Covonia is very good

Do you mean "cussing"? Dreadful Americanism. Cursing, meaning profanity or swearing, is very old English. "Swearing" in this context is relatively new English, formerly meaning an oath in front of God.

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You're right, dum-dum, I love the English language and see no wrong in using old words to describe their original meaning. Although I do swear on occasion, I don't like to hear swear words used continuously, outside of their true context. Particularly in front of children, who don't have the maturity to understand the origins and therefore think it is mandatory for a smattering of Fs and Bs in every sentence used instead of adjectives or adverbs.



More dreadful than swearing, though, in my opinion, is the izing of our English language by the middle classes, because they can't cope with life. They are offended by the facts that life involves everyone having a bum hole, using it to excrete solids, people having sex for pleasure and to produce children, and so unilaterally removing the nouns and verbs originally associated with these activities.



It's not just this, though. Soon anything that had even a slightly unhygenic air to it became outlawed. French words were used as substitutes because they sounded prettier:



Napkins - Serviettes

What - Pardon

Pudding - Dessert

Scent - Perfume

Sick - Vomit/Ill

Bog/Loo - Toilet

Graveyard - Cemetery

False Teeth - Dentures



All the words on the right are far more offensive to me than bugger being used to mean one who commits buggery.

Venos,for cough.

Hot toddies. The cure of all ailments.



Basic recipe: Half a glass of whisky, tablespoon of lemon juice [ifreshly squeezed[/i, large teaspoon of honey. Topped up with boiling water.



You may need to blast in the microwave for a few seconds if it's too cool, and add more honey for the cough. If it doesn't cure the cough, 3 of these in rapid succession will knock you out so you get some sleep.

That isnt an allowed subject NOW though is it.



If you have so much of a problem with it take it up with admin.

Na garbage is that bb

Thanks Wormy. Unfortunately the only alcohol in the house is wine and vodka. And I've no lemon juice. Not sure about the honey.Would vodka, coke and golden shred be a decent substitute, do you think?

I'm certain that'd be ok, if you heated it in the microwave and drank three within as many minutes

The best thing for me is a good dose of Jack Daniels.A few of those and I don`t feel a thing.

Do they say "fart", "bugger" "shag"

So you watched "Grange Hill" too?

Awww! sir, sir, he's doing it again!