Rhyming slang & insults (RE: Dished Pistons)

[public@sweavo.34sp.com]

Incidentally, is "yank" thought to be insulting in America?  I know you guys get
much more uptight about names than the Brits do.  Over here the line between
insult and endearment is blurred, though it's always moving too.  F'rinstance,
I betcha the brits wouldn't mind being referred to as Steamies since, although
it's a rude phrase, it's still funny.

If yank isn't rude then would calling you Shermans still be upsetting?

In the spirit of cultural exchange,

Steve