Comments on: Shoot! eBay's got a new darn policy http://tamebay.com/2007/11/shoot-ebays-got-a-new-darn-policy.html eBay & ecommerce made easy Wed, 23 May 2012 09:49:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Kate http://tamebay.com/2007/11/shoot-ebays-got-a-new-darn-policy.html#comment-2953 Kate Wed, 28 Nov 2007 19:57:14 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/11/shoot-ebays-got-a-new-darn-policy.html#comment-2953 Checking my copy of Cassell's dictionary of slang, it says that "naff off" has been in use since the 1950's so I would guess that Ronnie Barker got it from the royal family rather than the other way round. Re ebay - silly, unworkable policy. BPs are bad enough as it is. Checking my copy of Cassell’s dictionary of slang, it says that “naff off” has been in use since the 1950′s so I would guess that Ronnie Barker got it from the royal family rather than the other way round.

Re ebay – silly, unworkable policy. BPs are bad enough as it is.

]]> By: Adrian (vzaar chief geek) http://tamebay.com/2007/11/shoot-ebays-got-a-new-darn-policy.html#comment-2952 Adrian (vzaar chief geek) Tue, 27 Nov 2007 11:37:45 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/11/shoot-ebays-got-a-new-darn-policy.html#comment-2952 There are a lot of false etymologies on the work fuck. Steven Pinker had some <a>really interesting stuff to say on this on Guardian Science Podcast</a>. Click on science extra. There are a lot of false etymologies on the work fuck.

Steven Pinker had some really interesting stuff to say on this on Guardian Science Podcast. Click on science extra.

]]> By: Sue Bailey http://tamebay.com/2007/11/shoot-ebays-got-a-new-darn-policy.html#comment-2951 Sue Bailey Mon, 26 Nov 2007 22:01:38 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/11/shoot-ebays-got-a-new-darn-policy.html#comment-2951 Anonnymouse: I don't know why you wouldn't believe dictionary.com's history. The two acronyms you mention are nonsense. "fuck" is a good old Anglo-Saxon word: the Germanic etymology (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuck#Via_Germanic" rel="nofollow">as given in Wikipedia</a>) looks good to me. Anonnymouse:
I don’t know why you wouldn’t believe dictionary.com’s history. The two acronyms you mention are nonsense. “fuck” is a good old Anglo-Saxon word: the Germanic etymology (as given in Wikipedia) looks good to me.

]]> By: Anonnymouse http://tamebay.com/2007/11/shoot-ebays-got-a-new-darn-policy.html#comment-2950 Anonnymouse Mon, 26 Nov 2007 21:45:26 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/11/shoot-ebays-got-a-new-darn-policy.html#comment-2950 Evening All Just catching up with the news on Taming eBay :) Whilst on the subject of swearing & etc, where does the word FUCK come from. One explanation I was given was it was a group fo American Paedophiles who campaigned "For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge" whilst another swore (forgive the pun) that it went back further an means For Under Consent (of the ) King Anyone know its origin? P.S. I don't believe dictionary.com's "History": http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/fuck Evening All

Just catching up with the news on Taming eBay :)

Whilst on the subject of swearing & etc, where does the word FUCK come from. One explanation I was given was it was a group fo American Paedophiles who campaigned “For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge” whilst another swore (forgive the pun) that it went back further an means For Under Consent (of the ) King

Anyone know its origin?

P.S. I don’t believe dictionary.com’s “History”:
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/fuck

]]> By: Steve http://tamebay.com/2007/11/shoot-ebays-got-a-new-darn-policy.html#comment-2949 Steve Mon, 26 Nov 2007 17:58:47 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/11/shoot-ebays-got-a-new-darn-policy.html#comment-2949 Was this policy drafted up on a "bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen."....? eBay T&S, now incorporating thoughtpolice! Was this policy drafted up on a “bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.”….?

eBay T&S, now incorporating thoughtpolice!

