Getting Off at Gateshead: The Dirtiest Words and Phrases in English from Ars-end to Zig-zig
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Where might it be advisable to bend your steps if you experienced an urgent need to bury a quaker? What would be your state of mind - or rather the state of your body - if someone described you as after your greens? How often does the average woman enjoy the pleasure of a visit from the cardinal? Under what circumstances would it be advisable to get out at Liverpool Edge Hill, rather than continuing all the way to Liverpool Lime Street? What is the exact nature of the complaint known as 'Irish toothache', and why is a hot poultice - or, failing that, a consultation with the eminent physician Dr Jerkoff - generally considered to be the only reliable cure? How old is the 'F' word and where does it come from? And has it always been verboten in polite society? Getting Off at Gateshead provides the answers to these, and to hundreds of other intriguing questions about words and phrases that are generally best avoided in job interviews, vicarage tea-parties, or when meeting your mother-in-law.
| Author | Jonathon Green |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Quercus Books |
| Place | London |
| Year | 2008 |
| ISBN | 9781847246080 |
| Binding | Hardcover |
| Condition | Very Good |
| Dustjacket Condition | Very Good |
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