Date: Sat, 26 Dec 1998 11:13:41 -0700 From: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> To: Mark Ovens <marko@uk.radan.com> Cc: chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Regulated names (was: Crazy Laws) Message-ID: <4.1.19981226110528.05881580@mail.lariat.org> In-Reply-To: <36852104.F849F0E5@uk.radan.com> References: <4.1.19981225180656.05a34790@mail.lariat.org> <4.1.19981225064918.05738f10@127.0.0.1> <Your <4.1.19981224112052.05a31740@127.0.0.1> <4.1.19981224174155.03dd8670@127.0.0.1> <368378AB.969463E2@uk.radan.com> <4.1.19981225064918.05738f10@127.0.0.1> <19981226021926.65101@welearn.com.au> <4.1.19981225180656.05a34790@mail.lariat.org> <4.1.19981225190800.058aee00@mail.lariat.org>
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At 05:46 PM 12/26/98 +0000, Mark Ovens wrote: >I take it we're talking about the things we call "bum bags"? What >exactly _are_ they called in the US?. Would I be correct in assuming you >substitute "bum" with the American for backside? OK, I'll tell you. Those of our readers who hail from Britain and Australia whose sensibilities might be offended should stop reading this message now and not scroll downward. They're called "fanny packs." You see, in the US, the word "ass," when used to refer a part of the human body is considered mildly vulgar. But "fanny" doesn't have the connotations it does in other countries, and so is used as a EUPHEMISM for that word in polite company. --Brett To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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