BUS STOP  (n.) Stagecoach halt used to summon a coach-and-four, traveller should caution against use of request halt as rider doth ignore passengers.

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THE MET (n.) Unarmed organisation of law enforcers, who upon accosting a criminal doth say “stop, or I’ll say stop again”.

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MOBILE PHONE (n.) Elecktronic device which Londoners habitually peruse when promenading the city whilst ignoring obstructions.

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BBC (n.) Transmitter of information whose largesse knows no bounds.

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SCOTLAND YARD (n.) Law agency named after small cul-de-sac for reasons doth unknown.

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