Fool (english)

text may be reproduced, transmitted, down-loaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins e-books.
    Microsoft Reader January 2009 ISBN 978-0-06-177021-0
    10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

    Australia
    HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty. Ltd.
    25 Ryde Road (PO Box 321)
    Pymble, NSW 2073, Australia
    http://www.harpercollinsebooks.com.au

    Canada
    HarperCollins Publishers Ltd.
    55 Avenue Road, Suite 2900
    Toronto, ON, M5R, 3L2, Canada
    http://www.harpercollinsebooks.ca

    New Zealand
    HarperCollinsPublishers (New Zealand) Limited
    P.O. Box 1
    Auckland, New Zealand
    http://www.harpercollins.co.nz

    United Kingdom
    HarperCollins Publishers Ltd.
    77-85 Fulham Palace Road
    London, W6 8JB, UK
    http://www.harpercollinsebooks.co.uk

    United States
    HarperCollins Publishers Inc.
    10 East 53rd Street
    New York, NY 10022
    http://www.harpercollinsebooks.com

GLOSSARY OF TERMS:
    1. The mutt’s nuts-informal for the dog’s bollocks.
    1. Slag-British slang for slut, tramp.

    1. Mummers-traveling entertainers, often associated with winter solstice celebrations, but could be anything from acrobats to a theatrical troupe.

    10. A Natural-the “Natural” jester was one who had some physical deformity or anomaly, a hunchback, a dwarf, a giant, Down’s syndrome, etc. Naturals were thought to have been “touched” by God.

    7. Farthing-the smallest denomination of English coinage, equal to one quarter of a penny.

    2. Balls up-slang, to ruin, to fuck up, also “bollocks up” and “cock up.”

    2. Iamb-in poetry, a metrical foot consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable. Hit IT , Give IT.

    1. Ponced-verb form of “ponce,” a gay man, meaning to walk in a gay manner. Could possibly be a real word.

    6. Dirk-a knife, especially a dagger, or the act of using a dagger on someone.

    1. Arrases-tapestries and carpets hung across alcoves to cut down on drafts or preserve privacy. In Hamlet, Polonius is stabbed while hiding behind an arras.

    1. Decolletage -the road to Hooterville; cleavage. From the fucking French.

    5. Portcullis-a heavy vertical grate, usually spiked on the bottom and made of or clad in iron to resist fire. Typically the inner gate of a fortress, an open grate so attackers could be hit with arrows or spears if they broke through the outer gates.

    1. The mutt’s nuts-informal for the dog’s bollocks.

    1. Slag-British slang for slut, tramp.

    1. Mummers-traveling entertainers, often associated with winter solstice celebrations, but could be anything from acrobats to a theatrical troupe.

    10. A Natural-the “Natural” jester was one who had some physical deformity or anomaly, a hunchback, a dwarf, a giant, Down’s syndrome, etc. Naturals were thought to have been “touched” by God.

    2. Poofter-homosexual.

    3. Gefilte fish-a poached ground fish patty, usually made of carp.

    1. King Lear, Act I, Scene 1, King Lear.

    1. Saturnalia-the celebration of the winter solstice in the Roman pantheon, paying tribute to Saturn, the “sower of seeds.” Celebration of Saturnalia involved much drunkenness and indiscriminate shagging. Observed in modern times by the ritual of the “office Christmas party.”

    2. Fit-British slang, attractive, sexy.

    3. Snogging, to snog-kissing, making out, swapping spit, sucking face.

    1. Priapus-a Greek god whose lust was so strong he was cursed with a permanent erection that was so large he was unable to move. The medical condition priapism is named for him.

    1. Hecate-Greek goddess of witchcraft, sorcery, and ghosts.

    2. Wanker-one who wanks, a tosser.

    1. C’est la vie -fucking French for “that’s life.”

    3. Cat’s paw-a small crowbar, often used by thieves to jimmy windows open.

    3. Bailey-courtyard inside a castle wall.

    1. King Lear, Act I, Scene 1, King Lear.

    1. Dear-British colloquialism, expensive, costly.

    2. Nyx-Greek goddess of the night.

    2. Curtain wall-the outer wall of a castle compound, usually surrounding all of the buildings.

    4. Barbican-a gatehouse, or extension of a castle wall beyond the gatehouse, used for defense of the main gate, often connected to a drawbridge.

    2. Weetabix-a British cereal biscuit whose taste and texture are generally thought to be improved by the addition of monkey come.

    1.