Interesting gammon fact

[daleks.at.the.monaco]

Charles Dickens in Nicolas Nickleby used the term gammon to describe large self satisfied middle aged men who became florid in complexion when becoming hyperbolic in extolling their extreme patriotism in large parts to disguise their essential selfishness and corruption. I would have thought that all well read British people would know that.

(Nicholas Nickleby, Chapter 16)

Charles Dickens, nurses on bicycles, village greens, cricket, warm beer, thatched cottages. No hate or bitterness here.

 

[moonay]

"Fervid". I'm using that word in future.

 

[daleks.at.the.monaco]

"Fervid". I'm using that word in future.

you had me there, I thought it was one of my spilling chequer errors

 

[moonay]

Quite a few on here far too fervid with their pessimism !