"Prats" 'n'stuff

[barger@aristotle.ils.nwu.edu (Jorn Barger)]

Oddly enough, the slang expression "prat" came up in conversation at
Homeground central after the Con last November...  We were watching an
unedited tape of Kate's interview in NYC when HoL was just out (Chris &
Vickie were in the studio at the time, but I don't think they were
responsible for getting the tape out).  The woman interviewer was just
astoundingly ill-informed and unimaginative, and we could watch Kate's
patience growing thin as the hour (or more) ran on.  At one point she
misspoke, saying "prat" for I-forget-what, and the Brits in the room burst
out laughing, explaining that "prat" is the female equivalent of calling
someone a dick...

Thanks to Ron for the photos!!! We must award him some lh equivalent of the
Legion of Honor...(hmmm... coincidence of initials noted on the fly).  I
will post Monday (or so) a key to the identities of most of the lovehounds
in the group photos, as reconstructed from fading faulty memories by
me'n'Vickie.  Corrections gratefully acknowledged, especially if it's you
we got wrong!

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