[Osx-nutters] "As mad as cheese"

Matt Johnston pelorus at mac.com
Tue Oct 31 10:08:34 CET 2006


On 31 Oct 2006, at 06:18, Google Kreme wrote:
> OK, there are some "British-isms" that I use on a daily or near- 
> daily basis.
>
> Pear Shaped might be my favorite, and I am waging a one man  
> campaign to force it into the daily lexicon of the US.
>
> I use bloody a lot, and gobsmacked on appropriate occasions.
>
> Er... and so many others I probably don't even know it.

Likewise, we're trying to turn innocent words into profanity.

Crumbs! Gosh! Wally! Codswallop!

I think a lot of it is in the accent.

M


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