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« Reply #90 on: September 16, 2018, 20:00:59 »

It is a truth universally acknowledged that as soon as old people (i.e. the over-20s) start to understand a generation's teen slang, it has already moved on. Wagwan yo'sel, coot!

Edit: Actually some definitions of 'coot' are slightly more insulting than I meant to be. I don't know the street slang word for 'effective transport campaigner who, at a guess, is slightly north of 20', on account of my being and old coot.
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« Reply #91 on: September 16, 2018, 20:17:12 »

It is a truth universally acknowledged that as soon as old people (i.e. the over-20s) start to understand a generation's teen slang, it has already moved on. Wagwan yo'sel, coot!

Hm, I can’t imagine an announcement sounding along the lines of “wagwan bruvs, mans sorry to say that your train has 5 coaches innit, mans bare sorry” (the slang, not the size of the train  Wink)
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« Reply #92 on: September 17, 2018, 01:47:36 »

It is a truth universally acknowledged that as soon as old people (i.e. the over-20s) start to understand a generation's teen slang, it has already moved on. Wagwan yo'sel, coot!

Edit: Actually some definitions of 'coot' are slightly more insulting than I meant to be. I don't know the street slang word for 'effective transport campaigner who, at a guess, is slightly north of 20', on account of my being and old coot.

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an aquatic bird of the rail family, with blackish plumage, lobed feet, and a bill that extends back on to the forehead as a horny shield.
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a stupid or eccentric person, typically an old man.

You have to be a bit eccentric to be a transport campaigner, and I note or not and in the definition.
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« Reply #93 on: September 17, 2018, 01:56:46 »

I think a "bird of the rail family" is most appropriate.
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« Reply #94 on: September 17, 2018, 07:44:39 »

A Mallard by any chance ?.
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« Reply #95 on: September 17, 2018, 11:30:35 »

None of that slang is anywhere near new. Beef dates back to the 1880s. The BBC» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page) are being cringeworthily dank, as they usually are with this sort of stuff.
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« Reply #96 on: September 17, 2018, 14:42:40 »

My grandfather (who worked for BR (British Rail(ways)) in York) was fond of referring to "silly coots", back in the early '80s. Evidently he was ahead of his time.
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« Reply #97 on: September 17, 2018, 20:58:48 »

Have you had a TIA (Transient Ischemic Attack (aka "mini-stroke")) grahame?  Grin

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