Mex's malapropisms. Now there's a tale and there usually is when you are in the company of Murray Mexted.
At times the wavelength could be distorted but his unbridled love of rugby shone through his life and times. He toured the world using his ability as a passport for work and savouring life in distant lands.
Mexted was always colour in an often drab rugby environment and it was natural he scored a rousing try on debut against Scotland on the way to an unbroken 34 international sequence.
From a short lineout he beat three and galloped his way 35m to the tryline.
There were times when Mexted's exuberance needed to be tempered like coach Eric Watson's inquiry on that '79 tour whether the No 8 would like his own ball so the others could have a game as well.