duchy
>>> of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h offy) wrote:
>>> >
>>> >Jeez- it's a fnarr, fnarr sort of list- I think it's intended as a joke,
>>> >not a scientific definition of what's rude.
>>> Most of the list is only rude in the mind of an
>>> eight-year-old.
>>> There were one or two which caused a wry chuckle, but that
>>> was about it.
>>Did no-one mention the Piddles for a real guffaw?
>>Surreyman
>Well, we could expand the range from England to the planets:
>http://photos7.flickr.com/8624832_7bd3e8cdb4_m.jpg
A case of down with Mars and up Uranus
--
Martin
>On Wed, 31 Aug 2005 09:38:13 GMT, "a.spencer3"
><[email protected]> wrote:
>>"Alan S" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>news:[email protected]. ..
>>> On Tue, 30 Aug 2005 18:01:39 +0100,
>>> [email protected] (chancellor of the duchy
>>> of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h offy) wrote:
>>> >
>>> >Jeez- it's a fnarr, fnarr sort of list- I think it's intended as a joke,
>>> >not a scientific definition of what's rude.
>>> Most of the list is only rude in the mind of an
>>> eight-year-old.
>>> There were one or two which caused a wry chuckle, but that
>>> was about it.
>>Did no-one mention the Piddles for a real guffaw?
>>Surreyman
>Well, we could expand the range from England to the planets:
>http://photos7.flickr.com/8624832_7bd3e8cdb4_m.jpg
A case of down with Mars and up Uranus
--
Martin
Aug 31st 2005, 3:26 am
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Re: 100 rudest place-names in Britain
In article <JLOdnZ2dnZ3_ayjsnZ2dnbc8iN6dnZ2dRVnyqZ2dnZ0@pipex .net>,
[email protected] () wrote:
> *From:* [email protected]
> *Date:* Wed, 31 Aug 2005 07:23:06 -0500
>
> In article <[email protected]>,
> deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu (DDT Filled Mormons) wrote:
>
> > *From:* DDT Filled Mormons <deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu>
> > *Date:* Wed, 31 Aug 2005 14:23:16 +0100
> >
> > On Tue, 30 Aug 2005 20:07:24 -0500, [email protected] wrote:
> >
> > >In article <[email protected] .com>,
> > >[email protected] (Edmund Lewis) wrote:
> > >
> > >> *From:* "Edmund Lewis" <[email protected]>
> > >> *Date:* 30 Aug 2005 15:00:29 -0700
> > >> I'm surprised "Lord Hereford's Knob" (a hill in South Wales near
> > >> Hay-on-Wye) isn't in there. I'm puzzled as to what is rude about
> > > "Trump
> > >> Street".
> > >
> > >I think 'trump' is a slang word for breaking wind. That's just a
> > >contextual conclusion from Viz.
> >
> > From 'trumpet' perhaps?
>
> V. possibly. I'll look it up in Partridge if I remember.
Partridge, writing in 1970, doesn't give an etymology but describes it as
a "low colloquialism" of the 18th-20th century and "very obsolete".
We need more obsolete low colloquialisms around here!
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The poster formerly known as [email protected].
[email protected] () wrote:
> *From:* [email protected]
> *Date:* Wed, 31 Aug 2005 07:23:06 -0500
>
> In article <[email protected]>,
> deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu (DDT Filled Mormons) wrote:
>
> > *From:* DDT Filled Mormons <deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu>
> > *Date:* Wed, 31 Aug 2005 14:23:16 +0100
> >
> > On Tue, 30 Aug 2005 20:07:24 -0500, [email protected] wrote:
> >
> > >In article <[email protected] .com>,
> > >[email protected] (Edmund Lewis) wrote:
> > >
> > >> *From:* "Edmund Lewis" <[email protected]>
> > >> *Date:* 30 Aug 2005 15:00:29 -0700
> > >> I'm surprised "Lord Hereford's Knob" (a hill in South Wales near
> > >> Hay-on-Wye) isn't in there. I'm puzzled as to what is rude about
> > > "Trump
> > >> Street".
