In article , Whisky-dave
wrote:

Tony Cooper:
I'd go with the other use of "**** artist" to describe you...a
person who frequently takes the ****. (And, I'm using the UK
meaning for "take the ****".)

Whisky-dave:
That's true, although prefer to be thought of as "exracting the
michael" as it's more refined in polite company :-)
I wonder what jonas makes of this ;-)

Sandman:
That spelling is hard when drunk. As always, ey?

What words are you having trouble reading and/or understanding ?

"exracting"

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Sandman