I have a relationship problem in two words

[SleepingTiger]

Is it 'ass' or 'arse'?

As in "the bastard has been wearing my Laboutin's down the pub again. I shall kick his sorry xxxxxx when he gets home"

I see ass used by many, but isn't that what appears on Christmas cards?

Who do I believe?

What the hell has any of this to do with relationships?

A room with a shower is also a bathroom, the "bath" indicates it being a room where you wash yourself, a task formerly only done properly in baths.

A room with no shower and no bath but with a toilet is just a loo.

Arse. Unless you're going pornstar in the bedroom. Then it's ass 😂

But what about American restrooms? Always makes me think of ladies on chaise longues in very upmarket department stores.

To answer your question Allpizzas, the thread is not directly relevant to relationships. However, it is a welcome distraction from the emotionally intense nature of many 'relationship' threads and allows for some light banter without trampling on the real pain many contributors to these threads are suffering.

For that reason I think, in moderation, threads such as this provide a light hearted 'safety valve' that hopefully gives us somewhere to have a little laugh that is not at the expense of emotionally vulnerable posters.

Thank you to SleepingTiger for starting it.

What about our drawing room?

Actually it is about relationships. It is about the relationships between words, fighting out and trying to reconcile themselves inside my mind. A kind of 'syntax abuse' if you like, how words can let you down sometimes, terribly. Like the time I first came to England and one Saturday lunchtime some new friends invited me over to theirs because they were "having faggots" (clutches at straws).

How

Oh, language is fascinating.

Can one kick the ass of an ass?
Or the arse of an ass?
Or the arse of a female donkey?
Or will somebody call the RSPCA in any of those scenarios?
Poor donkeys

There is a Cunning Linguists topic in which people will be delighted to ponder such things

Here you go

Or did you post this is Relationship because you are in a relationship with an arse/ass?

Would I be correct Sleeping, to assume you 'withdraw' to your drawing room? Presumably your drawing room has chairs so the term 'sitting room' can be used interchangeably with 'drawing room' to reference the same part of your home.

Notwithstanding the above, I believe it reasonable not to take for granted that I might be able to view my favourite television programmes whilst enjoying the comforts of your drawing room.

Brilliant thread Sleeping. Keep it going!

Arse.
'Oh stick it up your donkey!' is wrong and cruel (for donkeys).

"Drawing room" is where the ladies withdraw to to leave the menfolk with their whisky and their cigars and their Important Conversations while they titter a bit or maybe play a ditty on the piano...

I used to run in to trouble saying 'I'm pissed', meaning 'I am annoyed' before a kind soul told me that in the UK it's 'I'm pissed off' and that otherwise people may mistake me for drunk [clutches pearls]

ooh I do like faggots..

I go into the Drawing Room to draw my curtains. With charcoal or pencil or maybe pastels if I want a bit of colour. At least I thought.

And the Conservatory is where we make and store our home made jam. Again, at least I thought.

Your humour reminds me of Gatis Kandis, SleepingTiger.