On Tue, Apr 13, 2004 at 08:21:37PM +0100, Paul Bartlett wrote: > Current usage isn't nearly so negative. > > It's a mild (and fairly friendly) form of abuse. If my best friend did > something silly, I'd call him a "stupid git". And he'd probably buy me a > pint. Gosh, when I next visit England maybe I should walk into the nearest pub, call someone a stupid git and see what happens?