Neighbours General News Thread

[Perdita]

Most of my life things got buggered, were buggered, are buggered ... never knew it was a bad word

[Dazzle]

19 mins in after the break he clearly says the word. well thats what my ears hear

Oops, I thought we were talking about Eastenders for some reason! I haven't watched today's Neighbours (probably won't until tomorrow), but I'll listen out for it.

Most of my life things got buggered, were buggered, are buggered ... never knew it was a bad word

Wikipedia describes it better than I can:

Spoiler:

The British English term buggery is very close in meaning to the term sodomy, often used interchangeably in law and popular speech. It may also be a specific common law offence encompassing both sodomy and bestiality.

and

The word bugger and buggery are still commonly used in modern English as a mild exclamation.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buggery

So basically we're all correct!

[Splashy]

I remember when the Ozz soaps would always refer to a hot young buck as a spunk or spunky

[Dazzle]

I remember when the Ozz soaps would always refer to a hot young buck as a spunk or spunky

I always used to giggle at that.

[Dazzle]

New bloke on the show said he had buggerd up with Sonja.

Can they even say that word pre watertent

I've watched this episode now and you're quite correct.

I guess it's considered a milder expletive in Australia?

[Splashy]

I've watched this episode now and you're quite correct.

I guess it's considered a milder expletive in Australia?

I just think the writers/producers/editors get bored and think, what can we get away with today

Like any job speeling out a soap must be hard work and not what the said writer was aiming to do in life, but then some poor soul had to write Katy Prices 88th autobiograhy and some really cursed bod had to write Peter Andres

[CookieTargaryen]

I've watched this episode now and you're quite correct.

I guess it's considered a milder expletive in Australia?

"Buggered" is a common term to mean either extremely tired, or messed up (as it's used in this context). It's very rarely used or associated with its actual meaning, and we even say "go to buggery" which just means get lost, you're dreaming.

[CookieTargaryen]

I've watched this episode now and you're quite correct.

I guess it's considered a milder expletive in Australia?

"Buggered" is a common term to mean either extremely tired, or messed up (as it's used in this context). It's very rarely used or associated with its actual meaning, and we even say "go to buggery" which just means get lost, you're dreaming.

[Dazzle]

Like any job speeling out a soap must be hard work and not what the said writer was aiming to do in life, but then some poor soul had to write Katy Prices 88th autobiograhy and some really cursed bod had to write Peter Andres

Yes, there's worst writing jobs than soaps I'm sure.

"Buggered" is a common term to mean either extremely tired, or messed up (as it's used in this context). It's very rarely used or associated with its actual meaning, and we even say "go to buggery" which just means get lost, you're dreaming.

Do you live in Australia? Bugger(ed) is considered slightly rude to most people in the UK - it's not a word I've ever heard in any of our homegrown soaps for instance - nor Home and Away come to think of it. But then I've noticed Neighbours uses "crap" when our soaps rarely if ever do. They mostly stay away from anything that could be deemed in the slightest bit controversial, except for the very occasional "bitch" and "bloody". I guess what you consider a rude word is very much depends on where you were brought up.

[CookieTargaryen]

Yes, and although most people are aware of the actual meaning of "buggered", that's not how it's associated. After most games of televised football they'll interview a player who says something like "tough game, I was buggered by the end" without people jumping to the wrong conclusion.

And yeah we're pretty easy-going about swearing on TV, although you won't hear anything too bad on Neighbours.