What was a "knocker upper?"
Correct answer: A person who woke someone up
Homer Howard III
Cool, learned something new; the hard way!!!
GWYN57
oh my gosh i let the picture persuade my answer ugh!
1wetdog
when I was overseas a British friend left a note that said knock them up in the morning being American I never understood that till now.🤣
BambiLuv
I wonder if that persuaded the term now used as slang for getting pregnant, or the other way around? Or just a random coincidence?
SuccessivePlenty4
We had a knocker upper in a pit village in the North East of England, he used a long pole to rattle the upstairs window, this was the 1950's!
Player Say what!?
1wetdog, I spent a summer in High Wycombe when a newly made friend said, "I'll knock you up in the morning." When she saw the shock on my face and I explained why, we had a good laugh and we proceeded for two months to learn of each other's sayings. These are the things that make life and traveling worthwhile.
Player #433718
dollis1963, so did I
GringaMIA
Thank you Daphne from "Frasier"!
Lash
In the late '70's, my first "real" job was at an Answering Service. One of my duties was a "ringer upper" I had a long list of people for whom the alarm clocks did not work! Lol! I had one or two that I was supposed to keep calling until they called me back.
CrinklyBrainic52
When I lived in Scotland I stayed over a couple's home one night. The husband asked me "What time do you want me to knock you up in the morning?"
I had to think about that a minute 😂.
tia
Isn't it great that people can now afford their own alarm clocks...we can't imagine how people lived around 100 years ago, hardly enough money to live and eat
PUTINSUX
In the UK to be knocked up nowadays means to have gotten pregnant!
Player #107070140
toe jam I too picked the pregnant woman...lol
toe jam
l picked the pregnant woman.
Republic of China
1wetdog,
You could have searched Google during that time but ok
Bonnie
Somebody who gets someone else knocked up????
Player #51052385
I love knocker uppers!
Player #Abi_gezunt
yidelech, yidelech shtai oif tzu avodas Haborie!
Player #44565732
Player starlord, it made perfect sense.
Calliope
Player starlord, I believe it is a tongue twister...like Peter Piper
Player #25874027
Player starlord,
Those types of poem aren’t supposed to
Aisha809
The picture made me get it wrong!!!😠
Jan
Interesting😊
larry the learner
sometimes you need to scrool to the source and rely on it . nice story but this is not always authenticated
Hugo
Really Interesting question!
Of course I answered it correctly. 😀
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Player #17611859, or the rooster
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Player #15230807, yep me too
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Player #326446, trick question lol that could also be true lol!
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Yet another job lost to technology it’s a good thing having technological advancements but there’s a fine line between invention for the betterment of the people & the betterment of a few lining their pockets with silver & gold. I think places where technology should be used most apart from the obvious of science & health care etc is where a job can cause injury or dangerous. Otherwise let’s encourage good employment practices - machines are so impersonal. Well that’s my opinion, tots sure some peeps would disagree.
wendy1945poole
that's a bit history l didn't know
ChewyGazelle68623
Soleil10001, they always use pictures to mess you up. I quit falling for it!!
Soleil10001
That was mean to give the photo about dog walking and the wrong answer relevant to the photo 😅
Player #31366
poor wife