Paul Blay wrote:
> "Musashi" wrote in evul printable ...
> 
>> "Declan Murphy" <declan_murphy@hotmail.com> wrote ...
>>>[what does "get bent" mean" trimmed due to massive quotation level failure]

>> I had always assumed it was British slang. Something close to "piss off".
>> I guess I was wrong?
> 
> 
> I don't know whether it is /British slang/ but I'm pretty sure it's 
> slang in Britain.
> I suppose it just depends on what stone Declan's been living under ...

Reasonably common Merkingo as well. I think of it as having a British 
origin, but I have absolutely no facts to back up that belief.
KWW