This from Thomas Edmonson...
Manchester's new transport smart card is to be called 'My get me there'
Now I can understand the rationale behind LT's 'Oyster' - as Del Boy would say, with the card the world's your lobster.
Merseyside's 'Walrus' is an obvious homage to the Beatles - Hong Kong having got there first with the Octopus.
And I suppose Southern's 'Key' could imply that it is the key to simpler travel.
But 'My get me there' sounds more like a nursery euphemism.
Should the Manchester authorities decide to recant in the face of local protects can I suggest 'Itso'? (Why? Ed).
Because It's so easy to use! (Groan. Ed)
UPDATE: This from a Mr Paul Prentice...
They can't use 'Itso'.
It sounds far too much like a certain Japanese sushi bar chain (Itsu) in which one Alexander Litvinenko was poisoned…
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