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bobstafford Started conversation Apr 30, 2011
And what about the first Mr Dempster.
nice and simple 
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McKay The Disorganised Posted Apr 30, 2011
Well I'm confident we're not talking about Nigel.
I think Dempsters were the original name of what we call (In England) Wheely bins, not the household ones, but the commercial ones. The type of thing with a sliding lid, that a truck lifts in the air to empty.
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Geggs Posted Apr 30, 2011
I think you'll be wanting to swap a u for the first e, McKay.
Geggs
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McKay The Disorganised Posted Apr 30, 2011
Ah - but the title is referring to your last question what was the first Mr Chapman.
So totally irrelevant then.
I'll go for some form of Thatcher
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McKay The Disorganised Posted Apr 30, 2011
No, I think that dumpsters were made by a firm called Dempsters, and that's how they got their name. (Then again I do think I read this in a novel, so it could be wrong)
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bobstafford Posted Apr 30, 2011
A different position altogether not connected directly with trade 
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toybox Posted Apr 30, 2011
Maybe with travel then? Or was he rather some sort of artist?
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bobstafford Posted Apr 30, 2011
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumpster
well done McKay + 6 DGI It is a Stateside dumpster
QI - The first MK II
bobstafford Posted Apr 30, 2011
toybox it was a job that did not involve travel or art
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Taff Agent of kaos Posted May 3, 2011
""And what about the first Mr Dempster."!"!
after him mrs dempster re-married!!
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McKay The Disorganised Posted May 4, 2011
Something to do with the cloth trade ?
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bobstafford Posted May 4, 2011
I don't think it could be called manual in any way
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Geggs Posted May 4, 2011
Okay, let's ask the question from the other thread - manufacturing or service?
Geggs
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