@kdfrawg They made me promise not to faint before they let me in.
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@kdfrawg I watched some operations in my tea break when I had a summer job cleaning a hospital. No joint replacements though.
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@JeremyCherfas I imagine so. I’ve never heard anybody mention the brand of their hip replacement.
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@kdfrawg I hope the little chap doesn’t realise what a big job he’s been handed.
@kdfrawg Then I phoned my mother. I think her great grandson is the only one keeping them at all cheerful.
Ack. Just been talking to a (perfectly nice and polite) canvasser and I feel all shaky now. Wretched politics.
@hazardwarning They do. I still say Biro, and Hoover, though I notice they’re less commonly used these days.
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@larand We don’t, but Kleenex is a common brand over here, so we’d recognise the reference.
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@larand It seems so. From Wikipedia:
In the United Kingdom, a common equivalent term for a walker is Zimmer frame, a genericised trademark from Zimmer Holdings, a major manufacturer of such devices and joint replacement parts.
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