I think it's an old name no longer used in the UK or US for rather obvious reasons. It is still used by foreigners

https://www.ranker.com/list/famous-people-named-fanny/celebrity-lists

On reflection, I remember a certain Fanny Craddock.  A not indiscrete name in those days.
I'm sure that her parents were totally unaware of the use of her name in certain locations.

Quote from: klondike on October 13, 2026, 04:39:49 PMBeats all that unpleasantness needed to get your 40 virgins who are probably virgins for a very good reason too.

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Read this wild fact today and felt like sharing it... 

Airplanes are said to taxi around the airport because in the early 1900's a couple of French blokes weee watching some planes move around a field slowly and said that it reminded them of taxis driving around Paris.  The term stuck.

Was it (the atheist) Descartes who, on his deathbed, was asked by a priest if he recanted the devil, and answered along the lines of "I hardly think now is a good time to make new enemies"?

It would cause confusion across the Atlantic too.

Quote from: Scrumpy on October 13, 2026, 01:10:55 PMMy school was well posh..

I'd sort of guessed that. 

Hannibal Lechter provided entertainment for millions. So far I've not been one of those millions but wouldn't rule it out if there was nothing better on offer.

As I've said before a deathbed conversion to Catholicism is the the way forward. Saves your knees and a day each week with the same benefits, in the unlikely event there are any, at the end. Beats all that unpleasantness needed to get your 40 virgins who are probably virgins for a very good reason too. Don't forget to hang on to a sword while you are at it - lots of fun in Valhalla if that one works out but matron may not be impressed.