I dunno, Judy, despite my bloke status it's starting to make me hake a
little.
2009/5/9 Judy Prince <[log in to unmask]>
> I'm rather enjoying this discussion amongst the blokes, P. Sometimes I
> wonder if I'm the only female on this list. Not that I'm complaining......
> Joodles who's about to have salmon
>
> 2009/5/9 Patrick McManus <[log in to unmask]>
>
> > Yes I am very reserved preserved? He observed being served mangled cods
> for
> > tea!!
> > Have good weekend all
> > P de cod P
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Poetryetc: poetry and poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
> > Behalf Of Martin Walker
> > Sent: 09 May 2009 18:12
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: Another question (UK)
> >
> > According to Partridge it originally (1690) meant a fool, later coming to
> > mean fake or hoax, like Chaplin singing cod Italian in that scene from
> > Modern Times where as the singing waiter he's lost his cuffs with the
> > lyrics. It has nothing to do with the cod of codpiece, meaning pod, bag
> or
> > husk in ancient Norse or something (there it goes, looked it up 5 minutes
> > ago & forgotten the details already), thus scrotum. Are you guys (sic)
> all
> > deliberately throwing out these lascivious references just to embarrass
> > reserved Anglo-Saxons like Patrick and me?
> > Mangle me cod, begorrah!
> > mj
> > Creator - A comedian whose audience is afraid to laugh.
> > H.L.Mencken
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Jon Corelis
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Sent: Saturday, May 09, 2009 4:20 PM
> > Subject: Another question (UK)
> >
> >
> > I've occasionally seen the word "cod" used in books by British writers
> > as an adjective, apparently, from the context, meaning something like
> > "gauche" or "camp," though it's hard to tell, and I haven't been able
> > to find an adjectival use in a dictionary. Can anyone clarify this
> > use and where it comes from? Thanks.
> >
> >
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