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Re: Job specific titles for train and rail crew
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Sun, 25 Nov 2001 23:53:06 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, James Powell writes:
In lugnet.trains, Jim Schifeling writes:
I'm gonna bet the "knocker up" is a mostly UK term as well.
I think it would elicit snickers from grown men in the US

Actually, I heard it from a Aussie.

I've never hear "knocker up", but the phrase "knock 'er up" has a couple of
meanings in Aus - first to build something quickly, as in to "knock up a shed
in the back yard". It's other meaning is related to procreation, and I won't
spell it out here...

ROSCO

FUT .o-t.fun



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  Re: Job specific titles for train and rail crew
 
(...) Actually, I heard it from a Aussie...you just have to remember, that the word use is ~50 years out of date. How many people would name the "gay" 90's like that now? (1890's...) James P (23 years ago, 24-Nov-01, to lugnet.trains)

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