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Teddy · Post by **Teddy** » Fri Jan 23, 2004 5:56 pm

Well.... to be perfectly honest.... no.... not really... in fact it made me smile.... my thoughts were......... " What a twit!..... he's trying to wind me up.."

Best wishes
Teddy

mrbigg · Post by **mrbigg** » Fri Jan 23, 2004 6:03 pm

if it makes you feel better you can call me "bigg boy"

Teddy · Post by **Teddy** » Fri Jan 23, 2004 6:09 pm

Thanks all the same but I'll settle for "twit"....

.... it seems more apt somehow. And besides... I was always taught never to tell lies..

All the best
Teddy

Pushbutton · Post by **Pushbutton** » Fri Jan 23, 2004 7:08 pm

Now I thought a TeddyBoy was an English version of a greaser. Elvis hair, pointed shoes, switchblade, tight pants etc. But a Twit in America is a fool. Maybe TeddyBoy is an insult in England now a days like Twit.
Pb

Teddy · Post by **Teddy** » Fri Jan 23, 2004 9:34 pm

Pushbutton wrote: Maybe TeddyBoy is an insult in England now a days like Twit.
Pb

No..... not really.... it's about on par with being called a "twit" over here.... dear me... you didn't think I was deliberately insulting Mr. Bigg did you ?..... HE didn't seem to think so.... there was no more malice in my post to him than there was in his post to me....

Best wishes
Teddy

Pushbutton · Post by **Pushbutton** » Fri Jan 23, 2004 10:49 pm

So the TeddyBoy culture in England are twits? I always thought they looked pretty kool back in the 60's. How about Mods and Rockers do they no longer exist?
PB

the spotlight kid · Post by **the spotlight kid** » Sat Jan 24, 2004 12:34 am

O.K. Mr.P.B.BOY! Hows it sound to you?

Teds were a product of the 50's over here,and the favoured toy was a Cuthroat Razor!Even though switches were legal at the time.My elder Bro. was a Ted and I remember it well!NOBODY likes being called BOY,Especially by someone that was not even in DIAPERS or even born, when others were in their prime!Twit is a very polite word to use,I can think of much better ones!

Have Fun,the spotlight kid.

Teddy · Post by **Teddy** » Sat Jan 24, 2004 12:34 am

Pushbutton wrote: How about Mods and Rockers do they no longer exist?
PB

I don't really know to be honest.... I never had much time for any of 'em .... I was too busy doing my own thing

Best wishes
Teddy

Pushbutton · Post by **Pushbutton** » Sat Jan 24, 2004 1:33 am

Kid
So then Teddyboys was a made up expression by the media they were called Teds? Educate me I don't know the breakdown of certain groups of kids in England as I'm sure you wouldn't know about kids here. I had heard the term TeddyBoy since the 60's and now I find out it was never a word.
PB

missaman · Post by **missaman** » Sat Jan 24, 2004 2:03 am

We avoid using the word "boy" where i work

Missaman

Pushbutton · Post by **Pushbutton** » Sat Jan 24, 2004 2:29 am

Yeah but how do you explain Tarzans son's name Missaman? And plus what happens when he's 21 is he then called Man? I guess what I don't understand is if boy is so bad then why did the teds use it in the first place. Hoods over here called themselves Greasers, JD's or Rats but we never added boy after it. Must be an English thing.
PB

switchman1 · Post by **switchman1** » Sat Jan 24, 2004 4:19 am

Greetings Teddy; You are absolutely right on the dovetail spring, my apologies ,thats what I get for tryin to be a smart fella.

Vagrant · Post by **Vagrant** » Sat Jan 24, 2004 7:52 am

Two peoples divided by a common language.
Here, "twit" is not common but when used means [roughly] idiot, silly, slow [mentaly], etc. Basically harmless, but not very bright.

Vagrant · Post by **Vagrant** » Sat Jan 24, 2004 7:55 am

Main Entry: [1]twit
Pronunciation: 'twit
Function: noun
Date: 1528
1 : an act of twitting : TAUNT
2 : a silly annoying person : FOOL
I was unaware of def.#1 [like I said rather uncommon here].

mrbigg · Post by **mrbigg** » Sat Jan 24, 2004 8:04 am

i guess what i meant was something like teddy ol boy or ol chap - i was merely emphasizing his correctness on the spring....i could be a twitter - but i'd rather not be a twit

vagrant - dictionary.com?