As part of my continuing education mission I thought I would share with people of the U.S. persuasion the real meaning of faggot.
It is a savory meat ball consisting of mostly, the unsavory bits of a pig. They are however quite delicious. 
My granma often mentioned faggots, as a youngster i associated it with a bundle of wood, i did think the bloke selling them was a bit odd though.
Faggots are also wood.
No, wait . . .
(One of my favourite Simpsons episodes is the Illiad quote "King of Troy: Now throughout history when people get wood, they'll think of Trojan.". Most non-Americans won't get it)
Im english , wouldi i be right in thinking trojan means big ?
No.
Trojan is a brand name.
Think of a prominent town in the Gers department of France.
Ouch ?
sp.. "Auch"
What's funny about Auch?
Auch mispelled as ouch ?
Not getting it ( im english ) and a simpsons fan .
Ill try another google tomorrow.
Grumpy_Mike:
As part of my continuing education mission I thought I would share with people of the U.S. persuasion the real meaning of faggot.
It is a savory meat ball consisting of mostly, the unsavory bits of a pig. They are however quite delicious.
I was amused at seeing a large advert at Heathrow Airport that proclaimed "Eat Brain's Faggots!" and what our American visitors would make of it!
In history faggots were sticks between kindling and tinder diameter used for fires.
A cig is about the right size and smokes so cigs got called fags and butts are IIRC dog-ends.
However the homosexual reference is because the burned them on bonfires made of those sticks.
The bad old days were bad indeed. They burned witches, heretics and whoever else they took an attitude towards unless the hanged, drowned, beheaded or whatever else they were into first.
Hey the Spanish inquisition ran clear into the early 1800's, just in case anyone thought all that was over 400 years ago.
Hey the Spanish inquisition ran clear into the early 1800's, just in case anyone thought all that was over 400 years ago
World wide it is still going on today. Russia and parts of Africa spring to mind.
The Inquisition still exists - it's called The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, but "No-one expects the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith" isn't so snappy or funny, so Monty Python used the older term.
The Spanish Inquisition was mainly directed at Jews who had converted to Catholicism. It was an RC thing.
These other insanities are being run under different managements.
I could describe what Shell is doing to Nigeria as worse. But then the corrupt Nigerian "leaders" are part of that.
And of course with so many Princes trying to get their fortunes out of the country, that doesn't help either.
What Russia is doing bothers me more just because of the potential. I bet it bothers the Poles a lot more.
Hi, due to cross contamination, UK to USA in Australia, most understand faggot in both meanings.
Trojans can be bought here in chemist (drug store) or medicinal section supermarket, in a couple of different sizes.
Also Durex but again due to cross contamination we can get it in many sizes from chemist or stationery supplier in rolls.
Tom....... 
Would sir like a packet or a roll of Durex?
[Scottish accent ] "The regiment will have it repaired" [/Scottish accent ]
And other such old jokes.
GoForSmoke:
In history faggots were sticks between kindling and tinder diameter used for fires.
A cig is about the right size and smokes so cigs got called fags and butts are IIRC dog-ends.
And dog-ends is a corruption of dock-ends. Docking a cigarette is putting it out before it has been fully smoked, with the intention of relighting it later. I understand it was originally a naval term.
AWOL:
No.
Trojan is a brand name.
Think of a prominent town in the Gers department of France.
I didn't know there was a town in France called Prophylactics
Hi, up until about 10 years ago, could be more, we had a candy that was a small white stick with a red end, they were called FAGS.
Now called FADS.
Fads are no longer manufactured in Australia but are now manufactured in Colombia.
Ironic isn't it, they used to look like a cigarette (addictive substance) and they are now made in Columbia.
Tom......