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		hhsuey on Jan 19, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Lisping at JPL (2002) We say "arse" here to be less crass.

klipt on Jan 19, 2020 [–]

That's funny, because calling someone an "ass" can be euphemistically explained away as just saying they're a donkey, while "arse" is unambiguously anatomical.

0xcde4c3db on Jan 19, 2020 | [–]

But it's more British, and therefore classier. Because that's definitely how these things work, somehow.

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