August Word Of The Month

Not to beat about the bush - well it's not a million miles away - the month's word on a pedestal is, ta da, "SPHINCTER". Lovely word. So rich yet it rolls off the tongue - not literally (yuck ... athough ... no, second thoughts, don't go there) - and rewarding the listener with a hard edged crescendo that rounds off the concept beautifully. The word conjures a rich mind picture but with an element of fun that ameliorates the basic function the word conveys. As a term of abuse it isn't up there with its hardcore brothers but still has a capacity to get under the skin quite superbly. One can't imagine an American using the term but more your colloquial Brit who has engineered himself into a drunken corner whilst on some stag do or other. Yeah, right. Use it and ENJOY it.