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Is there a word that pushes your buttons?

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  • BenCottoBenCotto Posts: 4,718
    edited September 2022
    Lyn said:
    Reminds me of an incident with my daughter on holiday in America last week,  police siren, pulled her over,  they all put their hands in the air,  (watching too many US cop films) he asked if it was her car,  she said ‘no, it’s hired’. He said ‘Rennal?’ she said no, it’s a Toyota,   By then she’d twigged,  he meant Rental.  He asked if she had her license with her,  yes, it’s in the  boot,   He looked puzzled at her sandals,  ah yes,  Trunk,  by then they’re both laughing,   ‘Get in and enjoy your holiday ma’am ‘ 
    she thought she was in a real life stickup. 
    I remember a line in the sit-com Early Doors. Phil and Nige, the inept police officers, are questioning someone who witnessed an indecent exposure by a man in his car.

    ”I have to ask this. Was he in a state of arousal?”
    ”No.  A Ford Escort.”
    Rutland, England
  • Not a word as such but "Construction Welfare Unit".  New one on me and no idea what it means but we are going to have one parked out here for the next 3 months it will take to re build the Churchyard wall. 

     
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    You can’t have anyone getting a squashed finger without a unit containing a welfare officer,  that would definitely be a case of needing counselling. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    "Construction Welfare Unit" = loo, kitchenette, seating area etc for the workers to have their breaks.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • HeliosHelios Posts: 232
    edited September 2022
    I take it that it’s no longer PC to have a portaloo and a box of sandwiches?😉
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    Helios said:
    I take it that it’s no longer PC to have a portaloo and a box of sandwiches?😉
    "Portaloo" is a registered trade mark.
    Devon.
  • HeliosHelios Posts: 232
    oops, so sorry. Maybe I should have used the term, ‘portable chemical toilet’.
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    Helios said:
    oops, so sorry. Maybe I should have used the term, ‘portable chemical toilet’.
    maybe that's why they're called "Construction Welfare Unit" ?
    Devon.
  • HeliosHelios Posts: 232
    Ah, all becomes clear. Thank you for pointing this out.
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    Helios said:
    Ah, all becomes clear. Thank you for pointing this out.
    I'm making a suggestion. Not asserting it as fact
    Devon.
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