origins of "kludge"
Cameron Kaiser
spectre at floodgap.com
Wed Mar 30 07:54:45 CST 2005
> > Doubtless from the Scots word "cludgie", meaning outside toilet.
> > Since we don't have those any more, it refers to any rather squalid
> > toilet - think about the bookmaker scene in Trainspotting.
>
> You mean you actually understand the dialog in Trainspotting - my
> housekeeper who originally comes from Glasgow admits she can't
> understand much of the dialog :-)
I like the bit where they subtitle it during the party. ^_^
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