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01/03/2008, 22:01 Anton Redman Joined on 23/08/2004 Gironde Posts 2,208 Re: My "Totty" post Reminded me of nothing so much as Nancy Griffith - One Blade Shy ... http://www.seeklyrics.com/lyrics/Nanci-Griffith/One-Blade-Shy-Of-A-Sharp-Edge.html    Report

01/03/2008, 22:59 Eos Joined on 10/09/2007 Leinster / Herault Posts 183 Re: My "Totty" post  Catalpa wrote: If you want further non-mod validation of dislike of the word totty, I'm in. I do think use of terms like that says more about the person saying it than the objects of their reference. Hear hear, Catalpa. Euro, sometimes I try to say nothing at all when I have nothing nice to say, hence a non  reply to your other thread. Sometimes I don't.   An apology is a good way to have the last word.    Report

01/03/2008, 22:59 Eos Joined on 10/09/2007 Leinster / Herault Posts 183 Re: My "Totty" post Sorry! Double post.   An apology is a good way to have the last word.    Report

02/03/2008, 2:03 J.R's gone native Joined on 16/07/2006 Picardie, Sussex Posts 2,005 Re: My "Totty" post  Russethouse wrote: FWIW Totting is East End slang for what the rag and bone man does. Totty is slang for what he collects, Are you sure RH? I thought that they collected "toot" which in turn made the phrase "a load of old toot" (pronounced tutt) Totty was frequently  used on the TV by "Tim, - nice but dim" and Martin Clunes in men behaving badly.    Report

02/03/2008, 7:56 Tony F Dordogne Joined on 10/04/2005 Small village in the Dordogne, near St Cyprien Posts 1,515 Re: My "Totty" post And I wondered whether the new thread is just a way for a relative newbie to try to really endear himself to people and the Mods in general?  Or even if this is a re-incarnation of a previously removed poster? J's response to the original thread was similar to Russethouses, if that's his approach, good luck to any of the women he actually hits on - hopefully they would see the OP's approach to women may leave something to be desired. And it's not political correctness, fwiw, it's good manners - why not 'Does anybody know where I can meet single women' and my gay male cousin would love to be thought of as 'totty' Euro, I can arrange a meeting with him if you like.  Tony F Dordogne (24) Huguenot Trails    Report

02/03/2008, 9:12 Ron Avery Joined on 29/11/2004 Aveyron 12 Posts 3,355 Re: My "Totty" post  J.R. wrote:  Russethouse wrote: FWIW Totting is East End slang for what the rag and bone man does. Totty is slang for what he collects, Are you sure RH?  Well totting was what rag and bone men did sorting through unwanted items to find  material to resell.  It is cockney but widely used in England then and even now by the Health and Safety Executive to describe the same job in recycling plants. Totty is a derivation of hottentot, a South African tribal name, but that appears to have no link with the UK slang use of the word. I thought that they collected "toot" which in turn made the phrase "a load of old toot" (pronounced tutt) Totty was frequently  used on the TV by "Tim, - nice but dim" and Martin Clunes in men behaving badly. I think the OP was trying to be humourous rather than offensive but for those who use the word frequenttly , JP says Totty was frequently  used on the TV by "Tim, - nice but dim" and Martin Clunes in men behaving badly....  says it all really Why not post a sensible answer, people will appreciate it more    Report

02/03/2008, 9:21 Will Joined on 22/09/2004 Sussex & 50 (Mortainais) Posts 5,072 Re: My "Totty" post It's not necessarily rude, or outdated. In our part of England 'totty' is in common use, and our daughter-in-law's sister is actually called Totty (in preference to her real name - certainly nothing pejorative about her nickname). Maybe it's a regional thing. It could be significant that the creators of both of the characters noted above - Harry Enfield for Tim nice but dim and Simon Nye, writer of Men Behaving Badly - went to the same school that I attended, and which is just round the corner from our English house.   Will intentionally blank signature http://www.vienormande.com    Report

02/03/2008, 9:22 Russethouse Joined on 23/08/2004 Forum Moderator Posts 10,084 Re: My "Totty" post  J.R. wrote:  Russethouse wrote: FWIW Totting is East End slang for what the rag and bone man does. Totty is slang for what he collects, Are you sure RH? I thought that they collected "toot" which in turn made the phrase "a load of old toot" (pronounced tutt) Totty was frequently  used on the TV by "Tim, - nice but dim" and Martin Clunes in men behaving badly. Ron, my grandfather was an East End boy, that is certainly an expression I have heard him use - I guess it depends where you are 'dragged up' as they say. For the OP - I think its probably time he applied the first rule of holes. www.quimperclub.org 99    Report

02/03/2008, 11:16 Jacqui Too Joined on 23/08/2004 Shropshire / Dordogne 24 Posts 703 Re: My "Totty" post The word 'Totty'  or 'Tottie' not quite sure which is now a brand name for women's/girls fashion clothing, you know the sort of thing were the brand name is written across the front/ back of tee shirts, polo shirts, skimpy tops, similar to 'Joules'. Very popular at county/agricultural/horse shows, so some-one must like the 'term'. Jackie    Report

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