Etymology of Inappropriate Things
If you haven't read on the news wire, my boss JP is a bit British. He's a Welshman actually. And as a result, he has a penchant for busting out the Britishism, often leaving us with contorted faces, sideways glances, and the proverbial scratched heads.
He'll toss in words/phrases like mollycoddled, dross, knackered, cocking a snoot, smarmy, and loads others I can't recall. JP is a nut, god bless him!
Today was an especially funny/dirtay circumstance involving such diction.
Backstory: I bought the new Staind DVD for Sylvia last night whilst out at Best Buy and dropped it in her work mailbox today.
Story: I am doing my job, walking through our kitchen (in the House That Asbestos Built) and overhear JP and Sylvia talking about the word buggery. Yes, most appropriate work chat, but that's JP for you. Apparently Sylvia asked him about it because he dropped a paper and called out "Bugger!" She thought he said "Fucker" which is quite hilarious itself. Sylvia asks what it means in jolly old England, as its connotation seems different in the States. So as is often the case, JP (with his masters in History) waxes over the origins of the word and its changed meaning through time. In a nutshell, it has to do with anal sex.
As he's finishing his diatribe, Sylvia looks at me and says "I'm so excited about what you put in my box."
To which I reply, "And I'm so excited about getting my $14 from you."
JP, with his typical gutter mind, says, "Wait a minute. You're talking about him putting something in your box and now you owe him $14. You have some explaining to do." LMAO
Dirty ol' git! Talk about smarmy! Sylvia and I bowed our heads in shame while laughing... because he wasn't exactly quiet about it... and he was standing by the doorway that leads into the lobby where the students are waiting!!
This is the man who got on some tangent a while back about Koko the gorilla and how she sexually harasses her female handlers. Then he makes a comment about her putting her breast on the plate glass like in some movie...
Oy! That's my crazy boss! A regular J. Peterman!
3 comments:
Speaking of dirtay English words. I've been told that F.U.C.K. is actually an acronym that means Fornication Under the Crown of the King. Apparently it was considered a crime. Maybe JP will know if that is actually the case.
Man, I wish I had gotten to meet that crazy bloke!
I am glad that Sylvia liked what you put in her box... If you mispronounced the word "disc," it could have gotten even raunchier. lol
hmm I got them all except "cocking a snoot" dang it i thought it was about drinking. buggery was easy though. ask him how he says Bath
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