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==Behind the scenes==
 
==Behind the scenes==
*This "Elfin' Safety Enquiry" is clearly a reference to the Health and Safety regulations and proceedures employed in the modern workplace, as well as the magical creatures, [[house-elf|house-elves]]. It may be also a reference to the British expression "[http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/elfin_safety elfin safety]", an informal or pejorative reference to a Health and Safety Executive or to the modern obsession with health and safety.
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*This "Elfin' Safety Enquiry" is clearly a reference to the Health and Safety regulations and procedures employed in the modern workplace, as well as the magical creatures, [[house-elf|house-elves]]. It may be also a reference to the British expression "[http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/elfin_safety elfin safety]", an informal or pejorative reference to a Health and Safety Executive or to the modern obsession with health and safety.
   
 
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Revision as of 15:23, 9 January 2014

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The Quibbler mentions Wrackspurts and a Ministry Elfin' Safety Enquiry.

"WRACKSPURTS BREAK OUT AT MINISTRY ELFIN' SAFETY ENQUIRY."
— A The Quibbler headline.[src]

As once reported by The Quibbler, Wrackspurts broke out at a Ministry Elfin' Safety Enquiry sometime in, or prior to, 1998.[1]

Behind the scenes

  • This "Elfin' Safety Enquiry" is clearly a reference to the Health and Safety regulations and procedures employed in the modern workplace, as well as the magical creatures, house-elves. It may be also a reference to the British expression "elfin safety", an informal or pejorative reference to a Health and Safety Executive or to the modern obsession with health and safety.

Appearances

Notes and references