Tavia wrote:
There's certainly a demand from writers for mixed zines, even if there isn't from readers (which remains to be seen -- my first print run has all now disappeared, but then I had an awful lot of tribs).
You've sold out the first print run? Fab news!
But don't let this dissuade anyone on this Lyst from demanding another print run so that they can get their own copy.
Neil/Tavia:
It's a standard component of shop-floor argot, applied indiscriminately to anything and everything (or everyone), so commonplace that any kind of pejorative meaning can only be construed from context.
I think I've only heard the word spoken once. (And that was in a deliberate attempt to offend / embarrass me.)
I went through a period of using it as my preferred swear word (I think there was some good feminist reason but it's all a bit hazy now). It still works well as the best 'just stubbed my toe' expletive, but more generally these days I prefer the whimsy of 'arse' or 'pants'. Stephen Fry has had a dangerous effect on an entire generation.
Una