> > >
> > >I think 'trump' is a slang word for breaking wind. That's just a
> > >contextual conclusion from Viz.
> >
> > From 'trumpet' perhaps?
>
> V. possibly. I'll look it up in Partridge if I remember.
Partridge, writing in 1970, doesn't give an etymology but describes it as
a "low colloquialism" of the 18th-20th century and "very obsolete".
We need more obsolete low colloquialisms around here!
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The poster formerly known as [email protected].
Aug 31st 2005, 4:51 am
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Re: 100 rudest place-names in Britain
"chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h offy"
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news:1h24cgy.z3tnol1820r42N%this_address_is_for_sp [email protected]...
> tim (moved to sweden) <[email protected]> wrote:
>> "chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h
>> offy"
>> <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:1h23shz.rm8p21ilc0oqN%this_address_is_for_spa [email protected]...
>> > a.spencer3 <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >
>> > []
>> >> As a Brit, many of those left me totally bemused.
>> >> What's with 'Prince Albert Court' for instance?
>> >
>> > Look up "prince albert piercing" on google!
>> I don't need to, but I can't see that this meaning makes it rude.
> Jeez- it's a fnarr, fnarr sort of list- I think it's intended as a joke,
> not a scientific definition of what's rude. Besides, it's not any less
> 'rude' than some of the others- given the nature of the list. A "prince
> albert" has a specific meaning, which is "rude"
why is it rude?
Surely it's no different from going into a bar and saying
"I'll have a screwdriver please", it's just a name for something.
tim
<[email protected]> wrote in message
news:1h24cgy.z3tnol1820r42N%this_address_is_for_sp [email protected]...
> tim (moved to sweden) <[email protected]> wrote:
>> "chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h
>> offy"
>> <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:1h23shz.rm8p21ilc0oqN%this_address_is_for_spa [email protected]...
>> > a.spencer3 <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >
>> > []
>> >> As a Brit, many of those left me totally bemused.
>> >> What's with 'Prince Albert Court' for instance?
>> >
>> > Look up "prince albert piercing" on google!
>> I don't need to, but I can't see that this meaning makes it rude.
> Jeez- it's a fnarr, fnarr sort of list- I think it's intended as a joke,
> not a scientific definition of what's rude. Besides, it's not any less
> 'rude' than some of the others- given the nature of the list. A "prince
> albert" has a specific meaning, which is "rude"
why is it rude?
Surely it's no different from going into a bar and saying
"I'll have a screwdriver please", it's just a name for something.
tim
Aug 31st 2005, 4:55 am
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Re: 100 rudest place-names in Britain
"a.spencer3" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> "Alan S" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> On Tue, 30 Aug 2005 18:01:39 +0100,
>> [email protected] (chancellor of the duchy
>> of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h offy) wrote:
>> >
>> >Jeez- it's a fnarr, fnarr sort of list- I think it's intended as a joke,
>> >not a scientific definition of what's rude.
>> Most of the list is only rude in the mind of an
>> eight-year-old.
>> There were one or two which caused a wry chuckle, but that
>> was about it.
> Did no-one mention the Piddles for a real guffaw?
I always though that it rather odd that they had to give the
River Piddle another name lest anyone should be offended.
tim
news:[email protected]...
> "Alan S" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> On Tue, 30 Aug 2005 18:01:39 +0100,
>> [email protected] (chancellor of the duchy
>> of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h offy) wrote:
>> >
>> >Jeez- it's a fnarr, fnarr sort of list- I think it's intended as a joke,
>> >not a scientific definition of what's rude.
>> Most of the list is only rude in the mind of an
>> eight-year-old.
>> There were one or two which caused a wry chuckle, but that
>> was about it.
> Did no-one mention the Piddles for a real guffaw?
