h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Hey there! Just came to say hello to your page - hello!
Where did you get the picture with the 'I'm not a GROCKLE ...' t'shirt? I had no idea this word was in use anywhere in the wideworld apart from where I live - grockle is a Devonian (from Devon in England) word for any outsiders, especially tourists, and is veryvery derogatory - pretty much a curse! There's an equivalent word in Cornwall (which has it's own language) which is even less complimentary - it suggests ants crawling all over the place.
Anyway, I'm very happy that our dialect is known in other places! The only other Devon words I know are 'popple' (big pebble) and 'gert' (big, extravagent - especially used to describe the amount of cream to put on a dessert ...).
Lots of love and God bless,

x David x

I didn't know what it was before I saw the picture and stuck the word into an h2g2 search engine. I figured it might confuse people why I would use it but it makes sense to me so I decided it would be okay. Mostly on h2 I feel like an outsider and I don't make much conversation for several reasons, one of which is to avoid inviting derogatory words. =] I was not aware however that it was a very strong word so I might change it anyway. I thought it was more along the line of 'redneck,' a derogatory American term (I believe) to refer to uncouth white laborors. It's derogatory and you don't want it's not a good thing to call someone one seriously but no one's going to give it a second thought if you call yourself one. {shrug} Anyway, see you around!

Demazed

Hello, Demazed, Hi Ella Fitzgerald,

I've been on h2g2 for only a couple of days and pretty glad to find a few fellow Christians on The Guide. Good to meet you both.

As far as "Grockles" are concerned, it is a phrase we use in our family, too. I understood the term was actually coined on The Isle Of Wight to describe English people on holiday in England - pretty specific huh? My parents now live in Devonshire where the phrase is indeed used. Another interesting term that they have come across in the West Country is "DFL" a DFL is someone who is "Down From London" and usually driving an pristine Range-Rover, unsullied by country dirt.

Blessings,

Seyms