Carol Tripp on thu 15 dec 05
I received Axner's newsletter and ended up on their tools page. Scrolled
down and came upon "Lee's Clay Bonker". What??? I know that in
American-English, to bonk means to hit. However, in English English, it
most certainly does not! In slang, to bonk means, in polite language, to
have sex. One can bonk, be a bonker or be bonked. See, I can write it and
no one in the US blushes but they will be laughing in the UK.
Best regards,
Carol
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Maurice Weitman on thu 15 dec 05
At 9:05 AM +0000 on 12/15/05, Carol Tripp wrote:
>[... In] American-English, to bonk means to hit. However, in English English,
>it most certainly does not! In slang, to bonk means, in polite language, to
>have sex. One can bonk, be a bonker or be bonked. See, I can write it and
>no one in the US blushes but they will be laughing in the UK.
It's a good thing they don't keep them in fanny packs!
Best,
Maurice
Edouard Bastarache Inc. on thu 15 dec 05
Maurice,
Kabonk, you hit the nail on the head !!!
"Ils sont fous ces quebecois"
"They are insane these quebekers"
"Están locos estos quebequeses"
Edouard Bastarache
Irreductible Quebecois
Indomitable Quebeker
Sorel-Tracy
Quebec
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http://perso.wanadoo.fr/smart2000/index.htm
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Subject: Re: Amusing name for a clay tool
> At 9:05 AM +0000 on 12/15/05, Carol Tripp wrote:
>>[... In] American-English, to bonk means to hit. However, in English
>>English,
>>it most certainly does not! In slang, to bonk means, in polite language,
>>to
>>have sex. One can bonk, be a bonker or be bonked. See, I can write it
>>and
>>no one in the US blushes but they will be laughing in the UK.
>
> It's a good thing they don't keep them in fanny packs!
>
> Best,
> Maurice
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marianne kuiper milks on thu 15 dec 05
Carol:
My very British daughter's boyfriend's eyes (can you follow that? It's pennsylvanian) were very wide indeed, when I asked him to pick up my daughter's fanny pack. I had to call my friend, HE wouldn't tell us!
Marianne
Carol Tripp wrote: I received Axner's newsletter and ended up on their tools page. Scrolled
down and came upon "Lee's Clay Bonker". What??? I know that in
American-English, to bonk means to hit. However, in English English, it
most certainly does not! In slang, to bonk means, in polite language, to
have sex. One can bonk, be a bonker or be bonked. See, I can write it and
no one in the US blushes but they will be laughing in the UK.
Best regards,
Carol
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Geoffrey Gaskell on fri 16 dec 05
Carol Tripp educates us thus:
> I received Axner's newsletter and ended up on their tools page. Scrolled
> down and came upon "Lee's Clay Bonker". What??? I know that in
> American-English, to bonk means to hit. However, in English English, it
> most certainly does not! In slang, to bonk means, in polite language, to
> have sex. One can bonk, be a bonker or be bonked. See, I can write it
and
> no one in the US blushes but they will be laughing in the UK.
And New Zealanders will also be laughing. A description of tools (for
comparative purposes) would also be considered something of a hoot (and that
has nothing to do with American hooters).
Geoffrey Gaskell
http://www.geoffreygaskell.co.nz/
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Mike Martino on fri 16 dec 05
Hey,
Maybe this is an issue of age or region because my age group (I'm 38,
don't tell) uses 'bonk' (or boink) as a word for sex too.
One time when I was in my twenties, I worked with a lady from Newcastle
Upon Tyne. We were discussing plans for going out the next day. She said
"Why don't you just knock me up some time after 12 tomorrow." My first
thought was "Allllriiighttt!", but then I realized what she meant : )
All of the other Americans at the table had a good laugh. The British
teachers just wondered what we were laughing at.
Mike
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Geoffrey Gaskell wrote:
>Carol Tripp educates us thus:
>
>
>
>>I received Axner's newsletter and ended up on their tools page. Scrolled
>>down and came upon "Lee's Clay Bonker". What??? I know that in
>>American-English, to bonk means to hit. However, in English English, it
>>most certainly does not! In slang, to bonk means, in polite language, to
>>have sex. One can bonk, be a bonker or be bonked. See, I can write it
>>
>>
>and
>
>
>>no one in the US blushes but they will be laughing in the UK.
>>
>>
>
>And New Zealanders will also be laughing. A description of tools (for
>comparative purposes) would also be considered something of a hoot (and that
>has nothing to do with American hooters).
>
>Geoffrey Gaskell
>http://www.geoffreygaskell.co.nz/
>
>
>
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