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Robbery
Posted: 03 Aug 2018, 11:57
by simondix
Reading in the 'I' paper today that thieves robbed a hair making shop in New Delhi of £15,000 worth of wigs and hair after tying up the staff. I said to my wife that they probably did it because they were too poor to pay.
Re: Robbery
Posted: 03 Aug 2018, 17:34
by FlyTexas
...and the police are combing the area as we speak.
Brian
Re: Robbery
Posted: 03 Aug 2018, 20:08
by DaveG
Hair today, gone tomorrow.
Re: Robbery
Posted: 03 Aug 2018, 21:29
by ChrisHunt
Re: Robbery
Posted: 03 Aug 2018, 21:41
by Paul K
I don't get it.
Re: Robbery
Posted: 04 Aug 2018, 00:13
by blanston12
I don't get it either.
Re: Robbery
Posted: 04 Aug 2018, 05:08
by Airspeed
Paul K wrote: ↑03 Aug 2018, 21:41
I don't get it.
Gentlemen:
toupee
ˈtuːpeɪ/
noun
noun: toupee; plural noun: toupees
a small artificial hairpiece worn to cover a bald spot.
Origin
early 18th century (denoting a curl or lock of artificial hair): alteration of French toupet ‘hair tuft’, diminutive of Old French toup ‘tuft’, ultimately of Germanic origin and related to top1.
Translate toupee to
Use over time for: toupee
Re: Robbery
Posted: 04 Aug 2018, 08:07
by Dev One
Mind you the current French for a wig is a Perruque, not to be confused with a similar thing that can sit on ones shoulder.... a Perroquet...(Parrot)
Keith
Re: Robbery
Posted: 04 Aug 2018, 08:42
by simondix
Thank you. I will take that as a compliment. I have always loved playing with words.
Re: Robbery
Posted: 04 Aug 2018, 08:48
by Airspeed
I have always loved playing with words.
...after my own heart, Simon!
Are you a cryptic crossword fan, too?
