Entirely unashamed anti car propaganda, and the more the better.

[kabbes]

What are we arguing about now? I’ve lost track.

 

[Cid]

What are we arguing about now? I’ve lost track.

We’re arguing about whether you’re allowed to be on track.

 

[teuchter]

This looks tempting. Ford Mustang Mach E.
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Quite quick too.

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What's not to love?

Funnily enough, just now I went to read an article about low traffic neighbourhoods in the guardian, linked from another thread, and an advert for one of those things popped up.
Worth posting it here because it shows the kind of narcissistic idiots it's aimed at - they can't even be bothered to use a car park and walk down to the sea front, they are going to drive as far as possible, probably blocking access for lifeboats, and the guy is so obsessed with his toy car he is standing holding onto it instead of his girlfriend.

 

[Cid]

Funnily enough, just now I went to read an article about low traffic neighbourhoods in the guardian, linked from another thread, and an advert for one of those things popped up.
Worth posting it here because it shows the kind of narcissistic idiots it's aimed at - they can't even be bothered to use a car park and walk down to the sea front, they are going to drive as far as possible, probably blocking access for lifeboats, and the guy is so obsessed with his toy car he is standing holding onto it instead of his girlfriend.

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They need to have a look at the tides thread.

 

[dessiato]

Funnily enough, just now I went to read an article about low traffic neighbourhoods in the guardian, linked from another thread, and an advert for one of those things popped up.
Worth posting it here because it shows the kind of narcissistic idiots it's aimed at - they can't even be bothered to use a car park and walk down to the sea front, they are going to drive as far as possible, probably blocking access for lifeboats, and the guy is so obsessed with his toy car he is standing holding onto it instead of his girlfriend.

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Yes. It's a great car, isn't it? Apparently it's the number 11 best selling new car in Norway. Prices from only $42k, so very affordable performance.

 

[maomao]

What are we arguing about now? I’ve lost track.

We're meant to be arguing about something? I wish I'd been told this earlier.

 

[Athos]

... the guy is so obsessed with his toy car he is standing holding onto it instead of his girlfriend.

Should've come by push bike, and he'd probably not have had a girlfriend to worry about.

 

[MickiQ]

Funnily enough, just now I went to read an article about low traffic neighbourhoods in the guardian, linked from another thread, and an advert for one of those things popped up.
Worth posting it here because it shows the kind of narcissistic idiots it's aimed at - they can't even be bothered to use a car park and walk down to the sea front, they are going to drive as far as possible, probably blocking access for lifeboats, and the guy is so obsessed with his toy car he is standing holding onto it instead of his girlfriend.

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I would imagine car adverts are aimed at an audience that might buy cars, clearly that isn't you of course but that's actually re-assuring since it proves that the algorithms aren't perfect. I would be far more concerned by algorithms capable of selectively picking out the odd anti-car nut from the crowd that I would be by some guy not using the car park and parking too near the beach.

 

[teuchter]

Should've come by push bike, and he'd probably not have had a girlfriend to worry about.

Why's that?

This is the sort of thing a certain kind of man with certain views about women tends to say.

 

[Athos]

Why's that?

This is the sort of thing a certain kind of man with certain views about women tends to say.

No, certain views about cyclists.

 

[maomao]

Oh, OK. That leaves just three exceptions to your initial inaccurate claim, then: motorways, some non-motorway special roads, and some roads subject to TROs.

Exceptions are exceptions for reasons.

The places where pedestrians are not allowed are blanket 'no pedestrian' areas. Walking on the hard shoulder is as illegal as crossing it. So nothing to do with so called "jaywalking".

And NI is culturally (and geographically) closer to the US than the rest of the UK; American English has had a far bigger impact on Irish English than it has on other UK dialects. In addition Eire has US style laws so it's disappointing but not surprising that they made it over the border.

 

[teuchter]

No, certain views about cyclists.

Is it your view that male cyclists don't want girlfriends?

 

[Spymaster]

And NI is .... geographically ... closer to the US than the rest of the UK ...

Go on then ...

 

[maomao]

Go on then ...

I just checked and I'm right. Assuming the closest point of the USA to either is the northeast corner of Maine, Belfast is closer than Penzance.

 

[Spymaster]

I just checked and I'm right. Assuming the closest point of the USA to either is the northeast corner of Maine, Belfast is closer than Penzance.

 

[maomao]

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So you're saying all my maps are wrong and Ireland is to the East of the rest of the UK?

 

[Athos]

Is it your view that male cyclists don't want girlfriends?

No.

 

[Athos]

Exceptions are exceptions for reasons.

The places where pedestrians are not allowed are blanket 'no pedestrian' areas. Walking on the hard shoulder is as illegal as crossing it. So nothing to do with so called "jaywalking".

And NI is culturally (and geographically) closer to the US than the rest of the UK; American English has had a far bigger impact on Irish English than it has on other UK dialects. In addition Eire has US style laws so it's disappointing but not surprising that they made it over the border.

Yes, I know what exceptions are, and why. But that doesn't change the fact that they demonstrate that your initial claim was wrong.

 

[Spymaster]

So you're saying all my maps are wrong and Ireland is to the East of the rest of the UK?

I'm saying that if you were in charge at the time, we'd have lost the war.

I'm half hoping you've got a killer point here because I'd love this to be true!

 

[maomao]

I'm saying that if you were in charge at the time, we'd have lost the war.

So what part of the UK is closer to the USA than NI?

And of course I don't have a killer point. I've already said I'm arguing for the sake of it.

 

[Cid]

I'm saying that if you were in charge at the time, we'd have lost the war.

I'm half hoping you've got a killer point here because I'd love this to be true!

Tbf I read it as you did, but he is absolutely right - NI is closer to the US than the rest of the UK.

Stupid language.

 

[teuchter]

No.

What is it then?

 

[Spymaster]

Tbf I read it as you did, but he is absolutely right - NI is closer to the US than the rest of the UK.

I know but I'm not going to admit it.

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

So what part of the UK is closer to the USA than NI?

Rockall.

 

[maomao]

Rockall.

True. What are the laws regarding pedestrian road crossing there?

 

[Winot]

Should've come by push bike, and he'd probably not have had a girlfriend to worry about.

Christ what is this, Loaded magazine? Get a fucking life sunshine.

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

True. What are the laws regarding pedestrian road crossing there?

It's OK as long as you use the Puffin Crossing.

 

[dessiato]

Is it your view that male cyclists don't want girlfriends?

All the squashing of the testicles means they probably can’t do much afterwards anyway.

 

[Athos]

Christ what is this, Loaded magazine? Get a fucking life sunshine.

I think you may be taking this thread a bit too seriously. The whole thing's just a piss-take (in both directions).

 

[Winot]

I think you may be taking this thread a bit too seriously. The whole thing's just a piss-take (in both directions).

Great #bantz