Mensanator wrote:
On Dec 5, 12:29 pm, "Hendrik van Rooyen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
"Ben Finney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I hereby recommend “pish and tosh” for use by anyone who wants to
counter someone's point. It beats by a country furlong the invective
that has become regrettably common here in recent months.
I second the motion to use pish and tosh for a first level of disagreement.
I recommend the rather archaic "Balderdash" as the next step in the
escalation of disagreement...
As a W.C. Fields fan, I love his "non-swearing"
vocabulary:
- Drat
- Dag nab it
- Holy Mother of Pearl!
etc.
Holy Zarquon's Singing Fish! (Hitch-hiker's Guide to the Galaxy)
But don't say B*****m. :-)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/hitchhikers/guide/belgium.shtml
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