David Crosby once referred to being "ripped to the tits", meaning
extremely stoned.
Chris Marshall wrote:
> Paz:
> > << She has some great writers and her delivery is just tits. >>
>
> Azeem:
> > This is a fantastic phrase Paz - I have no idea what it means, but it sounds
> > like a compliment!
>
> [Note, in this context, "tits" should be taken to be gender-neutral]
>
> It's just great how language diverges over the Atlantic. Over on
> this side of the pond, "tits up" has for some time been an expression
> describing something that's stopped working, or is working erratically,
> "tits up" being derived from "flat on back, unconscious, or dead."
>
> The thing is, "tits" seems to have become an abreviation for "tits up".
>
> It's in spirited use in the IT world, but can be applied to many
> different scenarios. i.e. "that server's gone tits up again" or
> "it's so long since I got paid, my life's gone tits".
>
> Gotta love the english language...
>
> --Chris
