I overheard this snippet of conversation when I was wandering around the World Trade Center site the other evening. You really have to admire the deft subtlety with which New Yorkers wield this fine language of ours.
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"If You Say Anything Else About My Haircut, I'm Going to Rip Your Testicles Off"
October 30, 2003 @ 12:10 PM
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My question is, did he really say testicles or some slang for the same body part?
That's an exact quote. It was a thing of beauty to overhear. I even snapped a picture of the group (it was two guys and a girl), but I can't get any my shots off my digital camera while I'm up here in New York. I'll have to wait until Sunday when I get back to DC.