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That all-purpose French term
The post about Stan Bowles, the referee and the rude three-letter word set me thinking about a Georges Brassens song which tells the story of a star-crossed suitor forever in pursuit of a fickle girl called Marinette. One of his shortest and funniest...
Full lyrics here. The late, lugubrious Jack Thackray recorded his own version, "Isabella" and settled for calling the hero a "pillock"
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