Remove the ruddy and put in bloody. 'Bloody son of a bitch'. I used to use the word 'bloody' a lot as a child. My great grandfather used it a lot and I picked it up from him. I was told it was NOT a nice word and was not allowed to say it in the context I was using it. (Bloody dog, bloody cat, bloody whatever) It is a British swear word. (my greatgrandfather was half Irish and half English) the other word I was not allowed to use was 'bugger'. (I also got that one from my great grandfather) Never hear that from anyone until I started watching British shows. I am amazed how much both the terms 'bloody' and 'bugger' were used in the Harry Potter movies (by Harry's best friend Ron especially.) I am now fairly certain I know what they mean. Most Americans watching the show don't have a clue that Ron swears up a storm for a young boy.
Cearbhael -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of H. Muth Sent: Friday, April 06, 2007 1:21 PM To: Chat Arachne Subject: Re: [lace-chat] Re: Archaic Saying Hello all, I agree with Tamara about the first part of the saying and think that the second must be "ruddy son of a bitch!" I've never known how 'ruddy' is an insult. I don't use any of these myself (in general, don't swear at all) but have heard them all at one time or another. Heather Abbotsford, BC A beautiful spring day. At 01:56 AM 06/04/2007 -0400, Tamara P Duvall wrote: >On Apr 6, 2007, at 0:57, David in Ballarat wrote: >>An elderly man told of how his grandfather, a staunch Presbyterian who >>never swore in his life, had a saying which he used when the occasion >>demanded. You have to use the appropriate intonation to get the full >>effect, but he would curse in his loudest voice: " Cheese & rice, a muddy >>bucket of pitch!!!!" > >Never heard this particular "curse" but, based on what I know -- in >general -- about curses, euphemisms, etc, I'd stake my linguistic >reputation <g> on the first part (cheese & rice) being a substitute for >"Jesus Christ". To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
