Rorty Crankle

[Solarjunkie]

I have heard that the phrase "rorty crankle" has meaning in over forty languages.

Anyone know any of them?

[archbishop]

What does it mean in English?

[marchantino]

i too would like to know

[SteveD]

The plot thickens!  If you Google for "rorty crankle" it comes up with several results.  Rorty Crankle seems to be a popular name for pubs, restaurants and even a hedgehog sanctuary.  However, I could find no clue as to the origin.

 

Maybe a phone call....

 

[X111]

It is a term used by the well educated and upper classes. Suppose you are in the bath with Beyonce Knowles and Beyonce sent up a few unexpected bubbles. It is no longer socially acceptable for you to exclaim "Good God, was that you", but, to be acceptable, you must now say approvingly "Rorty Crankle, Beyonce, Rorty Crankle !

[Midgardrelm]

well i wouldny say "ggod god whas that you?" i would say "good god what are YOU doing in me bath? get out and for God's sake STOP FARTING!"

[Midgardrelm]

well i wouldny say "good god whas that you?" i would say "good god what are YOU doing in me bath? get out and for God's sake STOP FARTING!"

[slimfandango]

lol

[X111]

The etiquette of Midgardrelm has a cetain appeal to it, perhaps akin to that of a 10 ton steam roller. However, here at Luton Uni all 847 girl students look exactly like Beyonce Knowles. Every Friday they are fed beans for breakfast, beans on toast for lunch and beans and sausages for dinner. At 8.30pm all are assembled in our swimming pool, and the lads stand around the edge shouting "Rorty Crankle, Rorty Crankle, Rorty Crankle, Rorty Crankle" !! At this the girls start to effervesce, more and more and more as the "Rorty Crankle's" increase. The bubbles are collected by a large duct in the swimming pool ceiling, and then compressed into a storage cylinder for later use as fuel in the Uni central heating system. Next year we hope to go into the pipeline business and export the surplus to various local interested parties. Prince Charles is very proud of our eco achievement.

[littleoldme]

I'll have you know that in my experience Beyonce, being a perfect lady, does not fart in the bath.

 

Don't share a tub with that Kelly Rowland though. It's like listening to an underwater Trumpet Voluntary.

[X111]

Ah, yes, but what view do you take of Kelly Rowland's rorty crankle?

[CrortyRankle]

One of my favorite pubs was the Rorty Crankle in Plaxtol, Kent, in the UK. My understanding was that it was Anglo Saxon for "Happy Corner".