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peta says, "I'm something of an expert of Gershwin and gherkins."

To me the word gherkin calls to mind a particular non-vegetarian meaning. Is that just personal to me (because I'm familiar with the limerick below), or it a standard slang meaning of the word?

(and peta? in what sense did you use the word? Wink )
    There was a young fellow named Perkin
    Who was always jerkin' his gherkin.
    His wife said, "Now, Perkin,
    Stop jerkin' your gherkin:
    You're shirkin' your ferkin'---you bastard!"
 
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Here's a picture of the London gherkin:


Build a man a fire and he's warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he's warm for the rest of his life.
 
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I notice the interesting pattern of striations. arnie, is that sheathed or unsheathed? Wink
 
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It's a good thing we have a rather easy-going, liberal bunch here because from what I've seen on other forums, this one would have to be curtained. Wink
 
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