I didn’t know faggots were meatballs. I know a lot of British folks and none of them ever used it that way. I just knew the bundle of sticks meaning.
Of course “gay” still means happy. So maybe if I’m ever asked if I’m gay I can say “I was yesterday, but not so much today.”
there you go
I remember my mam and dad always haying we were having faggots tonight.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faggot_(food)