absolute bollox

[Mykidsmom]

Originally Posted by silver spoon

You know Helen, I used to use bollox as a young lad, meaning

ask my bollox,so now it's used to say a load of shit.Words are funny

swear words by us Irish,seem almost comical.

they are.....when i get mad and swear up a storm...which i dont do regularly (sic) hehee...

the friggin canadians crack up laughing...i get NO respect hehee..and my grandsons dont think the F word is a swear word at all ...they think....gimme a break...is the worst words you could possibly say to anyone...mind you when they said it to me i was devastated and very upset hehehe

[silver spoon]

when I fist came down under, I used to get

weird stares when I said bloody, for God's sake,

they couldn't understand me, so swearing wasn't a problem

to borrow your expression, he he he

[Red Biddy]

Feck is the in word in the UK now

[Curious Girl]

Originally Posted by Mykidsmom

you know as an exile...listening to canadian accents all day....i have to say.................i love that expression..."absolute Bollox" it reminds me so much of home lol.....and I even use it now and then....probably too much.....cos my 4 year old grandson eamonn is now saying..."absolute Bottox..." wonder where he heard that now lol

I've picked up some verra interesting slang off this & the other forum....somehow I'd never be able to say 'absolute bollox' here w/o having to be totally drunk or something. I can't fit that one in yet.

One has to listen carefully to tell the Canadian & U.S. accents apart, and half the time I can't.

[Rashers]

Originally Posted by Curious Girl

I've picked up some verra interesting slang off this & the other forum....somehow I'd never be able to say 'absolute bollox' here w/o having to be totally drunk or something. I can't fit that one in yet. .

Here's how to practice. Next time a politician tells you something just reply, "Sir (or madam), with the greatest respect, that's a load of absolute bollox!"

And no one will be able to argue the point with you, because no matter who or where the politician is you'll be perfectly correct.

[Red Biddy]

I tend to leve the noun out and say bollix

[Curious Girl]

Originally Posted by Rashers

Here's how to practice. Next time a politician tells you something just reply, "Sir (or madam), with the greatest respect, that's a load of absolute bollox!"

And no one will be able to argue the point with you, because no matter who or where the politician is you'll be perfectly correct.

Former Pres Bush would not have been able to understand.

Okay, to be a bit honest, until I looked it up this week, I did not know what the word meant. Had not heard it. This sounds dum probably, but I read the word & was reminded of this chain of department stores in S. Calif. named "Bullocks"....okay, yer thinking....like, whatever, girl.

[Red Biddy]

Originally Posted by Mykidsmom

awwwwwwwwwwww a date....captn and silver sitting in a tree hehehe..lets know how the relationship develops hehehe we'll all be waiting with bated breath...

You know im joking right?

Can I go too? I promise to sit under the tree?

[eithne]

When we came to the USA, we were shocked when the newspaper came they had a show home on the center pages, The heading was, THIS IS THE BOLLICKS KITCHEN, it was the surname of the owners of the house, came to find out it is a fairly common name here. You could scream out the word here and no one would know what you were saying

[silver spoon]

Originally Posted by Red Biddy

Can I go too? I promise to sit under the tree?

we are just at the holding hands stage, but to tell you the truth,

he's a bit too much "one eyed" for me. lol.


By the way red will you catch me.?