I will donate a copy of "The Oxford English Dictionary" if you like >>>>>
iain
Well you guys are just a wealth of information. The next time I get stuck
on a word in one of these old salmon books I'll just put it to the list.
:-) I never thought of using the Cambridge dictionary... another useful
book for fly tying!!!
Thanks,
Deb
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of Ed Engelman/Sue Atkinson
Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2005 9:54 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: [VFB] Salmon Flies... Glazing
Well I must admit I was taken aback the first time I was told that I was a
"bit cheeky".
Anyway, there is a connection between the word fag meaning a cigarette and
fag being a derogatory term for homosexual.
A fag in its older usage meant a glowing ember. Back when burning at the
stake was a common way of ending a person's life, it was deemed a waste of a
good firewood to burn a homosexual. Therefore, homosexuals were tossed on
the dying coals thereby tossing them onto the fags. Therefore the
derogatory term.
Anyway, when we took him for a
walking tour of downtown Chicago he spotted a mate up the block walking
towards us.... we of course didn't recognize him or know they were
acquainted.... until he yelled out to his buddy.... "Can I bum a fag from
you mate?" Which can have a very different meaning here in US. I was ready
to crawl into the nearest crack in the building so not a soul would think I
was with him. ROTFLMAO!!! Not something you will ever forget. I'm so
thankful I made it through that day without anyone getting deeply offended
by me.
Deb
