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By Ian Nance, published 17/12/2019

I'm prompted to pen this comment after somebody recently described something bad that had happened to them quite rapidly as occurring in 'one foul swoop'.

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And of course it could mean full. Which when I was a boy the term ‘he’s full was shortened from ‘he’s as full as a bull’ ... or drunk.

So imagine a full as a bull seamen with plaited hair, while becoming entangled in his chock and block inadvertently blows up his own explosive device.
Posted by imajulianutter, Wednesday, 18 December 2019 5:14:44 PM
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imajulianutter

And on the example from the sea; how about this play on words:

You can always tell a sailor by the semen (seaman sic) in his pants!

Dan
Posted by diver dan, Wednesday, 18 December 2019 8:32:41 PM
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