[SallyintNorth]

Taking pity on you Sylvia.

There's a film Fatal Attraction, in which the married man played by Michael Douglas has a supposedly one-night stand with an attractive woman, played by the inestimable Glenn Close.  She, however, isn't satisfied with the casual one-nighter and tries to turn it into something a lot more.  He resists, actually being a happily married family man whose family was out of town at the time, so she stalks him. 

Anyone who hasn't seen the film and wants to, stop reading now.

Anyone under the age of 16, and/or who has a big soft spot for bunny rabbits, stop reading now.

The bit most people remember and talk about is where she's broken into the family home, and leaves the child's pet rabbit in a pot simmering on the stove.

Hence, unhinged predatory women have ever thereafter been known as 'bunny boilers'.

[quiltycats]

Taking pity on you Sylvia.

There's a film Fatal Attraction, in which the married man played by Michael Douglas has a supposedly one-night stand with an attractive woman, played by the inestimable Glenn Close.  She, however, isn't satisfied with the casual one-nighter and tries to turn it into something a lot more.  He resists, actually being a happily married family man whose family was out of town at the time, so she stalks him. 

Anyone who hasn't seen the film and wants to, stop reading now.

Anyone under the age of 16, and/or who has a big soft spot for bunny rabbits, stop reading now.

The bit most people remember and talk about is where she's broken into the family home, and leaves the child's pet rabbit in a pot simmering on the stove.

Hence, unhinged predatory women have ever thereafter been known as 'bunny boilers'.

The film was on the telly the other night, and I must say I was a bit peeved at the continuity announcer who prefaced the films start, with, "This gives a whole new meaning to bunny boiler".  You would think a continuity announcer would know that the film was the origin of the phrase ... literally.

[Sylvia]

Ah, thank you Sally. I've asked my sons things like this before to be given the shocked sideways look and "Mother!! For Goodness sake" things   I think I must get out more

[bloomer]

Bunny boiler psycopathic possesive woman usually, prepared to go to any lengths to gain the object of there desire, even boiling the pet bunny as a threat as to what else may happen!!! It comes from a film but I can't remember what its called!!!

[Ina]

The things you learn on TAS... 

Thank you for essential education. 

[SallyintNorth]

Bunny boiler psycopathic possesive woman usually, prepared to go to any lengths to gain the object of there desire, even boiling the pet bunny as a threat as to what else may happen!!! It comes from a film but I can't remember what its called!!!

You got me on Ignore, David? 
See my previous answer

[bloomer]

no i haven't sally how could i ignore you 


i missed that somehow totally sorry xxx

[Lesley Silvester]

Now we're all admitting our ignorance (well, some of us anyway) can I ask what pmsl is?

[ppd]

pmsl = peed myself laughing a bit like on here but with nappies

[SallyintNorth]

Oh, now I want Dan to find an emotiwotsit like  but that has a little arc of wee going up in the air...

And I found a wiki page lists them all...

[Lesley Silvester]

pmsl = peed myself laughing a bit like on here but with nappies

I thought that was due to being pregnant too often.   

Oh, now I want Dan to find an emotiwotsit like  but that has a little arc of wee going up in the air...

If my first assumption is correct, it should be a little puddle appearing underneath.