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Thread #44292   Message #654054
Posted By: Dave Bryant
20-Feb-02 - 12:17 PM
Thread Name: BS: The Etymology of 'Feck'
Subject: RE: BS: The Etymology of 'Feck'
When young Brendan Behan wrote "Borstal Boy" he used Fugg/Fugging to get the book through the then current censorship rules. Upon being introduced to him at a party, Dorothy Parker is reputed have said "Ah yes, you're that young Irishman who can't spell FUCK !"