Derogatory terms for skilled jobs

[Richard A Thackeray]

Being called a pig never worried me, even being of Jewish descent.

I'm not aware of any names for dog handlers. RPU are Ice Cream Boys, because of their tendency to wander round in sunglasses all year round, even at two in the morning, looking like its so sunny they need an ice cream.

Firearms are Gun Monkeys. Sometimes they're called Rug or Carpet Carriers, because some of them get a bit carried away and walk about with their arms splayed out to look 'ard, as if they had a rolled up carpet under each arm. Really bad offenders will be nicknamed Mr Tickle.

Proactive teams are called No Active teams, because they do some cracking arrests and then ruin it by never bothering with the paperwork.

Chief Constable = Chief Freemason.

Superintendent = Supernintendo.

The inspector will be The Boss, sometimes gaffer or guvnor to an older serving copper.

PCSOs = The Asthma Police.

Have you looked at the Bullshire Police pages on FaceBook, for humourous interpretations??

Chief Constable Mason Lodge, is often used

 

[Dan B]

PCSOs = The Asthma Police.

"Police Constable Shaped Object" never entered common usage then?

 

[subaqua]

"Police Constable Shaped Object" never entered common usage then?

CHIMPS

Can't Help In Most Policing Scenarios/ Situations

 

[raleighnut]

A friend of mine worked in a geriatric care home, they referred to the job as "Granny Polishing"

 

[Sharky]

I've heard 'COBOL monkey' from IT developers - mostly contractors - of a certain generation, but it was always humorous and used about themselves.

and we used to write in spaghetti code

 

[jefmcg]

View: https://youtu.be/FwYxkZ9jTvk

 

[User6179]

Tanker driver - W$nker in a tanker

 

[DaveReading]

No, cabin crew is not vague, it's accurate. They're crew, and they're responsible (to the aircraft captain) for safety and conduct in the cabin. Their primary duty is not serving food. And pilots are definitively not cabin crew, they're referred to as flight crew, another accurate description.

Within the airline industry, pilots are usually referred to as tech crew, as distinct from the cabin crew (flight attendants in the US), and collectively they are all aircrew.

The only exception is the engineer who flies on the aircraft when the destination is one that has no based technical staff, who is universally known as a flying spanner.

 

[raleighnut]

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I've posted this tale before but it's worth repeating,

Cycling through the middle of town (by the Clocktower if anyone knows Leicester) a PCSO shouted "Oi get off that bike and walk" I stopped and asked him why, he replied "This is a pedestrian area" meanwhile his companion, a 'Proper Copper' was slowly shaking his head. I told the guy to turn round and look at the signpost just behind him, one of those with destinations in white on a blue background with a picture of a bike on them and informed him I was on a 'Designated Cycle Route'. he didn't half look miffed especially as his 'oppo' was barely managing not to laugh.

 

[Tin Pot]

I used to call the software office in my old place 'The lair of the pale people'

Hmm, so what did you call the Auditors?

 

[jefmcg]

I've posted this tale before but it's worth repeating,

Cycling through the middle of town (by the Clocktower if anyone knows Leicester) a PCSO shouted "Oi get off that bike and walk" I stopped and asked him why, he replied "This is a pedestrian area" meanwhile his companion, a 'Proper Copper' was slowly shaking his head. I told the guy to turn round and look at the signpost just behind him, one of those with destinations in white on a blue background with a picture of a bike on them and informed him I was on a 'Designated Cycle Route'. he didn't half look miffed especially as his 'oppo' was barely managing not to laugh.

View: https://youtu.be/YHMLMKE1tOk

 

[Drago]

I've posted this tale before but it's worth repeating,

Cycling through the middle of town (by the Clocktower if anyone knows Leicester) a PCSO shouted "Oi get off that bike and walk" I stopped and asked him why, he replied "This is a pedestrian area" meanwhile his companion, a 'Proper Copper' was slowly shaking his head. I told the guy to turn round and look at the signpost just behind him, one of those with destinations in white on a blue background with a picture of a bike on them and informed him I was on a 'Designated Cycle Route'. he didn't half look miffed especially as his 'oppo' was barely managing not to laugh.

I've had a similar run in, although the roles were reversed.

I was on patrol cycling slowly round a fun fair. It was on private property , but I was there at the invite of the owner and had permission from the security team to cycle round.

One of the ride operators decided to appoint himself as a regulation enforcement official, started shouting at me to get off the bike, pointing animatedly at the 'no cycling ' signs. I tried to politely explain that I was doing so with the permission of the owners, but he was loving it, lapping up the attention as he bravely got one over the burly copper. He was foaming at the mouth, wasn't letting me get a word in edgewise, so I got out my phone and called the head of security, who also happened to be a mate of mine. He arrived within a minute or two, removed ride operator to the company offices where he was relieved of his money belt and escorted to the gate and told not to bother showing up for work tomorrow.

Moral of the story...much like your PCSO chum, be very, very sure of your facts before publicly making a tit of yourself.

 

[dan_bo]

Hmm, so what did you call the Auditors?

Variously Herr xxxxx, Torquemada (sp) or the grey men.

I do the audits these days.

 

[robjh]

and we used to write in spaghetti code

that's not a skill I'd boast about!

 

[fossyant]

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