[DaveinGermany]

Oh aye, nearly forgot


Mong = Downs syndrome


That said though in the army it referred to someone useless, pulling a fly one or just plain lazy & in our house, it's practically a term of endearment.



I recall one time we were all out shopping & I was doing the bagging up at the till, proper "Man baggin" too, all the soft & squashy stuff in first then the heavy tins on top, no problem, Bev saw what I was upto & said


Bev "What, you doing you Mong!"


Me "Packing, whats it look like?"


Young Girl on till "You can't say that!"


Us "Yeah we can, it's a family thing!"


Eeh my how we chuckled while she sat there mortified, what a strange world we've become.