Today In History: London Police Service Formed
September 29th: Today in 1829 the London Metropolitan Police Force was formed by Sir Robert Peel. Peel’s name is where the slang ‘Peelers’ or ‘Bobbies’ for policemen comes from. The force is the first regular police force on a modern model and was quickly copied by other nations around the world.
September 29th, 2005 at 10:41 am
I thought they were called “bobbies”, or did I have that wrong? They would only be called “Boobies” if they had blue feet.
September 29th, 2005 at 11:33 am
Its a fair cop, but society is to blame.
September 29th, 2005 at 11:54 am
Oh, well now you’ve gone and fixed it so people will think my first comment is stupid.
I was expecting more enthusiasm for the Giant Squid. Or was it breaded, fried, and eaten by bears?
September 29th, 2005 at 5:17 pm
Agreed. We’ll be charging them too.