historyporn·[Dormant] moved to [email protected]byPugJesus Mary Smith, paid weekly for shooting dried peas at workers' windows to wake them for their shifts, Britain, 1930sView original on lemmy.world395Comments16Reply
RRolando replylemmy.worldThe Wokemen. (but who woke the Wokemen?) Edit: now that I think about it, they probably just used a "woke agenda".16Reply
ffeedum_sneedson replylemmy.world4Hide 4 repliesThe knocker-upper knocker-upper, I'm not joking.13Reply
OOfficerBribe replylemm.eeAs per this article: "The knocker uppers were night owls and slept during the day instead, waking at about four in the afternoon," says author Richard Jones.12Reply
2257m replysh.itjust.worksWell its obvious she just stays up all night. She doesn't need sleep. In fact sleep is deathly scared of her and has been for a while.5Reply
Deceptichum kbin.socialI doubt workers could afford much, and it probably took a few, so they must be some cheap arse peas to use as ammo.5Reply
ggatelike feddit.deI like to think that she shot peas all the time while walking and sitting at home. Obviously she would never miss and is particularly good at ricochet combos.4Reply
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She was a knocker upper
(Which is a real name for this job, not a joke)
Question is: Who woke her for her shift?
It's pea shooters all the way down.
The Wokemen.
(but who woke the Wokemen?)
Edit: now that I think about it, they probably just used a "woke agenda".
The knocker-upper knocker-upper, I'm not joking.
Fellow QI fan?
That could well be where I heard it!
Probably! https://youtu.be/FwZBEo2JHIw?t=1913
I remember, yes that's the one.
As per this article:
"The knocker uppers were night owls and slept during the day instead, waking at about four in the afternoon," says author Richard Jones.
Well its obvious she just stays up all night. She doesn't need sleep. In fact sleep is deathly scared of her and has been for a while.
Freaking Alarm clock are stealing our jobs!
How to apply for this job?
Just show up one day, start doing it, and demand money.
I doubt workers could afford much, and it probably took a few, so they must be some cheap arse peas to use as ammo.
I like to think that she shot peas all the time while walking and sitting at home. Obviously she would never miss and is particularly good at ricochet combos.