I always though that it rather odd that they had to give the
River Piddle another name lest anyone should be offended.
tim
Aug 31st 2005, 5:02 am
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Re: 100 rudest place-names in Britain
tim (moved to sweden) <[email protected]> wrote:
> "chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h offy"
> <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:1h24cgy.z3tnol1820r42N%this_address_is_for_sp [email protected]...
> > tim (moved to sweden) <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >> "chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h
> >> offy"
> >> <[email protected]> wrote in message
> >> news:1h23shz.rm8p21ilc0oqN%this_address_is_for_spa [email protected]...
> >> > a.spencer3 <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > []
> >> >> As a Brit, many of those left me totally bemused.
> >> >> What's with 'Prince Albert Court' for instance?
> >> >
> >> > Look up "prince albert piercing" on google!
> >>
> >> I don't need to, but I can't see that this meaning makes it rude.
> >
> > Jeez- it's a fnarr, fnarr sort of list- I think it's intended as a joke,
> > not a scientific definition of what's rude. Besides, it's not any less
> > 'rude' than some of the others- given the nature of the list. A "prince
> > albert" has a specific meaning, which is "rude"
>
> why is it rude?
I'm not judging whether or not it's 'rude' (which is why I put it in
quotations)- but the author judged it funny enough to include in the
list. I don't quite see the point in analysing it, but given the other
things on the list, I can see a place for a euphemism describing a
piercing through the willy, yes.
> Surely it's no different from going into a bar and saying
> "I'll have a screwdriver please", it's just a name for something.
I don't know, I've never asked for "a prince albert" in a bar.
--
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> "chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h offy"
> <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:1h24cgy.z3tnol1820r42N%this_address_is_for_sp [email protected]...
> > tim (moved to sweden) <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >> "chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h
> >> offy"
> >> <[email protected]> wrote in message
> >> news:1h23shz.rm8p21ilc0oqN%this_address_is_for_spa [email protected]...
> >> > a.spencer3 <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > []
> >> >> As a Brit, many of those left me totally bemused.
> >> >> What's with 'Prince Albert Court' for instance?
> >> >
> >> > Look up "prince albert piercing" on google!
> >>
> >> I don't need to, but I can't see that this meaning makes it rude.
> >
> > Jeez- it's a fnarr, fnarr sort of list- I think it's intended as a joke,
> > not a scientific definition of what's rude. Besides, it's not any less
> > 'rude' than some of the others- given the nature of the list. A "prince
> > albert" has a specific meaning, which is "rude"
>
> why is it rude?
I'm not judging whether or not it's 'rude' (which is why I put it in
quotations)- but the author judged it funny enough to include in the
list. I don't quite see the point in analysing it, but given the other
things on the list, I can see a place for a euphemism describing a
piercing through the willy, yes.
> Surely it's no different from going into a bar and saying
> "I'll have a screwdriver please", it's just a name for something.
I don't know, I've never asked for "a prince albert" in a bar.
--
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usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk
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Aug 31st 2005, 5:07 am
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Re: 100 rudest place-names in Britain
On Wed, 31 Aug 2005 18:55:27 +0200, "tim \(moved to sweden\)"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>"a.spencer3" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> "Alan S" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>>> On Tue, 30 Aug 2005 18:01:39 +0100,
>>> [email protected] (chancellor of the duchy
>>> of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h offy) wrote:
>>> >
>>> >Jeez- it's a fnarr, fnarr sort of list- I think it's intended as a joke,
>>> >not a scientific definition of what's rude.
>>> Most of the list is only rude in the mind of an
>>> eight-year-old.
>>> There were one or two which caused a wry chuckle, but that
>>> was about it.
>> Did no-one mention the Piddles for a real guffaw?
>I always though that it rather odd that they had to give the
>River Piddle another name lest anyone should be offended.
Wasn't it Tolpuddle and Puddleton that were renamed?
