Meet Jenny on the job
 

Some days ago I met Jenny on the job when I was looking for femal mode during WW 2. It proved that in 1943 the US Publich Health Services published a series of posters produced by Kula.

Jenny lived a life which was unusual for the pre WW 2 period and is even more unusual today.

So after some hours of work I have located all eight posters of the "Jenny on the job" series.

I think they contribute to the history of our parents and grandparents.

Here she is our working-class heroin:

Jenny 2
 

She now knows which shoes to use.

Jenny 4
 

Hmm -- the one i tried to post. I have to rezise it later. So I move on to the next in the series.

Jenny 5
 

She also has some fun.

Jenny 6
 

After roller-skating she wants to go to the shower ---- but ----!

Jenny 7
 

Improvise - adapt -overcome!

Rosie
 

Fighting rival Rosie Riveter for the few available boys?

Stellan, with respect, check your spelling:

..."working class heroin" can be interpreted as an addicted street walker.:D

Great poster shots, though. Interesting to see the date stamp on some of them.

Amazing what a single missing "e" can do. . . . . .

Similarly, "on the job" has a totally different connotation latterly.
:eek: :eek: :eek:

R.

Jenny 8
 

Hmm...

Heroin I can understand. But the meaning of "on the job" nowadays? Has that something to do with the porno police?

Anyhow I now call Jenny hjältinna or heroinne (if French couldn´t also be misunderstood).

Here are one poster that I managed to resize.

BOJ

Jenny 9
 

So here is the 8th and last "Jenny" poster. Pictures from a young girls life impossible before WW 2 and impossible after the war.

Rosie Riveter I have so far only found one poster of.

Re: Jenny 8
 

It could do. . . . . .Try http://www.peevish.co.uk/slang/o.htm and scroll down to the phrase.

R.

Unpredictable language
 

An unpredictable language yours is. It it possible so say one simple word without risking to be misunderstood?

After reading how "on the job" nowadays could be understood, how could I in the future use the expression "on the job training"?

Re: Unpredictable language
 

Depending on context and circumstances; no!
Its used here too and usually will raise a smirk amongst the younger generation at least. I see many job adverts though that have obviously been carefully witten to alleviate the use of the phrase!!

R.

Re: Unpredictable language
 

Hi Stellan
The English language is the "Universal" language....
It is very flexible and descriptive and if you can't find one word to use there are 6 others that are close or have similiar meaning..
It has become this way from the theft and bastardization of words from all the other languages in the world..
A common Engish word in use every day is not English at all but every one knows what it is..Volvo
You certainally and no other poster that I have seen on MLU (And I made the third posting after Jeff and his son on this forum) that is not a (English first language poster) have always been able to be understood by me..
I haven't been able to be posting in any other language on any other forum so people that can speak more than one language are extreamly fortunate,in my estimation..
Why we can even understand our noble moderator when he posts ,half in the bag...so that is a bonus..I think he posts in English most of the time..

Re: Re: Unpredictable language
 

LMAO!!!!!!

Hey Alex, did you just take a long jump off the wagon? :p

Re: Re: Re: Unpredictable language
 

Thanks Jif
You are due for an Ottawa gather up and a meeting at Grace O'mallys for your Feild Maintenance Course on fliud retension and disposal..101
Gonna make it for the War museum opening???Or before???

Re: Re: Re: Re: Unpredictable language
 

War Museum for sure, Alex, can't guarantee anything beforehand. We shall indeed have to make plans. It's been a few years now!

Re: Re: Jenny 8
 

What an interesting site - there are many slang phrases which broadly refer to us, or the things we do, for example:

"old fart
Noun. An elderly, old fashioned and tedious person. Derog. See 'fart'."

Or:

"once-over
Noun. An inspection, a quick look over something or someone. E.g. "I was giving it the once over when the phone rang.""

There were many carriers at Corowa getting the once-over.

Oh, and by the way, terrific posters, Stellan.

Re: Jenny 6
 

:teach: and :note: THIS cleanliness-is-next-to-godliness/goddessness one is my own particular favorite :D but Jenny, in particular, is quite the super-soldier-ette. She's cute too :devil:

Re: Re: Re: Jenny 8
 

MA :yappy:, take note......... :p

Re: Re: Re: Re: Jenny 8
 

HEY OLD FART HBM-O .... take :note:

PFFFfffffftttTTTT

:D :p

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Unpredictable language
 

Oh good ... can I come too Sunray, and see the Old fart HBM-O at the museum???

:D

Re: Re: Jenny 6
 

Hmmm...was Jenny allowed to vote way back then?:confused: :D :devil:

Re: Re: Re: Jenny 6
 

Jenny, perhaps not, but MA :yappy: always figgered women were people too and should get to vote and even dictate in the restroom, as it really isn't for resting, it's for cleansing, but men don't know that :devil: Have I been wrong all these years? :D :p

...wrong all these years?

I dunno...ask Mark, he'll give you an answer.:p :D

But Oh Master Skag-Man-Feld ... he always gives the WRONG answer about things like this, even though he is so correct (usually) about military stuff :devil: :D

(Oh deary me oh my oh oh ... shall I duck in expectation of incoming? :rolleyes: :p )

Ask me what? PRONTO....... :confused:.... I haven't a clue what your talking about.....

What the H*LL are you two on about......

I'll be thinking yore guess is as good as mine... I'm just going with the flow. Jon started this! :D :p