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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