Message no. 1

From:	Dvixen <Dvixen@********.COM>
Subject:	Frag and Drek (was Re: Thanks for "REFLEX")
Date:	Fri, 14 Mar 1997 00:22:29 -0800

Faux Pas (Thomas) wrote:

> >Now who can tell me what that mean "frag you and drek"
[snip]

> No problem. "Frag" and "Drek" are made up curse words by FASA,
most likely
[snip]

Bzzzt. Thank you for playing. <g>

Frag and Drek are actually from Yiddish, they are not made up words.

> "Frag" is supposed to be "Damn" or "Fuck" (when used as
a expletive. One
> woudn't say "I fragged Jennifer" to mean "I had sex with
Jennifer". There
> it means "I killed Jennifer [with a grenade].")
>
> "Drek" is supposed to be "Shit".
>
> Likewise, "Hoop" is "Ass"/"Arse" as in "Get your
hoops in gear."

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"And I thought First Ones were rare." - Ivanova - Babylon 5
I have no sense of decency. That way, all my other senses are enhanced