I know I started the diversion, but perhaps this thread has reached a stage where some parents might not want their younger children to be reading it.
(Adopts po-faced expression)
(Or, “Adopts po-face,” might be a more economical way of putting it.)
Re: Long Distance unicycling
johnfoss <johnfoss.of300@timelimit.unicyclist.com> wrote:
> Does “fanny” not mean “bum” or “bottom” in the UK?
Not exactly. With out wanting to go into too much detail , there are
children on this group after all, and americans who are easily offended,
men don’t have fannys. Women do. Very few women are called Fanny in the UK
, at least not publicly nowadays.
There is a bill board I pass sometimes , it adverises a bakery with the
slogan " Our muffins are soft and sticky, just like Fanny’s" with a
picture of a 1950s house wife taking cakes out of an oven.
This poster manages to just not be offensive, BUT only just, its trying
really hard.
Sarah
–
Union of UK Unicyclists
By and for UK riders
“Fanny-Pack” taboo subject
Where did the children come from? Is it a secret to be kept from the children? At least that F word is not as vulgar as the C word. I wonder why it is decided that some words are bad and some are acceptable. I use a Stealth Pouch instead of a Bum-Bag. It is similar except it attaches to my belt intead of having a belt of its own. For longer distances I usually carry a day-pack too.
Re: Fanny debate
When young kids over here (uk) start using the word “w***y” for boys’ bits, it’s only slightly rude and even quite comical. I would have said that fanny, for the equivalent girl’ bits, was at a similar level of rudeness - ie, only slightly.
That’s why “fanny-pack” sounds funny rather than offensive - to my ears, anyway…