The River Piddle is still called the River Piddle
http://www.ukriversguidebook.co.uk/piddleupper.htm
--
Martin
<[email protected]> wrote:
>"a.spencer3" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> "Alan S" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>>> On Tue, 30 Aug 2005 18:01:39 +0100,
>>> [email protected] (chancellor of the duchy
>>> of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h offy) wrote:
>>> >
>>> >Jeez- it's a fnarr, fnarr sort of list- I think it's intended as a joke,
>>> >not a scientific definition of what's rude.
>>> Most of the list is only rude in the mind of an
>>> eight-year-old.
>>> There were one or two which caused a wry chuckle, but that
>>> was about it.
>> Did no-one mention the Piddles for a real guffaw?
>I always though that it rather odd that they had to give the
>River Piddle another name lest anyone should be offended.
Wasn't it Tolpuddle and Puddleton that were renamed?
The River Piddle is still called the River Piddle
http://www.ukriversguidebook.co.uk/piddleupper.htm
--
Martin
Aug 31st 2005, 5:18 am
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Re: 100 rudest place-names in Britain
On Wed, 31 Aug 2005 18:02:36 +0100, [email protected]
(chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h
offy) wrote:
>tim (moved to sweden) <[email protected]> wrote:
>> "chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h offy"
>> <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:1h24cgy.z3tnol1820r42N%this_address_is_for_sp [email protected]...
>> > tim (moved to sweden) <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >
>> >> "chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h
>> >> offy"
>> >> <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> >> news:1h23shz.rm8p21ilc0oqN%this_address_is_for_spa [email protected]...
>> >> > a.spencer3 <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> > []
>> >> >> As a Brit, many of those left me totally bemused.
>> >> >> What's with 'Prince Albert Court' for instance?
>> >> >
>> >> > Look up "prince albert piercing" on google!
>> >>
>> >> I don't need to, but I can't see that this meaning makes it rude.
>> >
>> > Jeez- it's a fnarr, fnarr sort of list- I think it's intended as a joke,
>> > not a scientific definition of what's rude. Besides, it's not any less
>> > 'rude' than some of the others- given the nature of the list. A "prince
>> > albert" has a specific meaning, which is "rude"
>>
>> why is it rude?
>I'm not judging whether or not it's 'rude' (which is why I put it in
>quotations)- but the author judged it funny enough to include in the
>list. I don't quite see the point in analysing it, but given the other
>things on the list, I can see a place for a euphemism describing a
>piercing through the willy, yes.
>> Surely it's no different from going into a bar and saying
>> "I'll have a screwdriver please", it's just a name for something.
>I don't know, I've never asked for "a prince albert" in a bar.
Not even in the Queen Vic :-)
--
Martin
(chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h
offy) wrote:
>tim (moved to sweden) <[email protected]> wrote:
>> "chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h offy"
>> <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:1h24cgy.z3tnol1820r42N%this_address_is_for_sp [email protected]...
>> > tim (moved to sweden) <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >
>> >> "chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h
>> >> offy"
>> >> <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> >> news:1h23shz.rm8p21ilc0oqN%this_address_is_for_spa [email protected]...
>> >> > a.spencer3 <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> > []
>> >> >> As a Brit, many of those left me totally bemused.
>> >> >> What's with 'Prince Albert Court' for instance?
>> >> >
>> >> > Look up "prince albert piercing" on google!
>> >>
>> >> I don't need to, but I can't see that this meaning makes it rude.
>> >
>> > Jeez- it's a fnarr, fnarr sort of list- I think it's intended as a joke,
>> > not a scientific definition of what's rude. Besides, it's not any less
>> > 'rude' than some of the others- given the nature of the list. A "prince
>> > albert" has a specific meaning, which is "rude"
>>
>> why is it rude?
>I'm not judging whether or not it's 'rude' (which is why I put it in
>quotations)- but the author judged it funny enough to include in the
>list. I don't quite see the point in analysing it, but given the other
>things on the list, I can see a place for a euphemism describing a
>piercing through the willy, yes.
