Sujet : the surname Dodgeson must have been a pretty goofy- sounding name... almost like "Goofman" ?
De : HenHanna (at) *nospam* devnull.tb (HenHanna)
Groupes : sci.lang alt.usage.englishDate : 02. Jul 2024, 16:29:14
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Fake UK stamps blamed on Chinese-made counterfeits
BBC
https://www.bbc.com › news › business-68786782
Apr 11, 2024 — Barcoded stamps were introduced in 2022 to cut down on the sale of fakes and Mr Gold said this had reduced the number of counterfeits by 90%.
>>> Dodgy stamps and Chinese whispers. 2024-04-16 - ... For supposed experts to call the production of fake British stamps 'economic warfare' by the Chinese Communist ...
>>> While there's nothing inherently dodgy about buying books of stamps retail from third party sellers, official stamps are only sold wholesale ...
I was watching a BBC (?) segment about these fake stamps, and the news-caster used the word [dodgy] (or "dodgey"?) several times, and wondered ... that word must mean "suspicious"...
Then i thought... the surname Dodgeson must be (must have been)
a pretty goofy sounding name... almost like "Goofman" ?
i also remembered a scene from my fav (Altman) movie [Gosford Park], where the Maggie-Smith says... "The Dodger ?"