A doctor I knew when I lived in Northern Ireland, back in the late 70’s, early 80’s called them that...it was so descriptive it stuck, and I use it when appropriate in referring to them.
59 posted on 07/24/2012 12:12:05 AM PDT by GGpaX4DumpedTea
(I am a Tea Party descendant...steeped in the Constitutional Republic given to us by the Founders.)