Thalidomide
Issued to young mothers in the Seventies, interfering with the gestation of foetuses, thus causing massive handicaps where limbs failed to form fully or at all.

Root word of the derogotary "Flid", meaning "spastic".

I think it was the Seventies, anyway.

Edit: Oh, and I shoudl probably mention that they didn't know it was going to cause deformity, it wasn't some sort of Mengele style social pogrom.
( Kroney, Mon 20 Dec 2010, 17:26, 4 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

Well that's my new thing learned for today
Cheers to the both of you
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Mon 20 Dec 2010, 17:27, Reply)

It was the early sixties.

(Cave Duck, Mon 20 Dec 2010, 17:27, Reply)

Ah cheers, I knew it was one or t'other.
couldn't be arsed to Google.
( Kroney, Mon 20 Dec 2010, 17:29, Reply)

And shouldn't be confused with the condition Pub-flid.
One whose arms appear to be normal length yet fail to reach into their pockets at the bar.
(Cave Duck, Mon 20 Dec 2010, 17:29, Reply)

Isn't that the lesser-spotted
"Scrounging cunt"
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Mon 20 Dec 2010, 17:37, Reply)

I thought it was the 50's?

(BelladonnaAnodyne Melissa's gonna wet herself, I swear..., Mon 20 Dec 2010, 17:28, Reply)

You are Mark Lamarr AICMFP

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 20 Dec 2010, 17:30, Reply)

*stops listening to psychobilly christmas album*
I have no idea what you're talking about.
(BelladonnaAnodyne Melissa's gonna wet herself, I swear..., Mon 20 Dec 2010, 17:33, Reply)

Cock though he undoubtedly is,
his taste in (and knowledge of) music cannot be faulted.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 20 Dec 2010, 17:35, Reply)

Someone posted much the same about you earlier

(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Mon 20 Dec 2010, 17:37, Reply)

I stopped watching Buzzcocks when he left.
I miss him.
(BelladonnaAnodyne Melissa's gonna wet herself, I swear..., Mon 20 Dec 2010, 17:38, Reply)

Amstell was brilliant

( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Mon 20 Dec 2010, 17:41, Reply)

He was quite good
I watched a bit. But the final straw was when they brought that utter, utter cunt Fielding in as a judge. I can't even look at the fucker without wanting to punch something.
(BelladonnaAnodyne Melissa's gonna wet herself, I swear..., Mon 20 Dec 2010, 17:44, Reply)

Fielding is simply not funny.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 20 Dec 2010, 17:47, Reply)

Agreed
I was forced to watch an episode the other week where Paloma Faith was on it too. They were going on about how fucking 'zany' and 'random' they both were. Watching those two cheb-ends pandering to each other is enough to turn anybody on to the idea of eugenics.
(BelladonnaAnodyne Melissa's gonna wet herself, I swear..., Mon 20 Dec 2010, 17:50, Reply)

No need with me.
I genuinely think eugenics is a good idea.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 20 Dec 2010, 17:52, Reply)

Yeah, but I say this as a lefty
I really, really want to prevent those two from polluting the gene pool.
(BelladonnaAnodyne Melissa's gonna wet herself, I swear..., Mon 20 Dec 2010, 17:54, Reply)

It's far too late for that
Gillian McKeith has already been allowed to breed. The species is fucked
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Mon 20 Dec 2010, 17:55, Reply)

Not if we kill her kids too it isn't,

(BelladonnaAnodyne Melissa's gonna wet herself, I swear..., Mon 20 Dec 2010, 17:58, Reply)

A plan with no drawbacks
*fetches chainsaw*
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Mon 20 Dec 2010, 17:59, Reply)

Told you I was clever.

(BelladonnaAnodyne Melissa's gonna wet herself, I swear..., Mon 20 Dec 2010, 18:00, Reply)

He was fucking shit.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 20 Dec 2010, 17:46, Reply)

you just don't like Jews.

( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Mon 20 Dec 2010, 17:47, Reply)

Nazi lols.

( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Mon 20 Dec 2010, 17:50, Reply)

I think Monty was commenting on Simon Amstell's sexuality
As a practising homosexual, he probably was fucking shit whilst employed as the host of Buzzcocks
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Mon 20 Dec 2010, 17:55, Reply)

^ Yeah, this.
Also the subject of a recent joke I heard.

Three expectant mums in the ante natal waiting room are all knitting away furiously. One reaches for her handbag, takes out a pill and swallows it.

"What was that?" asked one of the other mums to be. "Vitamin D supplement" she replied, explaining that she wanted her child to have the best start in life, and go on to become to become healthy and strong boned. She goes back to her knitting.

Second mum to be also reaches for her handbag and she too pops a pill into her mouth and swallows.

"Folic acid. Say no more", she says, spotting the other women's quizzical looks. They nod, approvingly, and return to their knitting.

Third woman reaches for her bag and like the others, takes a pill and swallows. "Thalidomyde", she explains.

"Thalidomyde?? Are you fucking mad?"

"No", she says, looking up from her knitting, "I can't do sleeves".
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Mon 20 Dec 2010, 17:39, Reply)

Hahahahah
*forwards to brother*
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 20 Dec 2010, 17:40, Reply)