[access-uk] Re: OT... Offensive?
- From: "roger south" <roger.south@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2006 11:38:08 +0100
Hi Sandra
We had a discussion on this one last night and I think you're wrong here. Or
at least the group would say you are. It's not a PC issue but sheer hard
cash. In the large Bingo halls now they play for £100,000 plus so it's
serious, really serious money. That has driven out the frivolity of the
terms such as two fat ladies for the sake of clarity. But the term of
referring to a number ending with zero as blind is still used. I'm not sure
where it originated but it's used extensively in the military world wide to
designate such numbers.
Roger
Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sandra Henshall" <oceania@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, October 08, 2006 7:24 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: OT... Offensive?
Well, even though I hear lots of bingo callers where I live, I didn't know
they'd ditched the two fat ladies. Political correctness gone mad? I
certainly think so. In fact, the whole concept of political correctness
is
just one big yawn, but that's another story.
Cheers,
Sandra.
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