>> Surely it's no different from going into a bar and saying
>> "I'll have a screwdriver please", it's just a name for something.
>I don't know, I've never asked for "a prince albert" in a bar.
Not even in the Queen Vic :-)
--
Martin
Aug 31st 2005, 5:24 am
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Re: 100 rudest place-names in Britain
Martin <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Wed, 31 Aug 2005 18:02:36 +0100, [email protected]
> (chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h
> offy) wrote:
>
> >tim (moved to sweden) <[email protected]> wrote:
[]
> >> Surely it's no different from going into a bar and saying
> >> "I'll have a screwdriver please", it's just a name for something.
> >
> >I don't know, I've never asked for "a prince albert" in a bar.
>
> Not even in the Queen Vic :-)
Ooh, lots of stuff goin' on in th' Queen Vic _this_ week! :)
--
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usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk
photos at http://homepage.mac.com/davidhornecomposer
> On Wed, 31 Aug 2005 18:02:36 +0100, [email protected]
> (chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h
> offy) wrote:
>
> >tim (moved to sweden) <[email protected]> wrote:
[]
> >> Surely it's no different from going into a bar and saying
> >> "I'll have a screwdriver please", it's just a name for something.
> >
> >I don't know, I've never asked for "a prince albert" in a bar.
>
> Not even in the Queen Vic :-)
Ooh, lots of stuff goin' on in th' Queen Vic _this_ week! :)
--
David Horne- http://www.davidhorne.net
usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk
photos at http://homepage.mac.com/davidhornecomposer
Aug 31st 2005, 5:27 am
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Re: 100 rudest place-names in Britain
On Wed, 31 Aug 2005 18:24:46 +0100, [email protected]
(chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h
offy) wrote:
>Martin <[email protected]> wrote:
>> On Wed, 31 Aug 2005 18:02:36 +0100, [email protected]
>> (chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h
>> offy) wrote:
>>
>> >tim (moved to sweden) <[email protected]> wrote:
>[]
>> >> Surely it's no different from going into a bar and saying
>> >> "I'll have a screwdriver please", it's just a name for something.
>> >
>> >I don't know, I've never asked for "a prince albert" in a bar.
>>
>> Not even in the Queen Vic :-)
>Ooh, lots of stuff goin' on in th' Queen Vic _this_ week! :)
I haven't watched it since the last time Ian had his head flushed in
the toilet.
--
Martin
(chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h
offy) wrote:
>Martin <[email protected]> wrote:
>> On Wed, 31 Aug 2005 18:02:36 +0100, [email protected]
>> (chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h
>> offy) wrote:
>>
>> >tim (moved to sweden) <[email protected]> wrote:
>[]
>> >> Surely it's no different from going into a bar and saying
>> >> "I'll have a screwdriver please", it's just a name for something.
>> >
>> >I don't know, I've never asked for "a prince albert" in a bar.
>>
>> Not even in the Queen Vic :-)
>Ooh, lots of stuff goin' on in th' Queen Vic _this_ week! :)
I haven't watched it since the last time Ian had his head flushed in
the toilet.
--
Martin
Aug 31st 2005, 5:34 am
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Re: 100 rudest place-names in Britain
"Martin" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 31 Aug 2005 18:55:27 +0200, "tim \(moved to sweden\)"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>"a.spencer3" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>news:[email protected]...
>>> "Alan S" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>> news:[email protected]...
>>>> On Tue, 30 Aug 2005 18:01:39 +0100,
>>>> [email protected] (chancellor of the duchy
>>>> of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h offy) wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> >Jeez- it's a fnarr, fnarr sort of list- I think it's intended as a
>>>> >joke,
>>>> >not a scientific definition of what's rude.
>>>> Most of the list is only rude in the mind of an
>>>> eight-year-old.
