Things that would make Britian "Great" Again.

[jj]

What? Magpies in tutus?

Oh...I see what you mean now.... didn't 'birds' die out with 'On
the Buses'?

[Deano!]

jj wrote:

> Let's n?ke Orstrilia !!!!!

Actually, Britain already did nuke us. Back in the 1950's they tested their very own nuclear weapons out in the deserts here. Mind you, they stopped decades ago. The French kept testing theirs on an island on our doorstep right up until the mid 90's.

BTW, most of the leggy dancing girls in the French cabarets are English and Aussies because the French girls tend to have shorter legs.

[jj]

Deano! wrote:
> Actually, Britain already did nuke us. Back in the 1950's they
> tested their very own nuclear weapons out in the deserts here.
Yes; it was very naughty of us, that.

> ...The French kept testing theirs on an island on our doorstep
> right up until the mid 90's.
But of course they're French, and don't know any better.
The French have the permanent hump because they know they're
not British.


> BTW, most of the leggy dancing girls in the French cabarets are
> English and Aussies because the French girls tend to have
> shorter legs.
Utterly irrelevant but utterly fascinating : -))

[Deano!]

jj wrote:

> What? Magpies in tutus?
>
> Oh...I see what you mean now.... didn't 'birds' die out with
> 'On
> the Buses'?

Yes, Stan would have talked about "goin' out wiv' a new bird", and he would have been warning the new clippies to watch out for 'ol Blakie.

About 20 years ago I noticed that the term 'chick' had become sexist and offensive. Then suddenly about 15 years ago I heard quite a few teenage girls referring to themselves and female friends as chicks. It seemed that it was a way of differentiating themselves from the older generation and the term had turned full circle.

[jj]

'Chicks' from a male almost seems to have gained the notoriety
of the 'N'-word.
We live in a linguistically-dangerous society......


And I STILL want to reclaim 'gay' as an adjective meaning 'happy',
and 'queer' as 'strange' [img]http://bgafd.co.uk/forum/smileys/rant.gif[/img]

[Jonone]

Yes, one should be able to say 'This pint tastes a bit queer' without people thinking you must have fellated someone to be able to make the comparison.

[steve56]

Aussie singer Slim Dusty had me pissing myself with laughter he says this blokes acting Queer "A Pub With No Beer " was the song

[jj]

...and of course, the now-deceased Cockney phrase 'queer
as a clockwork orange', which was where Anthony Burgess
got his title : -))

[andy at handiwork]

Or of course,'...as a nine bob note.' An old one our younger readers might not get.

[jj]

Being of 'pre-decimal' vintage myself, I still use that one, and
most people generally get my drift.
I also persist in using 'half-crown', 'dollar' [five bob] and 'nicker',
just to mind-fuck hoodies : -)