Wednesday's quiz.
It's raining cats and dogs at Rampoor settlement where Uncle Ramjohn lives. He has to attend to the cows but the yard is flooded. He yells to his wife: "Ai Susheila, ah wheh me lang boots deh?"
Give the proper name for Uncle Ramjohn's boots.
Wellington boots
Yes. They are so called because they were popularised by Arthur Wellesley, First Duke of Wellington [1769-1862]. He is well known for defeating Napoleon Bonaparte in the Battle of Waterloo, 1815.
Wellington Street in Georgetown was named to honour him, and Waterloo Street was named to memorialize the Battle of Waterloo.
Ummm...I wonder if Uncle Ramjohn knows all that.
Uncle Ramjohn and most of Guysuco workers only know it as lang boots