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Samaris · 13-08-2015 04:02PM

garancafan wrote: »

Would this person be employed in an abattoir?

Nope, although it was a fairly new profession at the time, at least in its then-format. They were required to be under 35 years of age, at least 5'7" in height, of good health and were rather unpopular when they first appeared.

looksee · 13-08-2015 04:12PM

Traffic wardens?

Samaris · 13-08-2015 04:35PM

looksee wrote: »

Traffic wardens?

Getting warmer!

Rubecula · 13-08-2015 06:22PM

Railway workers?

Jellybaby1 · 14-08-2015 12:31AM

Samaris wrote: »

Nope, although it was a fairly new profession at the time, at least in its then-format. They were required to be under 35 years of age, at least 5'7" in height, of good health and were rather unpopular when they first appeared.

Aha! My genealogical experience tells me he would have been a rozzer! A copper! He walked the thin blue line. He was in fact a police man.

Samaris · 14-08-2015 01:37AM

Jellybaby1 wrote: »

Aha! My genealogical experience tells me he would have been a rozzer! A copper! He walked the thin blue line. He was in fact a police man.

Yes indeed! Otherwise known as Bobbies, Peelers, and Peel's Thugs (they really weren't popular, in fact the first one killed on duty, it was ruled "justifiable homicide"!)

They were empowered to deal with "all loose, idle and disorderly Persons whom he shall find disturbing the public Peace, or whom he shall have just Cause to suspect of any evil Designs, and all Persons whom he shall find between sunset and the Hour of Eight in the Forenoon lying in any Highway, Yard, or other Place, or loitering therein, and not giving a satisfactory Account of themselves..." as well as taking over various duties previously assigned to town watchmen and lamplighters.

Over to you!

Jellybaby1 · 14-08-2015 02:00AM

Ta very much. No idea what mutton has to do with it though. Anyhoo, brain is tired, I'll post a question in the morning.

Samaris · 14-08-2015 03:29AM

Jellybaby1 wrote: »

Ta very much. No idea what mutton has to do with it though. Anyhoo, brain is tired, I'll post a question in the morning.

Not certain what mutton is to do with it either, although I had a vague mental guess about someone that shoos mutton chops (those beards that were common) out of where they shouldn't be.

filbert the fox · 14-08-2015 09:35AM

Mod: Moved from Interesting facts thread

There are five areas in Dublin ending in O or the O sound?

anyone?

looksee · 14-08-2015 10:11AM

That's an easy quiz question! This is for the answers

Anyway from a non-dub - Phibsborough, Marino, Bailiborough, i think thats my lot!

filbert the fox · 14-08-2015 10:13AM

looksee wrote: »

That's an easy quiz question! This is for the answers

Anyway from a non-dub - Phibsborough, Marino, Bailiborough, i think thats my lot!

Bailieborough is in Kheeavannn.

OldGoat · 14-08-2015 10:24AM

Monto and Harmo.

filbert the fox · 14-08-2015 10:25AM

OldGoat wrote: »

Monto and Harmo.

Get up the yard.

NO

garancafan · 14-08-2015 11:05AM

Rialto, Marino, Portobello. Ciao.

filbert the fox · 14-08-2015 11:15AM

garancafan wrote: »

Rialto, Marino, Portobello. Ciao.

getting warm...

OldGoat · 14-08-2015 11:20AM

Pimlico

filbert the fox · 14-08-2015 11:23AM

OldGoat wrote: »

Pimlico

you old goat you...

try this one..

put 7 of the word "and" in a row in a sentence and have it make sense.

looksee · 14-08-2015 11:44AM

I have kinda lost track here, but I think we are looking for questions from OldGoat and Jellybaby, I don't know who the other one is but filbert the fox seems to be on a roll so we will go with that.

OldGoat · 14-08-2015 12:08PM

In a fantasy tale who or what is a "Houyhnhnm"?

looksee · 14-08-2015 01:09PM

I'm reaching a bit here but I think its one of those Arabian Nights creatures, some sort of spirit /ghost.

filbert the fox · 14-08-2015 01:37PM

looksee wrote: »

I have kinda lost track here, but I think we are looking for questions from OldGoat and Jellybaby, I don't know who the other one is but filbert the fox seems to be on a roll so we will go with that.

eh. sorry for butting in...just re read the original post.....I'll just go to the back of the queue....:(

OldGoat · 14-08-2015 01:44PM

'fraid not looksee.

looksee · 14-08-2015 02:12PM

filbert the fox wrote: »

eh. sorry for butting in...just re read the original post.....I'll just go to the back of the queue....:(

Ah don't worry filbert, we are not uptight about things round here, and we tend to make the rules up as we go along anyway.

I was going to have a go at that and thingy so don't fade away now!

filbert the fox · 14-08-2015 02:14PM

looksee wrote: »

Ah don't worry filbert, we are not uptight about things round here, and we tend to make the rules up as we go along anyway. I was going to have a go at that and thingy so don't fade away now!

I haven't gone away you know.......oh dear one of those things you can't say anymore without someone thinking you are a sympathiser.

looksee · 14-08-2015 02:18PM

How about this:

'And' and 'and and' and 'and and and' are a progression, what comes next?

disclaimer, this is not the original answer to this question but I can't remember that one (it was somewhat more sophisticated). And it may not be a progression, but you get the idea and I cannot remember the word I need (this is O&O after all).

filbert the fox · 14-08-2015 02:19PM

looksee wrote: »

How about this:

'And' and 'and and' and 'and and and' are a progression, what comes next?

disclaimer, this is not the original answer to this question but I can't remember that one (it was somewhat more sophisticated). And it may not be a progression, but you get the idea and I cannot remember the word I need (this is O&O after all).

sequence or sequins?

looksee · 14-08-2015 02:22PM

Definitely not sequins but you could be right about sequence :P

looksee · 14-08-2015 03:12PM

OldGoat wrote: »

In a fantasy tale who or what is a "Houyhnhnm"?

I had to look it up, it was annoying me, and yes I had come across it but totally forgotten!

Samaris · 14-08-2015 06:10PM

looksee wrote: »

How about this:

'And' and 'and and' and 'and and and' are a progression, what comes next?

disclaimer, this is not the original answer to this question but I can't remember that one (it was somewhat more sophisticated). And it may not be a progression, but you get the idea and I cannot remember the word I need (this is O&O after all).

I would assume either "and and and and" or a thick ear, depending on if it's being said aloud :pac:

Edit: Although depending on how it's being said, it could be "and and and and and", but given the "and and"...the word's lost all meaning to me now.

Jellybaby1 · 14-08-2015 06:35PM

Sorry can't post a question. Someone else take my place please. Thanks.

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