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"Mark Rand" wrote in message
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On Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:38:16 -0400, wrote:

On Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:41:51 +0100, Mark Rand
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On Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:09:10 -0400,
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On Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:34:57 -0400, "Buerste" wrote:




We call 'em "Drunk-Bumps" here.

"dead bobbies" in Limeyland.

Strictly speaking it's "sleeping policemen"

There is only one location (Trago Mills) that I know of that refers to
them as
"dead policemen" and that establishment has been a haven of anarchy for
four
decades to my knowledge...


Mark Rand
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Liverpudian? housemate in Livingstone always called them dead bobbies.


Very Devon (south west country).


Mark Rand
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co worker from Woking, called them Sleeping Policemen.