A.Spencer3

"tim (moved to sweden)" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > "a.spencer3" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > > "Alan S" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > >> 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.

Did they?
I went through the Piddles just a few weeks ago, and the name seemed to be
all around still?

Surreyman

A.Spencer3

<[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > In article <1h26708.1olwo81lmvibjN%this_address_is_for_spam@y ahoo.com>,
    > [email protected] (chancellor of the duchy of besses o'
    > th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h offy) wrote:
    > > I don't know, I've never asked for "a prince albert" in a bar.
    > A composer goes into a bar and asks for a Prince Albert, and the bartender
    > says...
    > <complete in fewer than 20 words>

"Trying to score, wanker!"

Surreyman

Edmund Lewis

ALAN HARRISON wrote:
    > "Edmund Lewis" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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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.)

No, I don't, not least because you're right :-) Usually spelt with an
"e" on the end in those days though. The Shropshire one was apparently
first recorded as "Grope Counte Lane". Doing a bit of googling, it
seems that "Grove" and "Grub" are other ways the coy people disguised
the offending name.

Edmund