>>>> There were one or two which caused a wry chuckle, but that
>>>> was about it.
>>> Did no-one mention the Piddles for a real guffaw?
>>I always though that it rather odd that they had to give the
>>River Piddle another name lest anyone should be offended.
> Wasn't it Tolpuddle and Puddleton that were renamed?
> The River Piddle is still called the River Piddle
> http://www.ukriversguidebook.co.uk/piddleupper.htm
It's generally marked on maps as Piddle or Trent.
I've no idea which name it got first
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> Martin
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> On Wed, 31 Aug 2005 18:55:27 +0200, "tim \(moved to sweden\)"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>"a.spencer3" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>>> "Alan S" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>> news:[email protected]...
>>>> On Tue, 30 Aug 2005 18:01:39 +0100,
>>>> [email protected] (chancellor of the duchy
>>>> of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h offy) wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> >Jeez- it's a fnarr, fnarr sort of list- I think it's intended as a
>>>> >joke,
>>>> >not a scientific definition of what's rude.
>>>> Most of the list is only rude in the mind of an
>>>> eight-year-old.
>>>> There were one or two which caused a wry chuckle, but that
>>>> was about it.
>>> Did no-one mention the Piddles for a real guffaw?
>>I always though that it rather odd that they had to give the
>>River Piddle another name lest anyone should be offended.
> Wasn't it Tolpuddle and Puddleton that were renamed?
> The River Piddle is still called the River Piddle
> http://www.ukriversguidebook.co.uk/piddleupper.htm
It's generally marked on maps as Piddle or Trent.
I've no idea which name it got first
> --
> Martin
Aug 31st 2005, 5:38 am
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Martin <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Wed, 31 Aug 2005 18:24:46 +0100, [email protected]
> (chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h
> offy) wrote:
>
> >Martin <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >> On Wed, 31 Aug 2005 18:02:36 +0100, [email protected]
> >> (chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h
> >> offy) wrote:
> >>
> >> >tim (moved to sweden) <[email protected]> wrote:
> >[]
> >> >> Surely it's no different from going into a bar and saying
> >> >> "I'll have a screwdriver please", it's just a name for something.
> >> >
> >> >I don't know, I've never asked for "a prince albert" in a bar.
> >>
> >> Not even in the Queen Vic :-)
> >
> >Ooh, lots of stuff goin' on in th' Queen Vic _this_ week! :)
>
> I haven't watched it since the last time Ian had his head flushed in
> the toilet.
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> On Wed, 31 Aug 2005 18:24:46 +0100, [email protected]
> (chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h
> offy) wrote:
>
> >Martin <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >> On Wed, 31 Aug 2005 18:02:36 +0100, [email protected]
> >> (chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h
> >> offy) wrote:
> >>
> >> >tim (moved to sweden) <[email protected]> wrote:
> >[]
> >> >> Surely it's no different from going into a bar and saying
> >> >> "I'll have a screwdriver please", it's just a name for something.
> >> >
> >> >I don't know, I've never asked for "a prince albert" in a bar.
> >>
> >> Not even in the Queen Vic :-)
> >
> >Ooh, lots of stuff goin' on in th' Queen Vic _this_ week! :)
>
> I haven't watched it since the last time Ian had his head flushed in
> the toilet.
One of the extras got smacked in the face by Sam, and she then unearthed
Den's body in the cellar. Woooo!
