Thought I'd start this as a new thread, rather than hijack securespark's more cerebral 'Gay' one, where....
This got me thinking that Spaz kind of died out once Blue Peter gave the schoolchildren of the 70s 'Joey Deacon' (actually, his is an inspiring story if you read it, but that's not what we're here to discuss).
I also remember at my school, and growing up in general (down in Essex) that 'tw*t' was used fairly liberally just to mean a buffoon, and we were never corrected, but now it is seen as being quite rude. Same goes for d*ldo, which we just used to mean idiot, and again, no parents ever set us straight.
Having said that, I know a few people that were told off for using Joey - My friend Neil even got slapped by his Mum for using it.
Anyone else got any insults from back then .....?
ellal said:'gay' is the latest playground insult - just like 'spaz' used to be in my schooldays..
This got me thinking that Spaz kind of died out once Blue Peter gave the schoolchildren of the 70s 'Joey Deacon' (actually, his is an inspiring story if you read it, but that's not what we're here to discuss).
I also remember at my school, and growing up in general (down in Essex) that 'tw*t' was used fairly liberally just to mean a buffoon, and we were never corrected, but now it is seen as being quite rude. Same goes for d*ldo, which we just used to mean idiot, and again, no parents ever set us straight.
Having said that, I know a few people that were told off for using Joey - My friend Neil even got slapped by his Mum for using it.
Anyone else got any insults from back then .....?