Sunday, January 29, 2012

Spades are properly called spades


            —   They're called "communists,"  you berk
   
                                               "Critics of capitalism"  call global protest in June

5 comments:

DougM said...

Berk, excellent word.
It should be added to the Am-Brit dictionary you linked to below.

Rodger the Real King of France said...

Doug, I guess it's because "berk" has no American counterpart to cause confusion.

Anonymous said...

" I guess it's because "berk" has no American counterpart to cause confusion" Uhhh..Jerk?....Or is that Polish?
illiterate x

WV resticea,like siesta only with more rest...
not so funny x

Kim said...

"Berk" is an abbreviation of Cockney slang.

Originally, it meant "Berkshire Hunt" as a euphemism for a bad person.

pdwalker said...

as in cockney rhyming slang?

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