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I know some one in Northern Ireland who got into trouble using FTP :-) FTP is common Protestant insult to Catholics.
by Mauricebranagh 5y ago
I know some one in Northern Ireland who got into trouble using FTP :-)
FTP is common Protestant insult to Catholics.
- ben_w 5y agoIn reverse, I wonder how well known Irish and British slang is in the USA: “Bumming” can mean to obtain or make use of something that belongs to someone else by begging; “fag” can mean cigarette; “for the craic” (“craic” pronounced “crack”) is “for fun”. (And thanks to the very early part of my mother’s Alzheimer’s, I also know that an archaic meaning of “glory hole” is a cupboard for miscellaneous items, and the etymology of the sexual reference is that both are where you put your “junk”).
- asimpletune 5y agoBumming is pretty common here. We don’t say the other word.
- imwillofficial 5y agoThe first time you heard her casual use of glory hole must have been alarming, and later hilarious. (I’m sorry to hear about your mother, my condolences.)
- ben_w 5y agoAbsolutely, and thank you.