I wrote this for the National Post pretty much the moment I returned to Canada from Dubai. I was first exposed to Cockney rhyming slang in the office of Time Out Dubai and couldn't believe I had never heard of this slanguage that had such a rich history and, for once, didn't rely entirely on the f word and sexual innuendos. Lucky for me, a book was being published on the subject so I had a hook for the story; but I was basically being paid for something I would have researched anyway.