OFF: the truth is out there

[Carl E. Anderson]

On tis 2 dec 1997 00.53 +0000 "J Strobridge" <eset08 at HOLYROOD.ED.AC.UK>
wrote:
> Apart from that Chaucer had a few profanities to offer in his
> Canterbury Tales stories and I'm sure I remember Beowulf being a
> tad rude to both the dragon, and Grendal not to mention Grendal's
> Mum - poor lady.

     All depends on whether one considers involuntary death and
dismemberment impolite or not :)  At least 'Wulf didn't use any
obscenities (alliterative or not!)  :) :) :)

wassail,
Carl

ObTrack: "Love You to Death", Type O Negative

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Carl Edlund Anderson
Dept. of Anglo-Saxon, Norse, & Celtic
St. John's College, University of Cambridge
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