[Ezza]

I call myself a twat a lot, I also get shouted at for it a lot.

[foot-loose]

Now I never said that papers do it for the good of others. Clearly they do it because it's yet another Jade Goody moment. What I am saying is that many women reported that they went for required checks the last time, when young Kylie was diagnosed with Cancer. Sometimes these tabloids inadvertently do some good, although clearly that is NOT the purpose to their stories. I trust this is clear enough.

Well, you said:

Yep, Jade's a bungling twat with intelligent people behind her, but sometimes frontpage stories are necessary whether we like them, or not.

Jade's life is, in my opinion, never ever going to be worthy of a front page story. Nor is it worthy of a special on pages 4, 5, 6, 9, 14 and 17.

If folk go and get tested because they have heard her story then fair enough, but it seems to be a pretty sad notion that the best information people get about serious health issues is through Jade Goody or Kylie and The Sun.

'You twat' is actually my favourite put down. But I never know if it is really offensive or not?
It seems to vary from person to person. I was told by my mother that is was very rude, but I see it as a bit of a light-hearted 'you idiot' type of comment!

Any ideas?

twat (noun)

1) Vulgar Slang. The vulva.
2) Offensive & Vulgar Slang. A woman or girl.
3) Vulgar Slang. Topher.

[ALFIE]

Yep...that's what I thought!

That gives the word such joy. Clearly if you find the true definative meaning it is rather unpleasant.
However it is also completely light hearted if used in the context of 'oh, you big twat!'
I love it! And yes I often consider myself a twat...now included!

[foot-loose]

I frequently call people "*". Is that the same thing?

[Sunny So Cal]

I often call myself a twat

twat (noun)
3) Vulgar Slang. Topher.

Yep...that's what I thought!

Well I guess it's official then. Topher's a twat!

[Nicola_Red]

If folk go and get tested because they have heard her story then fair enough, but it seems to be a pretty sad notion that the best information people get about serious health issues is through Jade Goody or Kylie and The Sun.

Its more awareness than info tho - not quite the same thing. Still sad, but better than not being aware at all. If the Sun can succeed where government health campaigns have failed, then I suppose we should be in favour of that. I do agree that a special spanning eight pages is entirely unneccessary!

[Munki Bhoy]

I think I find it more disturbing that we're comparing Jade Goody to Kylie Minogue. I mean, Kylie's famous for starring in Neighbours in the mid 80s before going on to have a pop career that has so far spanned three decades with a series of number ones in there.

Jade, on the other hand, is a plank.

[MK Chris]

I frequently call people "*". Is that the same thing?

I like that word. I don't use it very frequently though, it loses its sting if you use it too often.

I often call myself a twat

twat (noun)
3) Vulgar Slang. Topher.

Yep...that's what I thought!

Well I guess it's official then. Topher's a twat!

It took you to now to work out?

I think I find it more disturbing that we're comparing Jade Goody to Kylie Minogue. I mean, Kylie's famous for starring in Neighbours in the mid 80s before going on to have a pop career that has so far spanned three decades with a series of number ones in there.

Jade, on the other hand, is a plank.

Both are overrated.

[foot-loose]

Neither are front page material.

[ALFIE]

I think you can legitimately use twat as a substitute for; pillock, prat, nob, nob end, nobster or possibly t*t!

They're all good!

[MK Chris]

Is that supposed to be a joke, the way you're quite happy to spell out 'twat', but put an asterisk in the word 'tit'? Or did you mean 'tat' or 'tot'?

[foot-loose]

He might have been trying to avoid the swear filter - the other words might not be in it. Dunno though - I wondered as well.

[Vivienne]

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I think I find it more disturbing that we're comparing Jade Goody to Kylie Minogue. I mean, Kylie's famous for starring in Neighbours in the mid 80s before going on to have a pop career that has so far spanned three decades with a series of number ones in there.

Jade, on the other hand, is a plank.

In 'Now' magazine, Jade was comparing herself to Kylie! I was just reading this yesterday! That's Jade's problem right there: she thinks she is some big celeb., and she just plain isn't. The only thing she knows how to do is live in these BB-style houses.

[Sunny So Cal]

Well I guess it's official then. Topher's a twat!

It took you to now to work out?

No. I worked it out ages ago but was giving you the benefit of the doubt. Now there's just no denying it! It's reared its ugly head and is there for all the world to see -- like Janet Jackson's nipple.

[MK Chris]

You've never seen Janet Jackson's nipple, unless you saw a separate incident where a tassle wasn't involved.

I do have an ugly head though.

[Sunny So Cal]

Haha. How do you know I haven't seen her nipple?

In all actuality, it wasn't a 'tassle', it was some weirdo star thingy and her nipple was indeed the centerpiece of it. So you've seen it, too!

As for your 'ugly head', I'm not going to comment. It was bad enough yesterday when I was downtown and told my husband in front of a lift of young people waiting for us to board that I wasn't "going down."