Charlie StrossI'd like to be able to call Kier Starmer the C-word in public but understandably this might offend a lot of people, so instead I'm going to call him an Unrinsed Fleshlight.
Hugo Mills@cstross I can understand why you'd want to call him a C******vative, but you're right, it really is offensive.
@darkling In Scotland it's a gender-neutral synonym for "person", but unfortunately Scottish vernacular usage is fucking unacceptable in most every other cunting country, ye ken?
@cstross I know. There was a rather good documentary about the word some years ago, that went into great detail on how it's seen around the world (and highlighted the fond usage in Scotland and the East End).