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Matti Lamprhey
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| Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2004 10:26 pm
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Here's how the usual corpseful newsreader Charlotte Green dealt with a
funny story, as told to BBC Radio 4's _Feedback_ this afternoon (450KB,
2mins):
http://www.meticula.plus.com/Sounds/CGtitbit.mp3
Matti
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John Briggs
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| Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2004 11:48 pm
Post subject: Re: Testicles, Twats and Charlotte Green |
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Matti Lamprhey wrote:
You presumably know the story of Robert Browning including the word "twat"
in his (very long) poem "Pippa Passes", under the misapprehension (he had
led a sheltered life) that it was an item of ecclesiastical headgear?
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Django Cat
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| Posted: Sat Jul 17, 2004 1:11 am
Post subject: Re: Testicles, Twats and Charlotte Green |
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On Fri, 16 Jul 2004 17:26:35 +0100, Matti Lamprhey
<matti-nospam@totally-official.com> wrote:
| Quote: | Here's how the usual corpseful newsreader Charlotte Green dealt with a
funny story, as told to BBC Radio 4's _Feedback_ this afternoon (450KB,
2mins):
http://www.meticula.plus.com/Sounds/CGtitbit.mp3
Matti
But, but, but, Charlotte Green is sex on a stick. |
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Matti Lamprhey
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| Posted: Sat Jul 17, 2004 1:30 am
Post subject: Re: Testicles, Twats and Charlotte Green |
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"Django Cat" <nospam@please.com> wrote...
| Quote: | Matti Lamprhey <matti-nospam@totally-official.com> wrote:
Here's how the usual corpseful newsreader Charlotte Green dealt with
a funny story, as told to BBC Radio 4's _Feedback_ this afternoon
(450KB, 2mins):
http://www.meticula.plus.com/Sounds/CGtitbit.mp3
Matti
But, but, but, Charlotte Green is sex on a stick.
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"Corpseful"? That means she's prone to "corpsing" -- collapsing into a
fit of giggles in the execution of one's duty, as she does regularly on
_The News Quiz_.
Matti |
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Philip Eden
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| Posted: Sat Jul 17, 2004 3:25 am
Post subject: Re: Testicles, Twats and Charlotte Green |
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"Django Cat" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message
news:opsa8vkqh30357mb@news.freenetname.co.uk...
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But, but, but, Charlotte Green is sex on a stick.
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Inside Broadcasting House (and, now, its various
satellites), a presenter who reads words written by
other people is routinely known as a "gob on a stick".
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Philip Eden
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| Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2004 5:34 pm
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"Matti Lamprhey" <matti-nospam@totally-official.com> wrote in
message news:2lqeksFf66k1U1@uni-berlin.de...
| Quote: | Here's how the usual corpseful newsreader Charlotte Green dealt
with a
funny story, as told to BBC Radio 4's _Feedback_ this afternoon
(450KB,
2mins):
'Twat' unexpectedly entered my consciousness this morning |
when browsing a meteorological discussion group. This
group is moderated and uses a rude-word filter, and as a
consequence the website of the British water company
called Southwest Water came out as:
www.southwes****er.co.uk
Long live Scunthorpe.
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Matthew Huntbach
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| Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2004 5:54 pm
Post subject: Re: Testicles, Twats and Charlotte Green |
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In uk.culture.language.english Philip Eden <philipATweatherHYPHENukDOTcom> wrote:
| Quote: | 'Twat' unexpectedly entered my consciousness this morning
when browsing a meteorological discussion group. This
group is moderated and uses a rude-word filter, and as a
consequence the website of the British water company
called Southwest Water came out as:
www.southwes****er.co.uk
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Is "twat" now *ever* used in its original meaning except in a "ha-ha, did
you know what that word *really* means?" context. If not (and I have never
heard or seen it so used) doesn't that mean it has lost its original meaning
and it's silly to claim it still has it?
Matthew Huntbach |
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Matti Lamprhey
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| Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2004 6:23 pm
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"Matthew Huntbach" <mmh@dcs.qmw.ac.uk> wrote...
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Is "twat" now *ever* used in its original meaning except in a "ha-ha,
did
you know what that word *really* means?" context. If not (and I have
never
heard or seen it so used) doesn't that mean it has lost its original
meaning
and it's silly to claim it still has it?
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It's retained its true believers, as you'll see if you google something
like "up her twat".
