Naughty words - Page 2

Glorfindel · 05-29-2014, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by crich70

Well it was my dad's saying. He had a number of such nuggets of wisdom. Another was "some people get their (driver's) license out of a crackerjack box."

The older I get the more I have to agree with him on some things.

lol what are some others?

crich70 · 05-30-2014, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Glorfindel

lol what are some others?

I only remember a few of them. One he used to use when he saw someone speeding was, "slow down buddy hell ain't far." He had his opinions on things to be sure.

Glorfindel · 06-04-2014, 08:42 PM

that one is pretty good too

Araucaria · 06-29-2014, 04:13 PM

In some dusty corner I've got a copy of Bowdler's Family Shakespeare ("in which nothing is added to the original text; but those words and expressions are omitted which cannot with propriety be read aloud in a family").

In the preface he explains how he used to read Shakespeare out loud to his family and servants, and became adept at missing out the naughty words as he read the plays - "God!" for example, simply became "Heavens!"

He wrings his hands over Othello - the whole play (adultery!) is unsuitable for family reading, but he manfully corrects the naughty words, then relegates it to an appendix (or perhaps just the back of the book) where it can safely remain unread. Quite what he did with Titus Andronicus I don't recall - I'll have to dig it out and see.

HarryT · 06-30-2014, 03:00 AM

Bowdler does occasionally improve on the original. I'm sure that many of us will have more understanding of Othello's reasons for strangling Desdemona when he has Othello complain that "she plays the trumpet in my bed", than we might with Shakespeare more prosaic "she plays the strumpet in my bed".

doubleshuffle · 06-30-2014, 03:55 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

Bowdler does occasionally improve on the original. I'm sure that many of us will have more understanding of Othello's reasons for strangling Desdemona when he has Othello complain that "she plays the trumpet in my bed", than we might with Shakespeare more prosaic "she plays the strumpet in my bed".

Indeed. Taking away that s definitely adds a certain flourish. I think I must have a look at Bowdler's edition.

Billi · 06-30-2014, 06:05 AM

Any chances, that this has not been an improvement/correction of the original but simply a typo? One that is very hard to recognise by a proofreader?

HarryT · 06-30-2014, 06:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Billi

Any chances, that this has not been an improvement/correction of the original but simply a typo? One that is very hard to recognise by a proofreader?

No, it's a very well-known "Bowdlerism". One of his most famous "improvements".

06-30-2014, 03:00 AM	#20
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Bowdler does occasionally improve on the original. I'm sure that many of us will have more understanding of Othello's reasons for strangling Desdemona when he has Othello complain that "she plays the trumpet in my bed", than we might with Shakespeare more prosaic "she plays the strumpet in my bed". Last edited by HarryT; 06-30-2014 at 03:37 AM.

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Araucaria Bibliophile Posts: 166 Karma: 934516 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Cantal in the French Auvergne Device: Kindle Voyage, Kobo Libra H20, Kindle PW2, Moon Pro on Lenovo tablet	In some dusty corner I've got a copy of Bowdler's Family Shakespeare ("in which nothing is added to the original text; but those words and expressions are omitted which cannot with propriety be read aloud in a family"). In the preface he explains how he used to read Shakespeare out loud to his family and servants, and became adept at missing out the naughty words as he read the plays - "God!" for example, simply became "Heavens!" He wrings his hands over Othello - the whole play (adultery!) is unsuitable for family reading, but he manfully corrects the naughty words, then relegates it to an appendix (or perhaps just the back of the book) where it can safely remain unread. Quite what he did with Titus Andronicus I don't recall - I'll have to dig it out and see.

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Billi Wizard Posts: 3,388 Karma: 14190103 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Berlin Device: Cybook, iRex, PB, Onyx	Any chances, that this has not been an improvement/correction of the original but simply a typo? One that is very hard to recognise by a proofreader?