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Old 10-14-2013, 04:50 PM   #1
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American vs. English

TIL - Crossing guard (American) == Lollipop man (West Yorkshire British)

Discovered here
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Old 10-14-2013, 04:58 PM   #2
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Also, lollypop lady. (rather than lollypop woman)


It's because the crossing sign they hold up looks like a lollypop.
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Old 10-14-2013, 06:28 PM   #3
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Lollipop lady here too.
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Old 10-14-2013, 08:18 PM   #4
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strange yanks...
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Old 10-15-2013, 09:32 AM   #5
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strange yanks...
Of course we give ours a somewhat militaristic name. Anything else would be un-American.
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Old 10-16-2013, 12:35 PM   #6
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strange yanks...
Why, because we give the AR-16s instead of lollipops?
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