Fascinating

Apparently some English speakers do not prounounce 'cot' and 'caught' the same way. It's a "Northwest thing" - we've stopped using the 'au' vowel sound. At least, that's according to a UW linguist's paper, summarized in ze local rag....

Coupling: The Cupboard of Patrick's Love

Jeff on Claudia Schiffer & David Copperfield: "There's a supermodel who shags total prats and I don't know where she lives!"

Jane: "I really thought I'd got to his house, you know, to heal our spiritual divide. But it turned out I was just gagging for a shag! Those two are so similar!"

Sally: "I'll be the only one who hasn't been Patricked!"

Jane: "Underwear? What's that?"

Sally: "You really *don't* have enough blood for both ends of your body, do you Patrick?"