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PugJesus@piefed.socialM to HistoryPhotos@piefed.socialEnglish · 3 months ago

'Knocker-Upper' in Britain, a method of waking people up for their work shifts before reliable/cheap alarm clocks, 1915

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'Knocker-Upper' in Britain, a method of waking people up for their work shifts before reliable/cheap alarm clocks, 1915

PugJesus@piefed.socialM to HistoryPhotos@piefed.socialEnglish · 3 months ago
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  • siravious@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    I wonder who woke him up…

    • Blueshift@piefed.world
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      That was a question on QI at some point. Someone with a night shift woke up the first knocker upper as the last job before they went to bed

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      Knocker-Upper-Knocker-Upper

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    Soo… did they knock up a lot of people?

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      If human history is allowed to run for long enough, I think eventually every single combination of syllables will have meant something related to sex at some point

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    Where’s the snooze button?

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      One well aimed brick will do the trick

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