[Nottingham] Balderdash

[Duncan John Fyfe]

On Wed, 27 Aug 2003, Michael Erskine wrote:

> Pls hang fire on colourful (yet often more descriptive) terms as they
> fail to make it through certain mail filters.

As I sailed into Scunthorpe me bollocks gave way leaving me exposed to the mercy of the wind :)

Fro OED:
Bollocks
1. pl. The testicles. Cf. BALLOCK 1.
2. Naut. Either of two blocks fastened to the topsail-yard, for the topsail-ties to reeve through.
3. pl. (See quot. 1919); also, a mess, a muddle; nonsense (also as int.). As adj., naked. low slang. Cf. BALLOCK 2.

Have fun,
Duncan

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