Matti |
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David
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| Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2004 12:26 am
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In article <2m4hd9Fj0mf8U2@uni-berlin.de>,
Matti Lamprhey <matti-nospam@totally-official.com> wrote:
| Quote: | "Matthew Huntbach" <mmh@dcs.qmw.ac.uk> wrote...
Is "twat" now *ever* used in its original meaning except in a
"ha-ha, did you know what that word *really* means?" context. If
not (and I have never heard or seen it so used) doesn't that mean
it has lost its original meaning and it's silly to claim it still
has it?
It's retained its true believers, as you'll see if you google
something like "up her twat".
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My introduction to the word was as an eleven year old schoolboy who,
having a great purity of soul, misunderstood it to be a form of the
word "twit". Alas, neither my father nor mother demonstrated a similar
purity of soul that evening when I used the word in reference to dear
old pater.
--
http://www.dacha.freeuk.com/aureole/20-om.htm
dashed to the obvious rocks
by the whirling undertides of thought |
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Matthew Huntbach
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| Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2004 12:45 am
Post subject: Re: Testicles, Twats and Charlotte Green |
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In uk.culture.language.english David <david@dacha.freeuk.com> wrote:
| Quote: | In article <2m4hd9Fj0mf8U2@uni-berlin.de>,
Matti Lamprhey <matti-nospam@totally-official.com> wrote:
"Matthew Huntbach" <mmh@dcs.qmw.ac.uk> wrote...
Is "twat" now *ever* used in its original meaning except in a
"ha-ha, did you know what that word *really* means?" context. If
not (and I have never heard or seen it so used) doesn't that mean
it has lost its original meaning and it's silly to claim it still
has it?
It's retained its true believers, as you'll see if you google
something like "up her twat".
My introduction to the word was as an eleven year old schoolboy who,
having a great purity of soul, misunderstood it to be a form of the
word "twit". Alas, neither my father nor mother demonstrated a similar
purity of soul that evening when I used the word in reference to dear
old pater.
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I'm not sure if I'm up to Matti's suggestion to trawl pornographic websites
("honestly, it was just a bit of research into linguistics ..."), but whereas
"cunt" retains a strong usage to mean female genitalia as well as its
derived usage as a foolish/unpleasant etc person, I've never come across
"twat" used in any way except to refer to a person or for someone to be say
"Ah, but do you know what that word really means?". Are there other parts of
the world where it retains active usage in its original sense?
Matthew Huntbach |
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mUs1Ka
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| Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2004 1:07 am
Post subject: Re: Testicles, Twats and Charlotte Green |
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Matthew Huntbach wrote:
| Quote: | I've never come across "twat" used in any way except to refer
to a person or for someone to be say "Ah, but do you know what that
word really means?". Are there other parts of the world where it
retains active usage in its original sense?
Yes, England. |
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David
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| Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2004 1:13 am
Post subject: Re: Testicles, Twats and Charlotte Green |
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In article <cdjp83$ei1$1@beta.qmul.ac.uk>, Matthew Huntbach
<mmh@dcs.qmw.ac.uk> wrote:
| Quote: | In uk.culture.language.english David <david@dacha.freeuk.com> wrote:
In article <2m4hd9Fj0mf8U2@uni-berlin.de>, Matti Lamprhey
matti-nospam@totally-official.com> wrote:
It's retained its true believers, as you'll see if you google
something like "up her twat".
My introduction to the word was as an eleven year old schoolboy
who, having a great purity of soul, misunderstood it to be a form
of the word "twit". Alas, neither my father nor mother demonstrated
a similar purity of soul that evening when I used the word in
reference to dear old pater.
I'm not sure if I'm up to Matti's suggestion to trawl pornographic
websites ("honestly, it was just a bit of research into linguistics
..."), but whereas "cunt" retains a strong usage to mean female
genitalia as well as its derived usage as a foolish/unpleasant etc
person, I've never come across "twat" used in any way except to refer
to a person or for someone to be say "Ah, but do you know what that
word really means?". Are there other parts of the world where it
retains active usage in its original sense?
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Chambers gives "twat" as [Origin obscure] but "cunt" as [ME cunte; ety
dubious], which, to me, suggests that it is uncertain as to whether it
came from Latin cunnus or through some Germanic route from the
Indo-European word for female, which (if I'm wrong don't hesitate to
correct me) also gave us Greek gyne, and our "queen" (beg pardon,
Ma'am). If so, "cunt" has an exceedingly long tradition behind it in
its proper meaning; "twat" presumably less so.
