kilikini wrote:

> Blinky the Shark wrote:
>> kilikini wrote:
>>
>>> Okay, my husband and I were sitting in our kitchen talking about the
>>> tomato thingy. Florida is now not a state that is exempt from
>>> possibility of contamination.
>>>
>>> We started talking about the word "tainted" and were wondering how
>>> that came about. Tainted = E-Coli, Salmonilla. Hmmm. Comes from
>>> the nether regions. Coincidence? Seriously, we were just wondering.
>>> Kind of makes sense....
>>
>> Are you asking about the slang term "taint" as applied to a
>> particular human body area? I'm not sure just what you're asking,
>> since in with the spoiled-food sense, you mention "nether regions".
>
> I actually was. LOL. We were tired, we got to laughing about the word and
> wondering. Who knows??

You were wondering where *that* taint got its name, you mean?


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