Words we mustn't use

[tractor]

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Reminds me of the eighties during the Falklands War.

The troops began calling the locals 'Bennies'. For those too young to understand the term and why it might be construed as derogatory, google 'Crossroads Benny'

Anyways, the commanders got a directive from Whitehall to stop the troops using the term, telling the troops that they are 'not bennies'. So they began calling them 'NotBennies'

[MaryPoppins]

Although, to be fair, so is selling upscaled vintage furniture so I do sympathise. Probably just people being a bit jewish.....

How is the comedy career?

[TestMangler]

How is the comedy career?

I'm here all week.....

[MicrosoftBob]

When I were a lad the term Homo was a generic mild insult very similar to the use of gay today.

It had no specific homophobic connotations, despite its obvious roots, by that I mean that when I was 6 or 7 my peers and I had no real concept of any sexuality let alone homosexuality so couldn't deliberately use it in that way.

As we got older Homo was still used pretty generically although the terms queer, poof or pooftah were used to indicate homosexual. Strangely the words queer, poof and pooftah were also used by homosexuals to describe themselves and weren't considered insulting, obviously when screamed in the face by a DM wearing skinhead they did take on some degree of insult.

Obviously times have changed and now even using a grammatically correct and accurate word to describe someone can be considered insulting by some... Oh Well

And not forgetting Homersexual for someone who watches The Simpsons too much

[TykeMerc]

Reminds me of the eighties during the Falklands War.

The troops began calling the locals 'Bennies'. For those too young to understand the term and why it might be construed as derogatory, google 'Crossroads Benny'

Anyways, the commanders got a directive from Whitehall to stop the troops using the term, telling the troops that they are 'not bennies'. So they began calling them 'NotBennies'

I believe they became known as "Stills" instead as in Still Benny....

The prevailing style of headgear in that rather chilly environment being a woolly hat and Crossroads being on air at the time of the Falklands Conflict.

[tractor]

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I believe they became known as "Stills" instead as in Still Benny....

The prevailing style of headgear in that rather chilly environment being a woolly hat and Crossroads being on air at the time of the Falklands Conflict.

The first time the soldiers were chastised, I am sure it was Not Benny. Later, they were told they were still not to call them bennies and the 'still nots' came into being.

edit: lol there appears to be a number of versions out there on the net, even down to one Argentine commander claiming it to be a reference to Benny Hill, because they were all bawdy

Praps the truth is lost in time but the gist of the joke and the PC references still count

[GlenW]

There is only one word I must not use, my first wife's name when in the throes of passion with the current Mrs W. She goes f***ing berserk.

[TestMangler]

There is only one word I must not use, my first wife's name when in the throes of passion with the current Mrs W. She goes f***ing berserk.

The 'bronco' position, I believe it's called. Say your ex's name and see how long you can stay on...

[Platypus]

Did you have 'biff' too, contraction from spina-bifida?

Just remembered what we called those little disabled cars you'd see on the touch line at the match - Spaz-chariots!

No, not this.

Or spacca wagons.

But this.

We used the word Jew like 'oh, you lucky Jew' or 'you Jewed that'

Ah, we did have that usage too! I'd forgotten.

And we also used 'bender' to refer to homos, or alleged homos, in additional to all the usual slurs.

[tractor]

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There is only one word I must not use, my first wife's name when in the throes of passion with the current Mrs W. She goes f***ing berserk.

Trust me, it will be even worse if you use your next wife's name in similar circumstances