Please don’t throw explosives in the trash

A very British way of asking people to not blow up garbage workers:

[Detective-constable Frank Loydall] urged that members of the public wishing to dispose of explosives of any sort should not put them into dustbins or other refuse containers

Derby Evening Telegraph - May 14, 1966

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Posted By: Alex - Sun Sep 08, 2024
Category: 1960s | United Kingdom | Weapons

Comments

Destructor? I remember when pedants complained about Mission Impossible using the term "self-destruct." I see Merriam-Webster has both. A destructor is an incinerator. They have the first known use of self-destruct as 1968, even though Mission Impossible started in 1966.

Posted by ges on 09/08/24 at 02:04 PM

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