One for all you Cockneys
01-08-07 | 09:49 PM
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One for all you Cockneys
Not FG/SS specific, but relevant nonetheless.
https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/6242669.stm
https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/6242669.stm
01-08-07 | 10:08 PM
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FYI, the etymology of "cockney" points strictly to East London, particularly the working class of said area: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cockney
Acceptable alternatives are: ******s, arseholes, or limeys.
Hahaha, ******, ****** ******.
Acceptable alternatives are: ******s, arseholes, or limeys.
Hahaha, ******, ****** ******.
01-08-07 | 10:20 PM
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Originally Posted by 12XU
FYI, the etymology of "cockney" points strictly to East London, particularly the working class of said area: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cockney
Acceptable alternatives are: ******s, arseholes, or limeys.
Hahaha, ******, ****** ******.
Acceptable alternatives are: ******s, arseholes, or limeys.
Hahaha, ******, ****** ******.
01-09-07 | 03:44 AM
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You're funny mate.
Self important pedants are so cool.
I realise that not all people in London are born within the sound of Bow Bells (the REAL definition of a Cockney), but 'my fellow Englishmen and residents of my hometown - London - BEWARE! Forsooth, there is a tea-leaf about' is just too longwinded.
Self important pedants are so cool.
I realise that not all people in London are born within the sound of Bow Bells (the REAL definition of a Cockney), but 'my fellow Englishmen and residents of my hometown - London - BEWARE! Forsooth, there is a tea-leaf about' is just too longwinded.
01-09-07 | 04:02 AM
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Sad but true 
The best thing to do if your bike is nicked in London is take a few mates down to Brick Lane market and if you see it fight for it.
The old bill just don't seem interested any more.
The best thing to do if your bike is nicked in London is take a few mates down to Brick Lane market and if you see it fight for it.
The old bill just don't seem interested any more.
01-09-07 | 09:09 AM
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Originally Posted by 12XU
FYI, the etymology of "cockney" points strictly to East London, particularly the working class of said area: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cockney
Acceptable alternatives are: ******s, arseholes, or limeys.
Hahaha, ******, ****** ******.
Acceptable alternatives are: ******s, arseholes, or limeys.
Hahaha, ******, ****** ******.
01-09-07 | 09:16 AM
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Originally Posted by eddiebrannan
"definition" not "etymology," smartarse
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7jScGj34ig
NJS.
01-09-07 | 11:36 AM
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Originally Posted by eddiebrannan
"definition" not "etymology," smartarse
Originally Posted by queerpunk
01-09-07 | 12:04 PM
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Originally Posted by bbattle
Anyone have an opinion of the Old Speckled Hen?
01-09-07 | 01:50 PM
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Originally Posted by 12XU
In this case, I believe they could be used interchangeably, but etymology would be preferred since we're talking about historical origin, you asian-seeming mother****er.
heheh nice one
to me though, etymology referers to the history of the word's component elements, rather than what it refers to.
i could be wrong (usages vary), but this is the dictionary definition i found online:
1. The origin and historical development of a linguistic form as shown by determining its basic elements, earliest known use, and changes in form and meaning, tracing its transmission from one language to another, identifying its cognates in other languages, and reconstructing its ancestral form where possible.
2. The branch of linguistics that deals with etymologies.
