Naval EOD and the use of a size LARGE Birmingham screwdriver.
4 Comments
Ted Leash
28th June 2014 / 10:05 pm
I couldn't understand this photograph until I looked up two things:
1. What does EOD signify? I learned that it stands for (Naval) Explosive Ordinance Disposal.
2. What is a "Birmingham screwdriver?" I looked the term up in Wiktionary and found out that it is U.K. slang "Humorously suggesting that people from Birmingham rely on the use of force to solve problems."
Now I get the joke.
I am only posting this in case someone as clueless as me should view this photo.
Phillip Ambrose
3rd February 2021 / 5:27 pm
Where I came from it was a ” Council Screwdriver
Alan
8th April 2021 / 1:57 pm
Thanks. My Dad always referred to a hammer as a Birmingham screwdriver but I did not know the background
Francisco Javier Gil Vidal
6th September 2023 / 1:11 pm
Well, there´s something we all must agree on: that “Birmingham screwdriver” guy in the pic will definitely ensure the mine is defused for good!
I couldn't understand this photograph until I looked up two things:
1. What does EOD signify? I learned that it stands for (Naval) Explosive Ordinance Disposal.
2. What is a "Birmingham screwdriver?" I looked the term up in Wiktionary and found out that it is U.K. slang "Humorously suggesting that people from Birmingham rely on the use of force to solve problems."
Now I get the joke.
I am only posting this in case someone as clueless as me should view this photo.
Where I came from it was a ” Council Screwdriver
Thanks. My Dad always referred to a hammer as a Birmingham screwdriver but I did not know the background
Well, there´s something we all must agree on: that “Birmingham screwdriver” guy in the pic will definitely ensure the mine is defused for good!