Posted by St. John Smythe on September 22, 2008, 5:24 pm
BrianNZ wrote:
> saddlebag wrote:
>> Septics?
>
> Septic tanks = yanks
At the point that the rhyming slang gets shortened so it no longer
rhymes, it does become just the least bit impenetrable...
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sjs
Posted by BrianNZ on September 23, 2008, 1:44 am
St. John Smythe wrote:
> BrianNZ wrote:
>> saddlebag wrote:
>>> Septics?
>>
>> Septic tanks = yanks
>
> At the point that the rhyming slang gets shortened so it no longer
> rhymes, it does become just the least bit impenetrable...
>
It's been common slang here for a while. It also works like this.
Septic tanks = Full of shit. :)
Posted by The Older Gentleman on September 23, 2008, 1:58 am
> At the point that the rhyming slang gets shortened so it no longer
> rhymes, it does become just the least bit impenetrable...
That's how it all works and that was the original point of it: to
confuse the rozzers.
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GAGARPHOF#30 GHPOTHUF#1 BOTAFOT#60
The bells, the bells.....
Posted by Twibil on September 23, 2008, 1:49 pm
> Thanks to the Homos, now you cant say "gay", or wear a Spongebob T-shirt
> given as a a gift by a 5 year old nephew. Back in the 70s rainbow stickers
> were very common on cars, now it's a Homo ID.
Just as the use of "Homo" as an insult now IDs you as a homophobe.
We live and learn.
Posted by . on September 23, 2008, 4:40 pm
> Just as the use of "Homo" as an insult now IDs you as a homophobe.
You're an adult, you're old enough not to be insulted at being
described as a Homo sapiens...
>> Septics?
>
> Septic tanks = yanks