Juvenile things that make you snigger.

[Tyre Tread]

Big Rod said:

CalNaughtonJnr said:

It was reported on the local radio station news last night that a piglet had been stolen from Windmill Hill City farm in Bristol. As is the norm, a spokesperson was interviewed about it - her name?

Nicky Bacon!!

I briefly went out with a girl called Nicky Bacon. Wonder if it's her?

Is there a website I might be able to have a gander at?

I wouldn't bother. She'll be pig ugly.

[Big Rod]

Tyre Tread said:

Big Rod said:

CalNaughtonJnr said:

It was reported on the local radio station news last night that a piglet had been stolen from Windmill Hill City farm in Bristol. As is the norm, a spokesperson was interviewed about it - her name?

Nicky Bacon!!

I briefly went out with a girl called Nicky Bacon. Wonder if it's her?

Is there a website I might be able to have a gander at?

I wouldn't bother. She'll be pig ugly.

LOL!

I can assure you she wasn't back then but that was about 30 years ago. :-/

[CalNaughtonJnr]

http://www.windmillhillcityfarm.org.uk/wp-content/...

This is from a Google search but guessing it is probably her...

[Big Rod]

CalNaughtonJnr said:

http://www.windmillhillcityfarm.org.uk/wp-content/...

This is from a Google search but guessing it is probably her...

Thanks for that. I must admit my interest was piqued and had a little snoop myself but that's not her.

She was, how can I say this delicately, very well endowed in the chesticle department.

Edited by Big Rod on Thursday 6th August 11:34

[motco]

Big Rod said:

CalNaughtonJnr said:

http://www.windmillhillcityfarm.org.uk/wp-content/...

This is from a Google search but guessing it is probably her...

Thanks for that. I must admit my interest was piqued and had a little snoop myself but that's not her.

She was, how can I say this delicately, very well endowed in the chesticle department.

Edited by Big Rod on Thursday 6th August 11:34

Like the limerick immortalised 'Young Lady Named (or from) Horton'. I went out with a fifteen year old with the surname Horton and hers were quite symmetrical - unlike the aforementioned one from the limerick. Posted by BUMPFF halfway down

[aka_kerrly]

5potTurbo said:

Perhaps not so juvenile, but it made me snigger:

From this thread,

R1gtr said:

....
It is like choosing the McCann's to look after your kids rather than Mary Poppins.
....

snigger!

[R1gtr]

aka_kerrly said:

5potTurbo said:

Perhaps not so juvenile, but it made me snigger:

From this thread,

R1gtr said:

....
It is like choosing the McCann's to look after your kids rather than Mary Poppins.
....

snigger!

I have finally contributed something worthwhile to PH

[WD39]

AstonZagato said:

schmunk said:

AstonZagato said:

JonRB said:

rohrl said:

WD39 said:

Hugo a Gogo said:

Berkeley

? pls xpln.

Cockney rhyming slang.

Berkeley Hunt =

I mentioned this elsewhere recently, but for years when growing up I thought "berk" was a very tame word meaning a mildly silly person or a chump. It was only years later that I discovered "berk" is short for "Berkeley Hunt".

Berkshire Hunt surely.

You're berking up the wrong tree, I'm afraid...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkeley_Hunt

Maybe, maybe not:
http://www.cockneyrhymingslang.co.uk/slang/berkshi...
Collins gives both:
http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/englis...

Edited by AstonZagato on Wednesday 5th August 21:18

My uncle Dave, as cockernee as they come, explained to me when I was old enough to understand, that 'Berk' was Berkshire Hunt, rhyming slang for the C word shortened to berk to be acceptable in polite society.

[SilverSixer]

WD39 said:

My uncle Dave, as cockernee as they come, explained to me when I was old enough to understand, that 'Berk' was Berkshire Hunt, rhyming slang for the C word shortened to berk to be acceptable in polite society.

The killer fact for me on this one is that Berkshire is pronounced Barkshire, therefore 'berk' can't come from Berkshire, it has to be Berkeley, which is pronounced as it is spelled. That and the fact, as pointed out frequently, that there is no such thing as a Berkshire Hunt leads to the conclusion that it must be Berkeley. I think people believe it's Berkshire because they've heard of Berkshire but not Berkeley. It's a mistake based on an assumption coming from a lack of knowledge - no offence to uncle Dave, who I'm sure would fakkin' sort me right fakkin' out if he though I was calling him thick (which I'm not).

