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The Walrus at work BS: Mediaeval Swear Words (71* d) RE: BS: Mediaeval Swear Words 05 Sep 02


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SlowAlan,

If you want a good Regency curse, how about
"Damn your eyes, limbs and blue breeches!"
Its what Shakespeare called a "good mouth filling curse" (and it still has an effect today).
Presumably "Damn you eyes" is the "blinding" in the phrase "Effing and blinding"

Walrus




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