Date: Wed, 05 Jul 2000 08:15:17 PDT
From: "neil barnes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: H Re: the saga continues...
Derek,
The problem is not in the choice of epithets available, but more simply that
members of the younger generations don't recognise the retort for polite
abuse...
<grin> when my nieces were younger, I was restricted to 'ostriches' to avoid
contamination. It didn't work...elder nieces favourite invective appears to
be (sixteen years on) 'f***ing ostriches' (I stress: that's a spoken phrase,
not an activity)
Neil
>From: Derek Hamlet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: Libretto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: Libretto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Re: H Re: the saga continues...
>Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2000 07:20:55 -0700
>
>Date: Wed, 05 Jul 2000 06:59:58 -0700
>From: Derek Hamlet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Re: H Re: the saga continues...
>
>Neil,
>In these modern times it is important that gentlefolk of either gender
>pesuasion have access to a multitude of epithets to draw upon in moments of
>crisis.
>I realize this is a bit out on a limb and perhaps its because I've finally
>bought a donor Lib so I can once again have a real live screen on my 50 ct,
>but, I would add to your list:
>o Oh Bother
>I used this a lot as a youth when my sainted mother aka as Patilla the Hun
>was heard to say: "YOung Man, if ......etc. in two shakes of a lambs tail,
>you'll have your head in your hands to play with!"
>Oh bother.
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