Anyone Know What This Means?

[poliphilo]

A youngish guy in the doctor's waiting room this morning had a jacket with a Union Jack on the back and ENGLAND in big letters and SHUT IT TROUSERS in smaller ones. I've asked Google to explain and it can't.

Comments

[suzilem.livejournal.com]

http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/The_Sweeney -- might be remotely connected

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

I think you're on to something.

[heleninwales.livejournal.com]

I was thinking along the lines of, "All mouth and no trousers," but that doesn't really work in this context.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

It sounds like some kind of catchphrase, but if it were you'd expect it to be on the Net.

[rosamicula.livejournal.com]

Till I saw the above I assumed it was an Indian/Sri Lankan/Chinese fashion garment. They tend to have some spectacular bits of nonsense English on them.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

That might still be the explanation. An Asian fashion garment inspired by the Sweeney with a slogan composed by someone for whom English is a second language...