The Wrong Type Of Snow
The wrong type of snow is a phrase coined by the British media in 1991 after severe weather caused disruption to many of British Rail's services. Despite common knowledge that snow manifests itself in various forms, a British Rail press release implied that this fact was hitherto unknown to BR management and engineering staff. Henceforth in the United Kingdom, the phrase became a byword for euphemistic and lame excuses.
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