ODWOC

I am friends with a family, and have been for years that use the word Cucumber as a general day to day word. If our dogs are playing and get a bit frisky, apparently they are "cucumburing" each other, if one of them leaves their Facebook account open and someone types on it they have been "Facebook Cucumbered" and there are other examples where they just drop it into conversation. Anyone else think this is a bit distasteful and an inappropriate use of what should be a word reserved to describe an edible, fleshy fruit of a cylindrical shape with rounded ends and having a green, warty skin ? it's funny as they are normally a bit of a soppy bunch.

I personally wouldn't use it like that in case someone in earshot has been a victim of a cucumber or knew someone who had as it would be insensitive and trivialise what is a very serious fruit, am I being over sensitive, the wife hates it as well.

Camoscooby

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Here we go

Torquemada

sarcy ****
Even worse: https://secure.bebo.com/Profile.jsp?...485&ShowSims=Y

David Lock

I am friends with people, and have been for years that use the word Prat as a general day to day word. Primarily to describe people that post pointless posts on.......

etc etc

dl

ODWOC

Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha hahaha ha ha ha.. errr...

J4CKO

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Not a bad attempt really

ODWOC

But it isn't pointless... is it?

I am sure Locky will be along any time soon to point out the irony

Leslie

I think the misuse of the word cucumber is rather unfair when you consider how popular it has been down the years especially for afternoon tea by the "enlightened classes".

It is so handy for refreshing the eyes after a good night out or if you have been hit in the eye for that matter.

I am sure there will be other uses that people can think of too.

Les

Gear Head

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Cucumbers are constantly responsible for making my sandwiches go all soggy.

Ban them all!

David Lock

I was just in a bad mood........

dl

jasey

That's like saying cucumbers give you a sore bum.

You're doing something wrong if you get a soggy sandwich or a sore bum after cucumber consumption !

Gear Head

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No sore bum, just a soggy sandwich! Suggestions on a postcard!

jasey

Cut cc in half (length ways) - scoop all watery ****e out and use what's left in your sandwiches.

Soggy no more.

scooby L

Thought you were going somewhere completely different then

Leslie

Just remembered that my Mum being Austrian always called it a "curecumber"

She never did quite lose the accent.

Les

Gear Head

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So just cucumber skin?? No thanks. Cucumbers are pointless anyway!

speedking

Quite a skill getting slices of cucumber to stick to a classroom ceiling, going back some years now Sorry cleaners!

jasey

Surely they have two

wayne9t9

Pass the salad cream please

Gear Head

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My cucumbers always have two rounded edges. Not sure what your cucumbers look like and frankly, I don't want to know!

jasey

hodgy0_2

can't see the problem if inserted into the conversation with sensitivity and imagination tbh

Dedrater

All in context imo. I tell the missus to "go get cucumbered" when she pisses me off, obviously don't mean it.

Not a word I would use in work or around people I don't know.

legb4rsk

So,are you inferring 'do you fancy a cucumber sandwich?' could be taken the wrong way?

or as Ken Dodd would say,"isn't a lovely day for sticking a cucumber through your neighbours letter-box & shouting,the 'Martians are coming,the Martians are coming!!'"

Leslie

Les