fubarderby's definitions

middle class

Everyone who works and pays taxes is middle class. There has been no such thing as "working class" since the 1970s with the end of mass labour industries such as coal mining and steel.

The other classes are underclass/scum (long term unemployable) and upper class (too rich to need to work).

Kevin empties bins for the council and his wife Sharon is a school dinner lady. They own their own house, take two foreign holidays per year (sun and skiing) and own two cars. They are middle class who work, not working class.

by fubarderby January 2, 2005

a "tommy"

British soldiers have long been know as Tommies because when pay books were 1st issued in 1812 during the Peninsula campaign, soldiers were shown an example pay book in the name shown below:

Private Thomas (Tommy) Atkins of the Grenadiers. Hence a "tommy".

by fubarderby December 28, 2005

MCR

Manufacturing Change Request.
What Manufacturing Engineers submit to the design authority to try to get the method of manufacture, or source of a component changed.

We submitted an MCR to whingeenering, but they bounced it.

by fubarderby January 25, 2005

ethically challenged

Politically correct euphemism for "dishonest".

Tony Bliar is ethically challenged over most issues.

by fubarderby August 17, 2005

Irish-American

An American-American whose Great Great Great Grandmother's cousin once wore a green skirt and drank a pint of Guinness.

I spoke to an Irish-American (from Boston of course) and took great pleasure in telling him that my great-grandfather was Irish and involved in the Easter Uprising. It was true, he was Head of his Lodge in the Orange Order and became a section commander in the Black and Tans. He defended his Dublin against the Fenian insurrectionists (note: rising against the lawful government during wartime is punishable by death in most countries) and personally shot some of them.

by fubarderby July 2, 2005

CRS

Compagnie Republique de Securite. French riot police. Mainly recruit in the countryside as most riots occur in the town, so they get the opportunity to wop, tear-gas and water-cannon townies.

The Parisians hippies were rioting again, so the CRS went and cracked some skulls.

by fubarderby June 6, 2004

lumpy jumper

Royal Air Force slang for a female, due to their mammory glands and the tight-fitting issue sweaters.

What's the new supply officer like?
Not too bad, for a lumpy jumper.

by fubarderby June 13, 2004