"And a lot of things much worse than that"
My dear old mum is a saintly old dear. She rarely loses her temper, and it's highly unusual to ever hear her swear. The worst you'll get - and you know it's bad when you hear it - is a "bloody" this or that. (She has been heard to describe someone who had been foolish as "a bit of a twat" but my brothers and I are unanimous that she didn't know what it means, and she was hastily advised not to use the term again, just to be on the safe side.)

But a few weeks ago she was relating to me a domestic dispute in the street, where this old git who lives opposite was abusing the friendly, middle-aged gay chap in the flat above him. According to mum, the screaming and shouting was a sight to behold, and the language turned the air blue. Mum even told me what some of the insults being shouted, with all the caveats about "I'm just quoting what he said".

Apparently the nice gay fellow is "a fucking cunt", a "cocksucking disgusting piece of shit", quoth mother.

And "several other things that are much worse and I can't even bring myself to tell you".

God bless you, mum.
(Thomas_The_Spankengine, Sun 14 Feb 2010, 22:28, Reply)