Finally some equality..

Un Croissant

Let it not be said that there is not equality of the sexes. I just saw a male lollypop lady.

Debate over.

P.S: This is at odds with everything I previously knew to be true.

keeponhurling

When I was in primary school, about 20 years ago or so, we also had a man doing it.

comongethappy

U sure?

It could have been a really really ugly woman?

dan1895

keeponhurling wrote: »

When I was in primary school, about 20 years ago or so, we also had a man doing it.

As did I.

The Backwards Man

Is a male lollipop lady the same as a lollipop man ?

deco nate

Euro to a cent he is doing job bridge scheme

jimgoose

Is that like a Fe-Mailman?

Un Croissant

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Is a male lollipop lady the same as a lollipop man ?

The pay is different.

Banjo String

Un Croissant wrote: »

Let it not be said that there is not equality of the sexes. I just saw a male lollypop lady.

Debate over.

P.S: This is at odds with everything I previously knew to be true.

Was she on the good ship?

Valetta

I can remember when Carpersonscita Hederperson was Lord Mayoress of Dublin.

fleet_admiral

my post was delivered by a postman woman a few minutes ago

who do i complain to about this outrage

SEPT 23 1989

The Lollipop Man sounds like the name of a horror film

Banjo String

I seen a goat-sheep in Kildare last week. :eek:

mathie

He puts the "Pop" in Lollypop.

The Backwards Man

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

The Lollipop Man sounds like the name of a horror film

'Just when you thought it was safe to go back across the road. .'

force eleven

I saw a bull with udders once.

mathie

And it was there, whilst spread-eagled in the field beneath the rain, wet but warm and safe, that I came up with the idea of league tables for lollipop ladies. On further investigation, I was shocked to discover that anyone who’s not a registered sex offender can become a lollipop lady. Even men. The only people who should be able to command a vehicle to stop should be the army in times of national emergency and traffic lights. And yet we’re handing this power over to people who are little more than retired dinner ladies. It has to improve or stop.

Sir Arthur Daley

Banjo String wrote: »

I seen a goat-sheep in Kildare last week. :eek:

Thats a very common thing in parts of the country.

Annasopra

Valetta wrote: »

I can remember when Carpersonscita Hederperson was Lord Mayoress of Dublin.

Sure only a few years ago Joe Costello was the Lady Mayoress of Dublin

SEPT 23 1989

OSI wrote: »

Ireland never really grasped the point of the lollipopman/lady. They're supposed to be used in lieu of traffic lights, not to stand in the middle of the road when the lights are red.

they are the buffer between a car bonnet and the children

Oink

OSI wrote: »

Ireland never really grasped the point of the lollipopman/lady. They're supposed to be used in lieu of traffic lights, not to stand in the middle of the road when the lights are red.

I generally take it to mean: No, seriously lads, we really want you to stop at this set of lights (unless you're really in a rush obviously).

jimgoose

OSI wrote: »

Ireland never really grasped the point of the lollipopman/lady. They're supposed to be used in lieu of traffic lights, not to stand in the middle of the road when the lights are red.

They're usually at signal-controlled pedestrian crossings, and he/she will usually override a green light to let the current batch of kids cross safely.

jimgoose

OSI wrote: »

There are a number of them along my route into work, and I never once seen one do anything but wait for a red-light/green-man and stand in the middle of the road while the kids cross.

Yes, that'd be right. What I mean is that they'll override the green after it's cycled back through amber from red.

e_e

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Etgd4_ZesOA