in reply to Which bad behaviour most deserves an electric shock?
Wow, what a surprise! My first poll!
While the electric shock sounds a little rude or violent, it's meant in the British way -- it's meant with the utmost civility.
- A few years back I was visiting my grandmother (called Gran, of course) who lived in Kent. There were so many family visiting I was boarded at a neighbor's house which dated back 150 years -- 14 foot ceilings and all that. I was going to be out late, so my hosts told me they'd leave the kitchen door unlocked.
- Mindful of the safety issues this raised, my host added with mock concern, "You won't murder us in our beds, will you?" Shocked, I started to assure him that this was absolutely out of the question .. until I saw the twinkle in his eye and realize I'd been had. That subtle British humour -- it gets them every time.
It's just my way of saying, "Oi, don't do that!" :)
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