On Sat, 22 Mar 1997, Dennis Fischer wrote:
> >>I remember when Jack Vance
> >punlished "Servants of the Wankh". . .
> >Edward James
> >
> >Well, give us a hint. What does that mean?
> >
> Punlished is an interesting word--Freudian slip?
Sorry about the "punlished" -- but it _is_ a nice word.
> For Lela's benefit, "wank"
> is British slang for penis.
Oh, no it isn't! Don't be misled, Lela! The earlier message had it right:
to wank is to masturbate (esp. male); a wanker is a n nerd, a nohoper.
Same problem "popped" up with an American
> horror film called "The Willies."
But he's right there: a willy is a dick. I presume (I haven'tr seen the
film myself) that FREE WILLY is a porno film about an extremely rampant
male...
(And if someone English asks you when you
> would like to get knocked up, don't take offense, it only means when should
> they give you a wakeup call).
>
And a rubber, in English, is an eraser...
Edward James
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