Fanny isn't my aunt, unfortunately.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Bowdler, born in Bath, educated in
Edinburgh, famous the bowdler in a similar sort of area.
I also recall English folk-songs being given a similar going-over in
the late 19thC, a fate which American Folk songs never recieved, IIRC.
Roger
On 4/4/07, MC Ward <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Actually, Bob _is_ my uncle (and Priscilla my aunt).
>
> Candice
>
>
>
> --- MJ Walker <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > Bob's your uncle! ;-) >And a rayling tongue is a
> > pestilence so full of
> > contagiousnesse, that Saint Paul willeth Christian
> > men to forbeare the
> > company of such, and neither to eate nor drinke with
> > them (1 Corinthians
> > 5.11). And whereas hee will not that a Christian
> > woman should forsake
> > her husband, although he be an Infidell, or that a
> > Christian seruant
> > should depart from his Master, which is an Infidell
> > and Heathen, and so
> > suffer a Christian man to keepe company with an
> > Infidell: yet he
> > forbiddeth vs to eate or drinke with a scoulder, or
> > quarrelpicker. And
> > also in the first Chapter to the Corinthians, hee
> > saith thus, Be not
> > deceiued, for neither fornicators, neither
> > worshippers of Idols, neither
> > theeues, nor drunkards, nor cursed speakers shall
> > dwell in the kingdome
> > of heauen (1 Corinthians 6.9-10). It must needs be a
> > great fault, that
> > doth moue and cause the father to disherite his
> > naturall sonne. And how
> > can it otherwise be, but that this cursed speaking
> > must needs be a most
> > damnable sin, the which doeth cause GOD our most
> > mercifull and louing
> > Father, to depriue vs of his most blessed kingdome
> > of heauen?<
> > So never say Gorblimey again, Patrick!
> > Bob Marcacci wrote:
> >
> > >Actually, I never understood this... People who
> > replace their swearing with
> > >"safe" expressions... I mean, you're still swearing
> > in your heart, yeah? and
> > >for that, you'll burn in hell... i mean i will...
> > or, i mean, at least, i'm
> > >an honest swearer... i think now, we can
> > distinguish between swearing and
> > >taking the lord's name in vain...
> > >
> > >If you say bulls&$% or bullspit, your intentions
> > are the same...
> > >
> > >There're alotta closet cursers out there...
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> > --
> > A man may write of love, and not be in love, as well
> > as of husbandrie, and not goe to plough: or of
> > witches, and be none: or of holinesse, and be flat
> > prophane. - Giles Fletcher the Elder.
> >
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