Today in History: December 9th

 Hello Gentle Readers. Lets time drive into the future remembering to Stop at Red, be ready at Amber and Go Go Go into history.

1868: The worlds first set of traffic lights are installed in London. They used gas lamps with coloured flame.

1916: Hollywood legend Kirk Douglas is born.

1960. The first episode of Coronation Street airs in the UK. It is the longest running TV soap in the world.

1979. Smallpox disease is officially made extinct.

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Slang!

 Hello Gentle Readers

Its been a while. Busy at school and at home.

I recently did a seminar about slang for Learn with Thomson's. I wrote a short passage with lots of slang terms.

The text is below. How many slang terms can you find.

Blimey!
I'm not taking the MIckey but the other day I bought a dodgy motor that cost me an arm and a leg. I think it was a knock-off and it cost me all my dough. In fact I paid 2 grand for it.

It broke down in the middle of knowhere. Its winter so it wss brass monkeys outside.

I called a garage and had to wait for a grease monkey to turn up and fix it. He took a butchers at it, shook his head and asked if I was born yesterday because I had bought a hunk of junk.

I was gutted and cheesed off because I had bought a complete lemon.

When I spoke to her indoors she called me a numpty and an eejit. I was black zffronted because I have always considered myself a bit of a brain box.

It just goes to show that if you think your God's gift or the bees knees all it takes is one stupid decision and everyone looks at you and says "Tough titties!"

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