Funky

Now I won’t have to touch parcel tape (no more fighting with the evil stuff when bundling up Laundry bags anymore, we’ve got super fit and speedy couriers to deliver your orders now!) any more, I want to know more about my enemy:

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POSH where did it come from?  The origin of the word is obscure. The first recorded use of the word was in the British satirical magazine Punch on 25 September 1918, although an earlier possible reference uses the word push. The OED records a definition of the word as a noun from 1890, meaning “a dandy”.

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A new type of road crossing with push button controls for pedestrians was introduced.   The new crossings consisted of triangular black and white stripes (hence panda)- instead of the rectangular stripes at zebra crossings. There was a push button on either side of the road which controlled a set of flashing lights which stated wait and walk.  The scheme later had to be abandoned as people complained it was too confusing.  The pelican crossing was introduced in 1969 and proved more successful, maybe it was the reliable and friendly green man.  In the 1990s pelicans were succeeded by puffin crossings (why the birds?) - which uses sensors to detect the passage of people and cars.

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This is your new weekly-email-reminder-correspondent-and-general-Laundry-person-to-ask-anything, Rachel. I’m taking the hot seat from Jess at the Laundry, not that she has a particularly warm bum, well, actually I wouldn’t know either way, cough…moving on…

Right, Jess has let me know here is the space that is filled with interesting/mildy amusing tit-bits, sheesh the pressure.

Well, seeing as for this week is all about introducing myself - I thought I’d tell you some facinacting facts about other famous Rachels:

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