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    From Alexander Koryagin@2:221/6 to All on Wed Sep 9 10:25:08 2020
    Hi, All!

    From "The Gun Seller", by Hugh Laurie

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    'So?'
    'So a committee of not particularly wise men and women put their fat heads together and
    decide on possible courses of action. The list includes doing nothing, doing nothing, doing nothing, or dialling 999 and asking for PC Plod. The only thing they are sure about is they do not like that last course.'
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    What is "PC Plod"?

    Bye, All!

    Alexander Koryagin

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  • From Paul Quinn@3:640/1384.125 to Alexander Koryagin on Wed Sep 9 18:08:51 2020
    Hi! Alexander,

    On 09/09/2020 05:25 PM, you wrote to All:

    What is "PC Plod"?

    I think the English 'PC' means 'Police Constable'. Therefore, it seems that there is a copper named 'Police Constable Plod', a flatfoot.

    Cheers,
    Paul.

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  • From Alexander Koryagin@2:221/6 to Paul Quinn on Wed Sep 9 14:13:56 2020
    Hi, Paul Quinn! -> Alexander Koryagin
    I read your message from 09.09.2020 18:08

    What is "PC Plod"?
    I think the English 'PC' means 'Police Constable'. Therefore,
    it seems that there is a copper named 'Police Constable Plod',
    a flatfoot.

    I also searched a little, and it also can be related to the British television show about Noddy.

    -----Beginning of the citation-----
    Characters:
    ....
    Mr. Plod (sometimes called PC Plod) is the Toyland policeman. He has an uneven relationships with Noddy, who he thinks drives too fast and engages in other unwarranted behaviour. He has gone so far as to imprison Noddy at least once, and threatened him with imprisonment on other occasions. His catchphrase is "Stop in the name of Plod!” He has not been featured in the franchise since 2009.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noddy_(character)
    ----- The end of the citation -----


    Bye, Paul Quinn!
    Alexander Koryagin

    english_tutor 2020

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  • From Dallas Hinton@1:153/7715 to Alexander Koryagin on Wed Sep 9 11:25:01 2020
    Hi, Alexander -- on Sep 09 2020 at 14:13, you wrote:

    What is "PC Plod"?
    I think the English 'PC' means 'Police Constable'. Therefore,
    it seems that there is a copper named 'Police Constable Plod',
    a flatfoot.

    Yes, the clues are:

    1) 999 is the emergency phone number in Britain;
    2) knowing that, PC stands for Police Constable;
    3) and the word "plod" means to tread heavily and slowly as if walking
    through thick mud, the implication being that PC Plod thinks that way!
    :-)


    Cheers... Dallas

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