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Hello: ---- [Two rival British soccer gangs eyeing each other] They clocked us coming the other way and took off. You could smell sh.t over the petrol fumes, which is saying something in Hammersmith. John King, The Football Factory, p. 1 ---- "You could smell sh.t" because they were afraid and sh.tting themselves? What's special about Hammersmith here? Is it full of petrol fumes? -- Thanks. Marius Hancu > "You could smell sh.t" because they were afraid and sh.tting themselves? I imagine so, yes > What's special about Hammersmith here? Is it full of petrol fumes? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammersmith_Flyover > Hello: > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > "You could smell sh.t" because they were afraid and sh.tting > themselves? Yes, figuratively, as they high-tailed it. A common feature of flight (and sometimes fight) in animals is to jettison cargo before springing into action. > What's special about Hammersmith here? Is it full of petrol fumes? It would seem so. Hammersmith is an urban centre in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in west London approximately 5 miles (8 km) west of Charing Cross on the north bank of the River Thames. One of west London's key transport hubs and commercial and employment centres, and home to several multinational company offices, it is focused on the two London Underground stations, bus station and road network node at Hammersmith Broadway. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammersmith > > ---- > > [Two rival British soccer gangs eyeing each other] [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammersmith Thank you both. Marius Hancu >> > ---- >> > [Two rival British soccer gangs eyeing each other] >> >> > They clocked us coming the other way and took off. You could smell >> > sh.t over the petrol fumes, which is saying something in >> > Hammersmith. > Thank you both. > Marius Hancu I don't know the full context, but isn't it more likely that "sh.t" is here slang for cannabis? Regards Jonathan On Jul 30, 3:03 pm, "Jonathan Morton" <jonathan.mortonbutignorethisp...@btinternet.com> wrote: > "Marius Hancu" <Marius.Ha...@gmail.com> wrote in message > >> > ---- > >> > [Two rival British soccer gangs eyeing each other] [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > I don't know the full context, but isn't it more likely that "sh.t" is here > slang for cannabis? Not in this context, where the two gangs are out on the streets, one ready to jump over the other one, which is very afraid. Thanks. Marius Hancu > What's special about Hammersmith here? Is it full of petrol fumes? As I understand it, the second syllable of Hammersmith isn't pronounced. It's Ham'smith, or so I was told. --Jeff  SignatureThe comfort of the wealthy has always depended upon an abundant supply of the poor. --Voltaire >Marius Hancu wrote: > >> What's special about Hammersmith here? Is it full of petrol fumes? > >As I understand it, the second syllable of Hammersmith isn't pronounced. >It's Ham'smith, or so I was told. That's not far from the truth. The middle syllable is often quite attenuated. I passed through it twice yesterday in my motor, and hardly heard hide nor hair of er. SignaturePaul >> What's special about Hammersmith here? Is it full of petrol fumes? > > As I understand it, the second syllable of Hammersmith isn't > pronounced. It's Ham'smith, or so I was told. Well, if we're getting technical, the 'H' is dropped and the 'a' becomes 'e' and the 'th' becomes 'ff' so its 'emsmiff' SignatureJohn Dean Oxford |
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