You lot continue to corrupt me.
Yesterday as I was working on a project here at work, I had to talk on the phone with a vendor regarding some parts for a filter we're building. These things are basically hollow plastic blocks with slots in the top, to allow water to flow into them and be collected to drain out.

It seems that they are made to connect to one another with a sort of male and female end to them. The term they have applied to the smaller fitting is the spigot end, and the larger fitting that it goes into is the bell end.

When they were talking to me about making the end block by cutting off the bell end and sealing the hole, I about pissed myself.

It's all your fault, b3ta!
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Tue 3 Feb 2009, 15:16, 5 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

What do merkins call that part of the anatomy?
Just out of curiousity, like.
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Tue 3 Feb 2009, 15:27, Reply)

Mostly
we use the same terms you do. Bell end is not common over here, though- I've only heard that one in here. Usually bell end is used in terms of drainage piping.

Had I laughed I would have had an awful time explaining the joke...
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Tue 3 Feb 2009, 15:33, Reply)

this reminds me
my boss is a bellringer

I've always wanted to ask him if he rings the end bell
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 3 Feb 2009, 15:45, Reply)

hehe, very well controlled
Had a similar B3ta moment with a client a while ago. I've since found out my judgement was right in what I said and got away with and he's very hard to offend, but at the time I'd only just met him so was a tad inappropriate.

He's a very large bouncy fellow, reminds me a little of Al Murray. Clicked straight away, which is always nice with a client, had a few good chats and a laugh rather than the usual uncomfortable business oriented spec meetings.

Out having a fag, chatting general rubbish, on one of the hottest days of the summer. He made the passing comment about the heat being too much.

I responded with, "Yeah, tell me about it. I'm sweating like a vicar at choir practice!"

We just kind of looked at each other for a split second whilst that washed over and decided to pretend I hadn't said anything...
(MrOli is ugly, but in the morning you will be sober, Tue 3 Feb 2009, 16:04, Reply)

So that would make your colleague
a bell toucher?

Try to snip my bell end off and I'd be pretty close to pissing myself, too.

Edit: Although not if you sealed the hole.
( Kroney, Tue 3 Feb 2009, 22:46, Reply)