Cockney rhyming slang/Talk

I'm at work so I don't have time to address this right now - but this article focuses a little too much on CRS in East London, and fails to explore the way it has spread across the world. CRS is very common in Australia, and has even turned up in the US - eg. the term "Raspberry" for a fart, derives from "raspberry tart" (source: David Crystal - The English Language). It's still a very good article though - just needs a bit more depth. - MMGB

Er, I'm struggling to see how an article on Cockney rhyme slang can fail to focus on [East London]? the home of Cockney?s born within the sound of [Bow Bells]?... But I am being slightly disingenuous. Rhyming slang has indeed taken on a global context, but probably would be better dealt with under, say, [Rhyming slang]?, crosslinked to CRS. sjc