there is also "advanced cockney rhyming slang" for example a person's "aris" refers to their (ahem) "behind" because (remember to say with English accent) :
aris --> aristotle ---> bottle ----> bottle and glass --> ???? Sorta like "an address of an address" .... Rob Scott Rocket Software, Inc 275 Grove Street Newton, MA 02466 617-614-2305 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hall, Ken (GTI) Sent: 07 December 2007 15:11 To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Uh, oh ... Cockney rhyming slang.. "Trouble and strife" = wife Often not obvious. There is a tendency with Australians (and to a lesser extent, English), to come up with oddly created words. Sometimes these words sort of rhyme with some other word. My mind doesn't work in those kind of channels. The Aussie slang process is completely alien to me. I've seen something similar with teen texting - teens like creating their own language - and if the etymology doesn't make sense to adults (or other outsiders) - all the better. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -------------------------------------------------------- This message w/attachments (message) may be privileged, confidential or proprietary, and if you are not an intended recipient, please notify the sender, do not use or share it and delete it. Unless specifically indicated, this message is not an offer to sell or a solicitation of any investment products or other financial product or service, an official confirmation of any transaction, or an official statement of Merrill Lynch. Subject to applicable law, Merrill Lynch may monitor, review and retain e-communications (EC) traveling through its networks/systems. The laws of the country of each sender/recipient may impact the handling of EC, and EC may be archived, supervised and produced in countries other than the country in which you are located. This message cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free. This message is subject to terms available at the following link: http://www.ml.com/e-communications_terms/. By messaging with Merrill Lynch you consent to the foregoing. -------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html