Some years ago, my mother in law charged with the task of buying some incontinent underpants for an elderly relative, went into a chemist (drug store), marched up to the counter and said to the shop assistant "do you sell continental pants here?"

By the way Georgiansilver, when people mistakenly call it a Robin Reliant, they are usually talking about the van in Only Fools and Horses, which is in fact not a Robin, but a Reliant Rebel - even more infuriating!