When I got home, I realised that the person in the store had left the big plastic security tag on a pair of knickers.
So I took out my Dremel and cut the big plastic tag in half.
I'm sure there's some sort of "being civil in a city of civil servants" joke to be made in response to this..
Actually, I was going to go for a joke about a city devoted to politics not usually being known for making people more honest. But this are serious thread, so instead I shall register my good wishes and, with sympathy, echo the Orchid's comment. (I grew up here so it's never really applied, but I've heard it from other people.)
Some words are much less taboo than their etymology would suggest: many speakers would be horrified to learn that terms they use frequently, like "berk" (often used to mean "foolish person") ... [is] actually from Berkeley Hunt, meaning "cunt," ...
I love you, England.
That's some hot shit right there.