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Oh lordy Harry, STOP! For the love of God I have snorted enough coffee this morning because of you! (Glad you're back, I missed you <3)
ahoy shipmates now thaat ye 'ave dried thine eye's & adorned thyself of dry undergarments there be more ahh hahhh!! one episode of pugwash be titled "the quest of the golden handshake" & "pugwash" be an old australian slang word for a blo....oops....oral sex...ah hahh,now ye fair ladies must excuse i,whilst i cast off........!!Oh my, I laughed so hard that the cat is looking at me funny.
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ooh ahh,'er be there me buckoo's....'ang on awhile oi prize me nuts outta thaart there skillet....!!It's there.
got me "incontipants" on "deluge" setting too!!Oh Lordy .He's been on the Sanatogen .
Savoury ducks is a northern name for faggots. My mother who comes from between Derby and Nottingham once told me that when she was young vegetable marrow (an overgrown zucchini) with a stuffing made withThis must be an example of the word being used in a nice way ,it's a comfort food . Never heard of the reference to sticks or wood tied up though ?
I think savoury ducks are different, do they use sausage meat ?
Savoury ducks is a northern name for faggots. My mother who comes from between Derby and Nottingham once told me that when she was young vegetable marrow (an overgrown zucchini) with a stuffing made with
sausagemeat or meat left over from the weekend joint was referred to as mock goose. All part of making "economy" food sound a bit more posh, I suppose.
Faggots meaning bundles of sticks for firewood was quite common at one time but now we no longer need to forage for firewood I suppose the usage has died out of everyday language
Yes, a "fag" is a British slang term for a cigarette - possible from the analogy with sticks?If the stick and wood come from the era of Charles Dickens, I wasn't around then. I was born a couple of days too late. But I have heard the word "fag" used in English movies. It has always been used in reference to a cigarette.
...Oh dear, getting off topic again.
Yes, but a vey interesting side trip. Thanks.