--
http://www.dacha.freeuk.com/colour/6y-0.htm
Say nothing on Sunday; contemplate this day the Golden Sun:
A Sulphurous Yellow Light - but false - that from Cold Night was Spun. |
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Mike Lyle
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| Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2004 4:43 am
Post subject: Re: Testicles, Twats and Charlotte Green |
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Matthew Huntbach <mmh@dcs.qmw.ac.uk> wrote in message news:<cdjp83$ei1$1@beta.qmul.ac.uk>...
| Quote: | In uk.culture.language.english David <david@dacha.freeuk.com> wrote:
In article <2m4hd9Fj0mf8U2@uni-berlin.de>,
Matti Lamprhey <matti-nospam@totally-official.com> wrote:
"Matthew Huntbach" <mmh@dcs.qmw.ac.uk> wrote...
Is "twat" now *ever* used in its original meaning except in a
"ha-ha, did you know what that word *really* means?" context. If
not (and I have never heard or seen it so used) doesn't that mean
it has lost its original meaning and it's silly to claim it still
has it?
It's retained its true believers, as you'll see if you google
something like "up her twat".
My introduction to the word was as an eleven year old schoolboy who,
having a great purity of soul, misunderstood it to be a form of the
word "twit". Alas, neither my father nor mother demonstrated a similar
purity of soul that evening when I used the word in reference to dear
old pater.
I'm not sure if I'm up to Matti's suggestion to trawl pornographic websites
("honestly, it was just a bit of research into linguistics ..."), but whereas
"cunt" retains a strong usage to mean female genitalia as well as its
derived usage as a foolish/unpleasant etc person, I've never come across
"twat" used in any way except to refer to a person or for someone to be say
"Ah, but do you know what that word really means?". Are there other parts of
the world where it retains active usage in its original sense?
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Well, I've certainly heard dirty stories or dirty allusions which
depended on its full ripe original sense. (I'd pass one on if I could
think of one, but I can't.) But, as I mentioned in another thread, for
many people that sense is now lost. An echo remains, though, in its --
I think -- perceived greater strength than 'twit'. Experiment by
calling your mother or sister, on suitable occasion and in
affectionately jocular tones, a 'twit'; and then reflect whether you
might or might not have substituted 'twat'.
Mike. |
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Robert Bannister
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| Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2004 6:59 am
Post subject: Re: Testicles, Twats and Charlotte Green |
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Matthew Huntbach wrote:
| Quote: | In uk.culture.language.english David <david@dacha.freeuk.com> wrote:
In article <2m4hd9Fj0mf8U2@uni-berlin.de>,
Matti Lamprhey <matti-nospam@totally-official.com> wrote:
"Matthew Huntbach" <mmh@dcs.qmw.ac.uk> wrote...
Is "twat" now *ever* used in its original meaning except in a
"ha-ha, did you know what that word *really* means?" context. If
not (and I have never heard or seen it so used) doesn't that mean
it has lost its original meaning and it's silly to claim it still
has it?
It's retained its true believers, as you'll see if you google
something like "up her twat".
My introduction to the word was as an eleven year old schoolboy who,
having a great purity of soul, misunderstood it to be a form of the
word "twit". Alas, neither my father nor mother demonstrated a similar
purity of soul that evening when I used the word in reference to dear
old pater.
I'm not sure if I'm up to Matti's suggestion to trawl pornographic websites
("honestly, it was just a bit of research into linguistics ..."), but whereas
"cunt" retains a strong usage to mean female genitalia as well as its
derived usage as a foolish/unpleasant etc person, I've never come across
"twat" used in any way except to refer to a person or for someone to be say
"Ah, but do you know what that word really means?". Are there other parts of
the world where it retains active usage in its original sense?
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I remember a number of rugby songs, learned in my youth in England, in
which twat was used solely for vulva. Of course, they also used the
little used 'quim' as well.
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Charles Riggs
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| Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2004 2:31 pm
Post subject: Re: Testicles, Twats and Charlotte Green |
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On Tue, 20 Jul 2004 13:23:11 +0100, "Matti Lamprhey"
<matti-nospam@totally-official.com> wrote:
| Quote: | "Matthew Huntbach" <mmh@dcs.qmw.ac.uk> wrote...
Is "twat" now *ever* used in its original meaning except in a "ha-ha,
did
you know what that word *really* means?" context. If not (and I have
never
heard or seen it so used) doesn't that mean it has lost its original
meaning
and it's silly to claim it still has it?
It's retained its true believers, as you'll see if you google something
like "up her twat".
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Such a person would be warping the actual meaning of the word. It
refers to the vulva, not to the vagina.
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Charles Riggs |
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