Charlie StrossFeb 5
I'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.
Show threadTane Piper ⁂Feb 5

@cstross Why?

A spade is a spade.

I once called Cameron a cunt to his face while he was filming with a BBC news crew on Princes St. I wonder if it's in the archives?

Show threadCharlie StrossFeb 5
@tanepiper Yeah, but we're in Scotland, where "cunt" is an affectionate term of endearment between friends: a lot of my readers are in the Excited Snakes of America where you can be mistaken for an incel if you use it as an expletive. Regional usage varies!
Show threadJaime Robertson

@cstross @tanepiper I learned that usage several years ago while having dinner with you and @feorag in Colorado*. She received a one word text from a friend back home. I figure it had to be around 4am back there.

*There was a 4th person who had given you a ride. Afterwards I was stopped by a cop because I had forgotten my headlights. Fortunately was not ticketed

Feb 5 at 4:11pmWeb