SC - bourreys

[Mordonna22@aol.com]

Phlip commented.
> Angus skrev:
> >I'm almost afraid to ask....but as a person with another language other
> >than english as my native one, what's the origin of this word ?  Couldn't
> >find it any dictionary/idiomatic (idiomacy?) book in my bookshelf.
> 
> Actually, Angus, many expletives we use in English are an attempt to avoid
> outright cussing, and finding a good, mouthfilling term which still doesn't
> get into the realm of the Seven Deadly Words, can be a great help when you
> need to blow off steam emphaticly.
> 
> For example. yesterday, I had need to tell someone to shut up- trust me, it
> was richly deserved- and having been reminded of this term on this List,
> told the idiot to "Kindly take your codswallop, fold it five ways, and shove
> it where the moon don't shine." It was in response to a nasty racial
> tirade....

Well, in the interest of making these situations more period, or at least
in adding some additional color, take a look at this file in the
UNCATALOGUED section of my Florilegium:
p-swears-msg      (48K)  9/ 1/99    Period swears, oaths and insults.   
          
                                       euphemisms.

Included in this file is the rather fun Shakespearian Insult Generator 
which can help you create an insult by picking random phrases from
each of three columns and stringing them together. This file also
includes a lot of oaths and insults taken from period sources. Just
thing to add to your persona play. :-) Some of these are even food
oriented.
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THL  Stefan li Rous    Barony of Bryn Gwlad    Kingdom of Ansteorra
Mark S. Harris             Austin, Texas         stefan at texas.net
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