Re: Doctor Who: RTD in the Radio Times.

The Doctor wrote on 19/6/24 10:26 pm:

In article <v4u1um$1s2g6$1@dont-email.me>, Daniel70 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:

The Doctor wrote on 19/06/2024 6:43 am:

In article <v4sc7s$1e9jc$1@dont-email.me>, The Last Doctor <mike@xenocyte.com> wrote:

The Doctor <doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca> wrote:

In article <wHfcO.155174$9d96.144774@fx01.ams4>, Hornplayer9599 <Hornplayer9599@aol.com> wrote:

On 6/18/2024 04:58, The Last Doctor wrote:
 

In actual English, that is, in the English used in the England that developed and still evolves the core version
of the language, “*” has three well-known
meanings : an informal term for a cigarette (“get
us a packet of *s while you’re at the shops
mate”), to become fatigued (“I can’t
go on. I’m *ged” - this one derives from “fatigue”) and an archaic term for younger boys at public school who essentially valeted for the older boys (“Venables Junior was the Honorable Tim
 EntitledAndDim’s * at Eton”).
 Other meanings may have originated in the colonies but they are not in common use in the U.K. and I’m not
from any of those upstart neo-states. None of the usages
in English (as opposed to the bastard child American
English) is swearing. Oh, and a “*got” is
either a meatball or bundle of sticks to be used as a
flaming torch. Also not rude, though the contents of the
meatball are often pretty disgusting (warning - often
contains offal). I used to think they had cow brains in
them as well when I was a child, but it transpired that
was just the brand name (Google “Brains
Faggots”).
 A “* packet estimate” is a perfectly ordinary
and common English term for an outline solution simple
enough to be written on the back of a torn open cigarette
box (twenty’s, typically), for instance when
bringing about an end to world poverty in the pub over
the third pint.

 We can take this out of the English language as well.  In German, the musical instrument we know as a Bassoon is known as a....*got.

 Homosexuals will be disgusted.

 What should Homosexuals be disgusted about, Gobble-de-gook?? YOUR posts, perhaps!!

Failure to answer question asked ..... *NOTED*

Not in Britain they won’t. Americans with a modicum of intelligence won’t be either.

 You might be incorrect.

 Or, just for a change, YOU, Gobble-de-gook, might be incorrect!!

 You really must be sheltered Dannyboy!

Don't YOU, Gobble-de-gook, worry about me. I've got a roof over my head,
alright!!
--
Daniel