I so want to put this in my quotes file, but I can't.

[waider]

So I stumble into an office conversation between [Irish male coworker], [American female coworker], [Italian male coworker] and [French male coworker], at the point at which [French male coworker] says, "so what does "cunt" mean?"

Much laughter ensued, followed by a whispered explanation from [American female coworker] and thereafter by a somewhat embarrassed-looking [French male coworker].

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[bitpuddle.livejournal.com]

Get that man a dictionary.

[rimrunner.livejournal.com]

I've got that one scene from Henry V running through my head now...

(Although, since the French word is very similar, I'm a little surprised he didn't know it.)

My little sister...

[ex-doohickey67.livejournal.com]

USed to ask dad questions like that when she was 6 to embarrass him.

[eejitalmuppet.livejournal.com]

Heh. Reminds me of a favourite linguistic moment of days gone by...

In my student days, a friend of mine was dating a very nice German girl. His parents were heavily involved with The Church (not sure which flavour, but I'd guess Church of Scotland, which is approximately Presbyterian) and very strait-laced (the full-blown "People who have sex outside of wedlock shall burn in the fiery pits of Hell" thang).

Anyway, there was a famous conversation with Esther (IIRC, it was the second time they met her), in which she came out with the following gem:

"Ja, Davie is teaching me English. I lay Davie, Davie lays me... Also, "fuck" is quite a rude word, ja?"