PL charge City for alleged breaches of financial rules

Centurions said:
Posh git, I had to wear the cardboard boxes they came in...
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Tell me about it.

We were so poor growing up that my parents were forced to shop at the Army & Navy store for our clothes.

I went to school dressed as a Japanese general... and they talk about kids getting bullied these day. ;-)
 
ganganvince said:
Trackers? With footprints and a compass in the heel.
Edit they were Wayfinders Clarkes were commando we live and learn.
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Brilliant shoes them.
They ended a tragic period in my youth when I had no idea what a stoat’s footprint looked like!
And I lost count of the number of times I needed a compass to find my way home from school!
Would have been literally lost without them.
 
horlock_was_super said:
There used to be a pub on the corner next to the home end of London Road in Peterborough.
Never knew if it was just a coincidence or a clever bit of marketing - either way it was bobbins boozer.
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When the Spice Girls split, Victoria Beckham wanted Peterborough Football Club to stop trademarking their nickname “The Posh”.
Thankfully her request was rejected and they were able to register the name.
 
Tracking back said:
Did you know that the word POSH is an acronym and nautical term that comes from when we were a sea faring nation?
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Yep, im that guy....

A popular folk etymology holds that the term is an acronym for "port out, starboard home", describing the cooler, north-facing cabins taken by the most aristocratic or rich passengers travelling from Britain to India and back. However, there is no evidence for this claim.

Most likely derived from Romani posh (“half”), either because posh-kooroona (“half a crown”) (originally a substantial sum of money) was used metaphorically for anything pricey or upper-class, or because posh-houri (“half-penny”) came to refer to money generally.
 
AlexWilliamsGloves said:
A popular folk etymology holds that the term is an acronym for "port out, starboard home", describing the cooler, north-facing cabins taken by the most aristocratic or rich passengers travelling from Britain to India and back. However, there is no evidence for this claim.
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Its true because the passengers on the other side of the ship who could only afford the cheaper fare were called the SOPH.
 
AlexWilliamsGloves said:
Yep, im that guy....

A popular folk etymology holds that the term is an acronym for "port out, starboard home", describing the cooler, north-facing cabins taken by the most aristocratic or rich passengers travelling from Britain to India and back. However, there is no evidence for this claim.

Most likely derived from Romani posh (“half”), either because posh-kooroona (“half a crown”) (originally a substantial sum of money) was used metaphorically for anything pricey or upper-class, or because posh-houri (“half-penny”) came to refer to money generally.
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I love your commitment to detail with that response.

That is exemplary behaviour.
 
AlexWilliamsGloves said:
Yep, im that guy....

A popular folk etymology holds that the term is an acronym for "port out, starboard home", describing the cooler, north-facing cabins taken by the most aristocratic or rich passengers travelling from Britain to India and back. However, there is no evidence for this claim.

Most likely derived from Romani posh (“half”), either because posh-kooroona (“half a crown”) (originally a substantial sum of money) was used metaphorically for anything pricey or upper-class, or because posh-houri (“half-penny”) came to refer to money generally.
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Cool story
I’ll stick with port out starboard home, it’s easier to remember :-)
 
AlexWilliamsGloves said:
Yep, im that guy....

A popular folk etymology holds that the term is an acronym for "port out, starboard home", describing the cooler, north-facing cabins taken by the most aristocratic or rich passengers travelling from Britain to India and back. However, there is no evidence for this claim.

Most likely derived from Romani posh (“half”), either because posh-kooroona (“half a crown”) (originally a substantial sum of money) was used metaphorically for anything pricey or upper-class, or because posh-houri (“half-penny”) came to refer to money generally.
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georgeVI-half-crown-reverse-1949.jpg

georgeVI-half-crown-obverse-1949.jpg

George VI Half Crown from my personal collection for reference.
 
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