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Aug 31st 2005, 7:22 am
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> In article <JLOdnZ2dnZ3_ayjsnZ2dnbc8iN6dnZ2dRVnyqZ2dnZ0@pipex .net>,
> [email protected] () wrote:
>> *From:* [email protected]
>> *Date:* Wed, 31 Aug 2005 07:23:06 -0500
>> In article <[email protected]>,
>> deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu (DDT Filled Mormons) wrote:
>> > *From:* DDT Filled Mormons <deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu>
>> > *Date:* Wed, 31 Aug 2005 14:23:16 +0100
>> > On Tue, 30 Aug 2005 20:07:24 -0500, [email protected] wrote:
>> > >In article <[email protected] .com>,
>> > >[email protected] (Edmund Lewis) wrote:
>> > >> *From:* "Edmund Lewis" <[email protected]>
>> > >> *Date:* 30 Aug 2005 15:00:29 -0700
>> > >> I'm surprised "Lord Hereford's Knob" (a hill in South Wales near
>> > >> Hay-on-Wye) isn't in there. I'm puzzled as to what is rude about
>> > > "Trump
>> > >> Street".
>> > >I think 'trump' is a slang word for breaking wind. That's just a
>> > >contextual conclusion from Viz.
>> > From 'trumpet' perhaps?
>> V. possibly. I'll look it up in Partridge if I remember.
> Partridge, writing in 1970, doesn't give an etymology but describes it as
> a "low colloquialism" of the 18th-20th century and "very obsolete".
> We need more obsolete low colloquialisms around here!
I can't believe S****horpe was wholly overlooked !
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> In article <JLOdnZ2dnZ3_ayjsnZ2dnbc8iN6dnZ2dRVnyqZ2dnZ0@pipex .net>,
> [email protected] () wrote:
>> *From:* [email protected]
>> *Date:* Wed, 31 Aug 2005 07:23:06 -0500
>> In article <[email protected]>,
>> deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu (DDT Filled Mormons) wrote:
>> > *From:* DDT Filled Mormons <deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu>
>> > *Date:* Wed, 31 Aug 2005 14:23:16 +0100
>> > On Tue, 30 Aug 2005 20:07:24 -0500, [email protected] wrote:
>> > >In article <[email protected] .com>,
>> > >[email protected] (Edmund Lewis) wrote:
>> > >> *From:* "Edmund Lewis" <[email protected]>
>> > >> *Date:* 30 Aug 2005 15:00:29 -0700
>> > >> I'm surprised "Lord Hereford's Knob" (a hill in South Wales near
>> > >> Hay-on-Wye) isn't in there. I'm puzzled as to what is rude about
>> > > "Trump
>> > >> Street".
>> > >I think 'trump' is a slang word for breaking wind. That's just a
>> > >contextual conclusion from Viz.
>> > From 'trumpet' perhaps?
>> V. possibly. I'll look it up in Partridge if I remember.
> Partridge, writing in 1970, doesn't give an etymology but describes it as
> a "low colloquialism" of the 18th-20th century and "very obsolete".
> We need more obsolete low colloquialisms around here!
I can't believe S****horpe was wholly overlooked !
Aug 31st 2005, 7:26 am
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Biffa Bacon <[email protected]> wrote:
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> I can't believe S****horpe was wholly overlooked !
S****horpe's full of Thor's? :)
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> I can't believe S****horpe was wholly overlooked !
S****horpe's full of Thor's? :)
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Aug 31st 2005, 7:32 am
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>> 39 Grope Lane, Shropshire
> Was wondering if that one would be in there. It's not a good old name
> that has acquired connotations due to recent slang, but is the place
> where people 500 years ago went to, well, use your imagination :-)
Historically, several British towns and cities had a "Grope**** Lane".
(Unsure whether I should be coy and use an asterisk. If you think I'm out of
order, say so, and I'll note for future use.)
> I'm puzzled as to what is rude about "Trump
> Street".
Euphemism for "fart".
Alan Harrison
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>> 39 Grope Lane, Shropshire
> Was wondering if that one would be in there. It's not a good old name
> that has acquired connotations due to recent slang, but is the place
> where people 500 years ago went to, well, use your imagination :-)
Historically, several British towns and cities had a "Grope**** Lane".
(Unsure whether I should be coy and use an asterisk. If you think I'm out of
order, say so, and I'll note for future use.)
> I'm puzzled as to what is rude about "Trump
> Street".
Euphemism for "fart".
Alan Harrison
