On 2021-02-12 1:28 p.m., Boron Elgar wrote:
> On Fri, 12 Feb 2021 09:12:25 -0700, Graham > wrote:
>
>> On 2021-02-12 2:05 a.m., S Viemeister wrote:
>>> On 11/02/2021 21:29, Bruce wrote:
>>>
>>>> My father was more French than English oriented. He went to the US
>>>> once for his work. An American asked him how he liked Americans. My
>>>> father replied "They're very friendly and ***".
>>>>
>>>> ("Gai" means cheerful in French.)
>>>>
>>> It used to mean that in English, too.
>>>
>> I went to school with a girl whose xtian name was "***".
>
> Used to hear that name for both males and females. Of course, I am
> older than dirt.
>
When Evelyn Waugh went to give a talk at an RAF base, they planned to
assign him a room in the female quarters:-)