Originally posted by Benjm
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I was wondering what cod liver oil had to do with it.
Originally posted by treibeis View PostFunnily enough, that's exactly what I said to him. "You're having a delight at my mamma. Go sling your Navratilova."
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Originally posted by Benjm View PostI was wondering what cod liver oil had to do with it.
If you're going to abruptly switch to female tennis ace rhyming slang, strictly speaking he was having a Steffi.
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Originally posted by Various Artist View PostFollowing a link or two about Polari reveals this little beauty from only last year, which I'd not come across before:
"C of E college apologises for students' attempt to 'queer evening prayer'" (The Guardian)
or "Church expresses ‘huge regret’ after Cambridge LGBT commemoration service held in gay slang language" (The Independent)
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"So 'e says to me, 'lend us your Virginia' - and I'm like 'do me a favour, I'd 'ave to go up into the Annabel for that!' Next Billie-Jean I know, 'e's dialled himself an Anka and buggered orff!" (Yeah, I know. Needs work.)
Originally posted by Stumpy Pepys View PostAlso, having a 'Sherman' (tank) or a 'Barclays' (bank).
I've also heard 'Tommy Tank' many times, but it's weak as p*ss. Sounds like it was made up by some young middle-class buck who doesn't quite get it.
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