tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post432990641219083139..comments2024-03-26T11:27:35.814-07:00Comments on Tom Stephenson: Inglorious BastardsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-59974332308853740252010-07-01T13:16:58.539-07:002010-07-01T13:16:58.539-07:00Interesting, Bonnie. 'toe' is short for &...Interesting, Bonnie. 'toe' is short for 'toe-rag', which is the piece of cloth that you draw through a gun-barrel to clean it. It ends up smutty and filthy.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-30669244841661189272010-06-30T15:35:32.454-07:002010-06-30T15:35:32.454-07:00Hah! I sort of like toilet. Kind of reminds me of ...Hah! I sort of like toilet. Kind of reminds me of when I was growing up. Some kids moved in up the street whose worst insult was "You're a real TOE!"Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03327867239590918579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-42673524468159222682010-06-30T10:26:33.617-07:002010-06-30T10:26:33.617-07:00We've got a 'Boring Bastards' corner i...We've got a 'Boring Bastards' corner in our pub, Sarah T.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-66887523439472622262010-06-30T04:02:15.681-07:002010-06-30T04:02:15.681-07:00The word 'bastard' as an insult has defini...The word 'bastard' as an insult has definitely lost some context lately ... but I do feel for your late friend's hurt. <br />Do you have the Old Bastards Society in England?<br />Good to see the Australian Ambassador for the Yarts is still doing the rounds. He's even got a clean shirt on!sarah toahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12412812914705725798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-49921628668696650142010-06-30T00:04:08.885-07:002010-06-30T00:04:08.885-07:00They only carry on being used as insults BECAUSE p...They only carry on being used as insults BECAUSE people get offended by them, Bonnie! Douchebag - that's a good one.<br /><br />There was - quite recently - an insult which came from London's East End, with gangland implications. It has to be said in a strong East End accent for full effect. The funny thing about it is that it is probably because the word 'cunt' is used so widely, that it has lost some of it's impact, so this insult is a desperate attempt to be more offensive. It's "You TOILET!"Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-194195224978678982010-06-29T18:30:32.743-07:002010-06-29T18:30:32.743-07:00I think certain words become popular as insults mo...I think certain words become popular as insults more for the way the sound than for their actual meaning. Right now, I've noticed the phrase douchebag is making a comeback. I doubt if most people using it even think about what a douchebag is . It just sounds great when said with the right amount of scorn. I'm pretty sure cunt is one of those words too. Why on earth anyone lets themselves get offended by this stuff is beyond me.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03327867239590918579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-70623448978121203802010-06-29T13:40:37.670-07:002010-06-29T13:40:37.670-07:00Oh, I see Sarah. I'm going to name Molly Golv...Oh, I see Sarah. I'm going to name Molly Golver as the one who appears to have disappeared. That is a shame for me, because I was really warming to her. Oh well, win some, lose some.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-21028896758701883052010-06-29T12:50:03.429-07:002010-06-29T12:50:03.429-07:00You certainly do put humour in to the analysis. My...You certainly do put humour in to the analysis. My other comment was really more for the other post where you suggested that you offended somebody with the 'kent' word but I just think some people are to easily offended by swear words when there's surely other more important things for them to be getting offended over, that's all. xfen and nedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16416167106222051257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-4638327455373248512010-06-29T12:02:32.473-07:002010-06-29T12:02:32.473-07:00There is no venom, but look at the list on the rig...There is no venom, but look at the list on the right. Who said I'd been ostracized? Who is not upset by injustice and paedophiles? What are you saying? All I am trying to do is put a bit of humour into a simple analysis.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-43919587353542991322010-06-29T08:17:26.712-07:002010-06-29T08:17:26.712-07:00By the way; what makes you think you've been o...By the way; what makes you think you've been ostracized? I've seen no venom.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-32303764463451039862010-06-29T05:58:40.615-07:002010-06-29T05:58:40.615-07:00You're on a roll today!
I get tired of people ...You're on a roll today!<br />I get tired of people getting wound up about 'words' in the grand scheme of things what are they getting offended about? I'm offended by injustice, paedophiles and such things, not words.fen and nedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16416167106222051257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-75497067844523820262010-06-29T04:50:40.850-07:002010-06-29T04:50:40.850-07:00Being born 'out of wedlock' always was nor...Being born 'out of wedlock' always was normal, and now is again. I'm sorry your friend was so upset by his lack of married parents. Even in our younger days, such things were still shameful. When my youngest son was at primary school he and a friend were the only two in their class to have two married parents. <br /><br />The word 'bastard' is a handy one, and it's 'translation' no longer anything to do with illegitimacy. <br /><br />I like your cricket story; I wonder if it really happened? Sounds right!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.com