Whilst the holidaying hordes enjoyed the sub-tropical 10°c heatwave over the long Easter bank holiday, I stayed indoors with the fire crackling and on Sunday afternoon, finally sat down to watch my third favourite TV programme of all time, Countdown. It's presented by doyenne of daytime TV and former Miss East of England beauty pageant winner, Carol Vorderman.
With a cup full of strong Darjeeling tea in my right hand, and a plate of Digestives ready to be dunked resting on the arm of the Ottoman, I watched avidly, until this moment in the TV show came up.
Contestant Gwen Turpin, retired coal-miner, 92, from Caerphilly, South Wales, came up with the word "minge". Is that a word? It's not in my lexicon of US English. What does it mean? Can anyone enlighten me?
I do enjoy British television and I'm just sitting down to watch 1980s children's programme, Button Moon. I haven't got a TV licence, of course, and have never had one, as TV licence evasion is a national past-time here in the Home Counties. Here is my favourite episode of Button Moon. I often sing along to the theme tune:-
With a cup full of strong Darjeeling tea in my right hand, and a plate of Digestives ready to be dunked resting on the arm of the Ottoman, I watched avidly, until this moment in the TV show came up.
Contestant Gwen Turpin, retired coal-miner, 92, from Caerphilly, South Wales, came up with the word "minge". Is that a word? It's not in my lexicon of US English. What does it mean? Can anyone enlighten me?
I do enjoy British television and I'm just sitting down to watch 1980s children's programme, Button Moon. I haven't got a TV licence, of course, and have never had one, as TV licence evasion is a national past-time here in the Home Counties. Here is my favourite episode of Button Moon. I often sing along to the theme tune:-
