OT: trainspotting was Re: origins of "kludge"

[Gordon JC Pearce]

Vintage Computer Festival wrote:
> On Wed, 30 Mar 2005, Cameron Kaiser wrote:
> 
> 
>>>>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. ^_^
> 
> 
> Only because the music is so loud, so they have to.  No vintage computer
> sightings in that one, but a great movie all the same!
> 

The book is better.  Spud does a lot more in the book, but it's all 
"fourth wall" dialogue - he's talking to you, rather than the characters 
in the book.  More like he's telling you about it after it's all past, 
rather than as the story develops.

Dangerously offtopic, I know.

Gordon.