I always associate Mobberly with juvenile delinquency. When I worked with appalling naughty children in Salford, there was some approved-school type establishment there that the hard cases were shipped off to. I doubt if many of them became butlers, though.
A rough count of London stations (Tube, DLR, heavy rail) is 671. The numbers fluctuate depending on the definitions of what counts, what appears twice and so on.
Even if you eliminate the least appropriate names there are still enough to provide a 'transport name' for every MP. And if you are still picky you could trim the number of MPs too.
'Barking' would be a good choice for some, 'Hampstead-Heath' for others.
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I always associate Mobberly with juvenile delinquency. When I worked with appalling naughty children in Salford, there was some approved-school type establishment there that the hard cases were shipped off to. I doubt if many of them became butlers, though.
ReplyDeleteThe old solution is to call your butler by the same name however often you replace him. It's as if we'll call all future PMs "Two-Tier".
ReplyDeleteA rough count of London stations (Tube, DLR, heavy rail) is 671. The numbers fluctuate depending on the definitions of what counts, what appears twice and so on.
ReplyDeleteEven if you eliminate the least appropriate names there are still enough to provide a 'transport name' for every MP. And if you are still picky you could trim the number of MPs too.
'Barking' would be a good choice for some, 'Hampstead-Heath' for others.
I recommend it to the house.
Sam - although a butler who can deal very firmly with unwelcome visitors could be useful in certain circles.
ReplyDeletedearieme - good idea, gets rid of the need to remember who is in No.10 at the moment and "Two-Tier" is bound to suit any PM.
DJ - good idea but yes, it would be necessary to eliminate the least appropriate names such as Angel and Cockfosters.