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underpants

(188,054 posts) Fri Aug 5, 2022, 05:40 PM Aug 2022

The name of Richmond's new mini street sweeper is ...MF BROOM

https://richmond.com/news/local/the-name-of-richmonds-new-mini-street-sweeper-is/article_ae154db0-f496-50b4-8cd5-936edc0679cd.html

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The name of Richmond's new mini street sweeper is ...MF BROOM (Original Post) underpants Aug 2022 OP

Shame... I was pulling for Grim Sweeper. FalloutShelter Aug 2022 #1

They had some great names, there... I woulda gone for "Sweepy McSweeperson". n/t TygrBright Aug 2022 #2

Well I thought Jilly_in_VA Aug 2022 #3

That's a pretty obscure reference if it's that. underpants Aug 2022 #5

Same here. I don't keep up with the rap music that all the kids are listening to these days. NT mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2022 #6

I hate abbreviations PJMcK Aug 2022 #4

FalloutShelter

(12,966 posts)

1. Shame... I was pulling for Grim Sweeper.

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Fri Aug 5, 2022, 05:43 PM

Aug 2022

TygrBright

(20,987 posts)

2. They had some great names, there... I woulda gone for "Sweepy McSweeperson". n/t

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Fri Aug 5, 2022, 05:56 PM

Aug 2022

Jilly_in_VA

(11,411 posts)

3. Well I thought

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Fri Aug 5, 2022, 06:05 PM

Aug 2022

The MF stood for something else. My dirty mind. Besides which, I never heard of MF Doom, so there.

underpants

(188,054 posts)

5. That's a pretty obscure reference if it's that.

Reply to Jilly_in_VA (Reply #3)

Sat Aug 6, 2022, 06:25 AM

Aug 2022

I think must people took the MF as mother…

I know I did.

mahatmakanejeeves

(62,374 posts)

6. Same here. I don't keep up with the rap music that all the kids are listening to these days. NT

Reply to Jilly_in_VA (Reply #3)

Mon Aug 8, 2022, 06:42 AM

Aug 2022

PJMcK

(23,247 posts)

4. I hate abbreviations

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Fri Aug 5, 2022, 06:25 PM

Aug 2022

Mother Fucking Broom.

Awesome.

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