Re: The asterisk

jgoldie247@btinternet.com said:
> At first glance you might think it a nonsense word - but it's a Glasgow
> pronounciation of "tuareg". In other words, a racist insult along the
> lines of "thieving arab" (anothe popular one when I was young but no
> longer acceptable).

That first wasn't an insult I've ever heard. Too bad it hasn't gone the way
of the second and become unacceptable as well.

Wayne