Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Language differences

I was reading some work-related articles the other day and came across one from This Is Hampshire.net

The story is interesting enough, but what really caught my eye was the phrase at the end:

"He denies rape, attempted buggery and aggravated burglary."

I'm still wondering what attempted buggery is...

10 comments:

  1. Actually I meant to say, buggery in general means anal sex, but in this case it would refer to anal rape.

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  2. Buggery doesn't make it sound as bad as it is does it? I had to Goo.gle it.

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  3. forrealz? man, this is like the 20.464 time i'm googling something today.

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  4. Buggery means anal sex (a man w/ a man or a man w/ a woman) OR beastiality in which case either anal or vaginal animal sex counts.

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  5. What on earth does it mean in the States, then?

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  6. Gotta love Brit speak, truly two people separated by a common language.

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  7. Ha Ha Ha!


    Attempted Buggery is what most telemarketers would be blamed with...LOLOL!

    If buggery was a crime, my husband would have ensured couple of warm prison stays for me already...;-)

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  8. JEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEZUS!!!


    I interpreted buggery so DIFFERENT from what it meant in the post....oh God!

    Please forgive me....

    I thought buggery was like bugging someone as in nagging.....Shitz!

    Disappearing from the earth in shame...right about now....

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