1947 citing in Archie Comic of "butthole." What did it mean?

[Victor Steinbok]

Yes, I considered including bas"turd" as well, but for an entirely
different reason. I suspect that they actually believed that "bastard"
would be considered too direct an attack on his "lineage", particularly
since it would evoke the memories of Loving v Virginia. I doubt very
much anyone actually thought to bas-tard in that sense. These guys are
somewhat clever with words, but not very bright.

     VS-)

On 4/28/2012 2:28 PM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:
>   The mix of taboo avoidance devices is actually interesting.
> So "turds" must now be a euphemism for...er.."tards."  (Which I suppose is
> short for "retards.")
>
> Who is this mystery man anyway?
>
> "Some say he was born in the African jungle. Others, on a far Pacific
> island....Barack Obama denies he's a Muslim, yet he denounced the burning
> of the Koran, Islam's HOLIEST OF HOLY BOOKS!"
>
> (With thanx to Mad Magazine and what's left of my recall.)
>
> JL

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