[Studio117]

SilverSixer said:

The killer fact for me on this one is that Berkshire is pronounced Barkshire, therefore 'berk' can't come from Berkshire, it has to be Berkeley, which is pronounced as it is spelled. That and the fact, as pointed out frequently, that there is no such thing as a Berkshire Hunt leads to the conclusion that it must be Berkeley. I think people believe it's Berkshire because they've heard of Berkshire but not Berkeley. It's a mistake based on an assumption coming from a lack of knowledge - no offence to uncle Dave, who I'm sure would fakkin' sort me right fakkin' out if he though I was calling him thick (which I'm not).

[R8VXF]

SilverSixer said:

The killer fact for me on this one is that Berkshire is pronounced Barkshire, therefore 'berk' can't come from Berkshire, it has to be Berkeley, which is pronounced as it is spelled. That and the fact, as pointed out frequently, that there is no such thing as a Berkshire Hunt leads to the conclusion that it must be Berkeley. I think people believe it's Berkshire because they've heard of Berkshire but not Berkeley. It's a mistake based on an assumption coming from a lack of knowledge - no offence to uncle Dave, who I'm sure would fakkin' sort me right fakkin' out if he though I was calling him thick (which I'm not).

And you really think the original cockney's had heard of the Berkeley Hunt?

[droopsnoot]

SilverSixer said:

The killer fact for me on this one is that Berkshire is pronounced Barkshire, therefore 'berk' can't come from Berkshire, it has to be Berkeley, which is pronounced as it is spelled.

That makes some sense - I've always had to gloss over the jump from "Bark" to "Berk" pronunciation when explaining this. However there is a local primary school which is named "Berkeley" and pronounced "Barcly", so it doesn't really help around here.

[JonRB]

SilverSixer said:

The killer fact for me on this one is that Berkshire is pronounced Barkshire, therefore 'berk' can't come from Berkshire, it has to be Berkeley, which is pronounced as it is spelled. That and the fact, as pointed out frequently, that there is no such thing as a Berkshire Hunt leads to the conclusion that it must be Berkeley. I think people believe it's Berkshire because they've heard of Berkshire but not Berkeley. It's a mistake based on an assumption coming from a lack of knowledge - no offence to uncle Dave, who I'm sure would fakkin' sort me right fakkin' out if he though I was calling him thick (which I'm not).

Well, that sorts that out for me.

[JonRB]

R8VXF said:

And you really think the original cockney's had heard of the Berkeley Hunt?

What's a "had"?

[SilverSixer]

R8VXF said:

And you really think the original cockney's had heard of the Berkeley Hunt?

It's more likely that they'd heard of the Berkeley Hunt than the Berkshire Hunt, yes. Because the Berkshire Hunt doesn't exist.

[AstonZagato]

SilverSixer said:

R8VXF said:

And you really think the original cockney's had heard of the Berkeley Hunt?

It's more likely that they'd heard of the Berkeley Hunt than the Berkshire Hunt, yes. Because the Berkshire Hunt doesn't exist.

But the Berkshire Hunt does exist (and has done for almost 200 years):
http://www.oldberkshunt.co.uk/

[R8VXF]

JonRB said:

R8VXF said:

And you really think the original cockney's had heard of the Berkeley Hunt?

What's a "had"?

I claim grocers' apostrophe's'

[JonRB]

Well, regardless of the etymology, I think we can all agree that "berk" is a far less innocent thing to call someone than some of us were initially led to believe.

[JonRB]

R8VXF said:

I claim grocers' apostrophe's'

[WD39]

SilverSixer said:

WD39 said:

My uncle Dave, as cockernee as they come, explained to me when I was old enough to understand, that 'Berk' was Berkshire Hunt, rhyming slang for the C word shortened to berk to be acceptable in polite society.

The killer fact for me on this one is that Berkshire is pronounced Barkshire, therefore 'berk' can't come from Berkshire, it has to be Berkeley, which is pronounced as it is spelled. That and the fact, as pointed out frequently, that there is no such thing as a Berkshire Hunt leads to the conclusion that it must be Berkeley. I think people believe it's Berkshire because they've heard of Berkshire but not Berkeley. It's a mistake based on an assumption coming from a lack of knowledge - no offence to uncle Dave, who I'm sure would fakkin' sort me right fakkin' out if he though I was calling him thick (which I'm not).

I would put forward that when these rhyming slang epithets were first used that there was indeed fox hunting in the county of Berkshire. Probably still is.

My lovely uncle Dave, RIP, was a man of peace and would not consider 'sorting someone out'. But he did know his cockles from his whelks, so I would certainly believe his origins of the phrase.