If you laugh then you are not innocent - RUDE WARNING

[Andy Hamilton]

I cycled past a shop with a very interesting name on my cycle ride to Aderdeenshire. I had to share it as it was one of the things that made me laugh out loud.

Some of you might have to look up what this means it is very, very rude so if you are easily shocked then please don't read it's meaning here.

[StripyPixieSocks]

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Oh dear... in Macclesfield there is a hardware shop full of chain etc. (as hardware shops are wont to do) called... S & M Supplies... always was a snigger worthy name to anyone remotely kinky!

[MikeM]

I like the church centre bit, is it part of some kind of outreach program maybe? Possible trying to engage with diverse members of their congregation.

[Eigon]

Nice one.

In Shropshire there is a village called Knockin. They have a little local shop. It's called The Knockin Shop.

[lizzylard]

Where we live in norfolk in the town in which i grew up there is a slut hole lane whats that all about

[Rosendula]

That's even better than the photo I never got round to taking of a Pharmacy I used to regularly drive past. All it said in big letters across the top of the window was 'Pharmacy' - that is until the P dropped off. I laughed and cursed myself every time I went past without a camera.

[Rosendula]

Oh dear... in Macclesfield there is a hardware shop full of chain etc. (as hardware shops are wont to do) called... S & M Supplies... always was a snigger worthy name to anyone remotely kinky!

That's just reminded me of the first time my son came home from secondary school and said something about his 'S & M teacher'. I was horrified. Then I found out he had a weekly lesson called 'Social & Moral', which, of course, was abbreviated.

[Big Al]

That's even better than the photo I never got round to taking of a Pharmacy I used to regularly drive past. All it said in big letters across the top of the window was 'Pharmacy' - that is until the P dropped off. I laughed and cursed myself every time I went past without a camera.

could this be the shop you passed ???

[Millymollymandy]

I'm glad I read the definition of glory hole because I'd guessed incorrectly!

[Milims]

There was a shop in the local shopping centre that sold door furniture. It was called Knobs and Knockers! Oohh er missus!

[Bluemoon]

A 'Glory Hole' in my Gran's day was the place, usually in the depths of the cellars and near to where you kept the coal, where you chucked the broken lamps, the off-cuts of carpet and anything else that 'might come in handy one day' A really SS place come to think of it. I remember being sent there every Christmas morning to retrieve all the wonky dining chairs that languished among the junk so that there was a seat for everyone around the table. We kids were always made to sit on them too as they were considered too dodgy for grown-ups. Poor old Gran would have been horrified at this new usage of a word that everyone locally of her generation seemed to use. Perhaps you were in a part of the country where the older meaning is still in general usage...........at least I hope so.

[Rosendula]

Perhaps you were in a part of the country where the older meaning is still in general usage...........at least I hope so.

The organization I used to work for rented a couple of rooms in a church, so when I was there I was in daily contact with 'the churchy people'. My experience is that the majority of them don't tend to keep up with the changing use of our language. It's embarrassing when you have to explain the meaning of something to a really nice church-going old-ish lady.

[the.fee.fairy]

*giggles*

[mrsflibble]

*laughs so hard generic cola comes out of her nose*