You're a bloody puppet! You're a wee little puppet man!

Spike ,'Smile Time'


The Great Write Way, Chapter Two: Twice upon a time...  

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Amy - Aug 30, 2006 10:53:55 am PDT #8192 of 10001
Because books.

Awesome drabbles, everybody. I'm hoping to get around to it before the week is up...

In the meantime, hivemind question: Is there current British slang for "girl" or "woman"? I mean, I know lots of other words (the common ones, like loo, and lift, and sorted, etc.) but I'm blanking on this. Any ideas?


ChiKat - Aug 30, 2006 10:55:33 am PDT #8193 of 10001
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?

Bird? Or is that old?


Amy - Aug 30, 2006 10:57:31 am PDT #8194 of 10001
Because books.

See, that's what I kept thinking. I knew that (and "bint," thanks to Spike, which is not appropriate in this instance) but it seems dated.


Typo Boy - Aug 30, 2006 11:10:55 am PDT #8195 of 10001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.

Flower or Petal? Guess thats kind of old too. W need input from an actual English woman. Oh Fay...?


Amy - Aug 30, 2006 11:13:39 am PDT #8196 of 10001
Because books.

Flower or Petal?

I'm thinking more of a way to refer to a woman, not something you'd call her. As in, "I'm chuffed I met such a brilliant [insert word here]."


Topic!Cindy - Aug 30, 2006 11:19:40 am PDT #8197 of 10001
What is even happening?

...woman?


Amy - Aug 30, 2006 11:20:16 am PDT #8198 of 10001
Because books.

Hush, you.


Aims - Aug 30, 2006 11:33:28 am PDT #8199 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.

poppet?? (heh)


Topic!Cindy - Aug 30, 2006 12:28:48 pm PDT #8200 of 10001
What is even happening?

Amy, what's the sentence, otherwise? You don't want to over-slang it.


Amy - Aug 30, 2006 2:53:30 pm PDT #8201 of 10001
Because books.

No one sentence. I've got a Brit hero, and I had him calling her a pretty bird at one point, and it just felt ... weird. I wanted to know if there was something I could plug in at different points (because he's North London, uses a lot of slang).