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From: suz@fluke.UUCP (Suzanne Jurgensen)
Newsgroups: net.jokes
Subject: versatile word somewhat defined - offensive to  (ROT13)
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Date: Mon, 7-Oct-85 19:55:11 EDT
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Posted: Mon Oct  7 19:55:11 1985
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Gurer unf orra znal pbzzragf nobhg jurer gur jbeq 'shpx' pnzr sebz.
Znal fnl gung vg vf na npebalz naq bguref qrpyner gung vg jnf abg
sebz gur Trezna jbeq svpxra (be nf gur glcb fubjrq vg sevpxra).  Znlor
gur sbyybjvat jvyy furq n qvz yvtug ba gur bevtva bs guvf jbeq.

Gur sbyybjvat vf sebz "N Qvpgvbanel bs Fynat naq Hapbairagvbany Ratyvfu",
gur 8gu rqvgvba.

"Wbua Sybevb (? 1553-1625) qrsvarq "sbggrer": Gb wncr; gb fneqr, gb
shpxr; gb fjvir; gb bpphcl.  Gur Fubegre Bksbeq Qvpgvbanel (1973):
Pbaarpgvba jvgu flabalzbhf Trezna "svpxra' pnaabg or qrzbafgengrq.
Revp Cnegevqtr fhttrfgrq (va gur 7gu rqvgvba bs Qvpg. bs Fynat) gung
vg vf nyzbfg pregnvayl pbtangr jvgu gur yngva ireo 'chatrer' naq
abha 'chtvy, obgu ner sebz n enqvpny zrnavat 'gb fgevxr';frznagvpnyyl,
gurersber, 'shpx' yvaxf jvgu 'cevpx'."

"shpxrq, nqwrpgvir.  Rkgerzryl jrnel; (hggreyl) rkunhfgrq. Sebz 'shpx',
ireo. Urer, gur Trezna bevtva - svpxra, 'gb fgevxr' - vf pyrne.  Pbzcner
gur ybj-Nzrevpna-fynat grezf erpbeqrq ol Urael Yrirentr va Sylaa'f,
Wnahnel 24, 1925: 'svpx',ireo: Gb svtug; gb orne. 'svpxrq', nqwrpgvir:
Orngra, rkunhfgrq. 'svpxre', abha: N svtugre; n ebhtu."

Vs lbh rawbl ybbxvat hc qrsvavgvbaf naq bevtvaf bs jbeqf, V jbhyq fhttrfg
lbh crehfr guebhtu n pbcl bs guvf qvpgvbanel.  Lbh'yy svaq fhpu whvpl
gvqovgf nf 'shpx zr naq gur onol'f lbhef!', 'shpx zr cvax', be 'shpx-cvt'.
Be sbe n punatr bs jbeqf ubj nobhg 'qb lbh fcvg zhpu jvgu gung pbhtu?'
naq 'qb lbh guvax V fuvg zvenpyrf?'.


Fhm W.