]]> By: Sue Bailey http://tamebay.com/2007/11/shoot-ebays-got-a-new-darn-policy.html#comment-2948 Sue Bailey Mon, 26 Nov 2007 16:55:46 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/11/shoot-ebays-got-a-new-darn-policy.html#comment-2948 Ooh, interesting, Dan: I'd always been told it was a word Porridge made up so they could "swear" on primetime. Must go look out my uni notes - my director of studies once said to me rather rashly "more English swear words are from French than Anglo-Saxon". I disagreed. He sent me off to make a list of each, and I think he was rather shocked at the breadth of my vocabulary :-D Ooh, interesting, Dan: I’d always been told it was a word Porridge made up so they could “swear” on primetime.

Must go look out my uni notes – my director of studies once said to me rather rashly “more English swear words are from French than Anglo-Saxon”. I disagreed. He sent me off to make a list of each, and I think he was rather shocked at the breadth of my vocabulary :-D

]]> By: Adrian (vzaar chief geek) http://tamebay.com/2007/11/shoot-ebays-got-a-new-darn-policy.html#comment-2947 Adrian (vzaar chief geek) Mon, 26 Nov 2007 16:41:37 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/11/shoot-ebays-got-a-new-darn-policy.html#comment-2947 Maybe everyone should switch to using Parliamentry swear words. "With the greatest of respect" = "You're a big giant &^%$" ".. the respectable honourable ..." = "You a big giant &^%$" "with due respect" = "You a big giant &^%$" Maybe everyone should switch to using Parliamentry swear words.

“With the greatest of respect” = “You’re a big giant &^%$”
“.. the respectable honourable …” = “You a big giant &^%$”
“with due respect” = “You a big giant &^%$”

]]> By: Dan Wilson http://tamebay.com/2007/11/shoot-ebays-got-a-new-darn-policy.html#comment-2946 Dan Wilson Mon, 26 Nov 2007 15:37:40 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/11/shoot-ebays-got-a-new-darn-policy.html#comment-2946 Sue, I'm not sure that naff was from Ronnie Barker. Cassell's Dictiuonary of Slang (vital work of reference for board moderators everywhere!) has various meanings dating back to the middle nineteenth century including a few nice polari usages. ;O) A friend of mine works in an office that has what we call a 'scunthorpe' filter. My mails with fruity language are often stopped. So we have turned to archaic swearing to get them through. My particular favourite is 'swiving' or 'swiver'.. as in fornicating or fornicator. ;o) dw Sue,

I’m not sure that naff was from Ronnie Barker. Cassell’s Dictiuonary of Slang (vital work of reference for board moderators everywhere!) has various meanings dating back to the middle nineteenth century including a few nice polari usages. ;O)

A friend of mine works in an office that has what we call a ‘scunthorpe’ filter. My mails with fruity language are often stopped. So we have turned to archaic swearing to get them through. My particular favourite is ‘swiving’ or ‘swiver’.. as in fornicating or fornicator. ;o)

dw

]]> By: Sue Bailey http://tamebay.com/2007/11/shoot-ebays-got-a-new-darn-policy.html#comment-2945 Sue Bailey Mon, 26 Nov 2007 13:39:17 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/11/shoot-ebays-got-a-new-darn-policy.html#comment-2945 Not to mention "naff", invented by Ronnie Barker in Porridge, and now used by the royal family :-D Not to mention “naff”, invented by Ronnie Barker in Porridge, and now used by the royal family :-D

]]> By: Mark http://tamebay.com/2007/11/shoot-ebays-got-a-new-darn-policy.html#comment-2944 Mark Mon, 26 Nov 2007 13:38:17 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/11/shoot-ebays-got-a-new-darn-policy.html#comment-2944 I remember the watermelons at B3ta. I've still got the homerun of swear words in a post on the PS board :-) I remember the watermelons at B3ta.

I’ve still got the homerun of swear words in a post on the PS board :-)

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