Monday, July 07, 2025

OMO

In 1979 Jilly Cooper wrote a non-fiction book called Class. In it she, upper-middle class or higher, said something along the lines of:

Women - the lower classes - will put a box of Omo in their window to let their lover know 'Old Man Out,' and it was safe for him to go in.

I suspect this is an urban legend but the packet of Omo on the jigsaw reminded me.

8 comments:

acorn hollow said...

interesting I have never heard of OMO not sure what it is.
Cathy

Anvilcloud said...

My mind doesn't kn ow what to do with this.

jabblog said...

I've never heard that. It sounds so stupid it's probably true!

Boud said...

Sounds like class slander to this working class lady. Or urban legend.

Marie Smith said...

I have never heard the OMO. Lol.

Ann said...

I've never heard of OMO but it's an interesting legend.

Anonymous said...

No it was the hubby telling his gay male friend to come. hOMO.

ArcticFox said...

a shopping trolley in the supermarket with an upside down pineapple....... or pampas grass in your garden?? they all have connotations, allegedly. So i've heard, of course....i wouldn't know!!