I like it. I bet that's where the American "cut off your nose to spite your face" comes from, too - in a country that says "tidbit" instead of "titbit" and "bunny" instead of "coney", I don't think it's too hard to suspect the same Bowdleresque hand here.

> I bet that's where the American "cut off your nose to spite your face" comes from, too

Not to nitpick, but that term dates back to 12th century England.

Tid isn't a bowdlerization of tit; it's just a different pronunciation from a few hundred years ago.

I remember reading a piece that cited sources for both of the variants I quoted existing in modern American English as the result of deliberate bowdlerization. Once I'm back at my desk, I'll see if I can find it again.