tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post2742503071860614266..comments2023-11-03T11:37:13.579-04:00Comments on Something Old, Nothing New: My Intercostal ClavicleJaime J. Weinmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15128500411119962998noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-66484798652850780612007-08-25T22:28:00.000-04:002007-08-25T22:28:00.000-04:00According to an article about double entendres, (i...According to an article about double entendres, (intentional and otherwise) in great literature that ran in <I>Playboy</I> about 40 years ago, "pecker" in British slang meant "lips" or "mouth" (cf: "give a peck on the cheek"). If this is correct, then Gilbert's character is more or less telling himself to "keep a stiff upper lip".Canzler Tree Serviceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11171445568432691562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-64028985128977114182007-08-24T12:12:00.000-04:002007-08-24T12:12:00.000-04:00Two different slang dictionaries (J.E. Lighter/Ran...Two different slang dictionaries (J.E. Lighter/Random House and Jonathon Green/Cassell's)date "boner" to the 1960s. Green says "pecker" meaning "the penis" is U.S. slang, late 19C+.Jon88https://www.blogger.com/profile/16908049871851563389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-26173714693892512072007-08-23T22:08:00.000-04:002007-08-23T22:08:00.000-04:00My favorite boner will forever be the title of Ale...My favorite boner will forever be the title of Alex Lovy's last <I>Woody Wood-Pecker</I> cartoon, "Billion Dollar Boner".Thadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04443425643665474645noreply@blogger.com