<html> <head> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"> </head> <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000"> Yes it does, just about!  But I was quoting a fairly well-known expression in UK English, "To call a spade a ruddy shovel"; to speak robustly to how things are.  A tad more vigorous than calling a spade a spade..... Best, David. <blockquote type="cite">David B,  does 'ruddy' represent the frontier of your on-line expletive usage? </blockquote> </body> </html>