Author Topic: Little Eye On The Crazy World Of Foreigners (Read 135649 times)

cygnet · « **Reply #475 on:** 02 November, 2020, 09:29:58 pm »

Quote from: orienteer on 02 November, 2020, 02:48:11 pm

I think the fact that the first car remained coupled to the second one is restraining it, rather than being totally supported by the whale.

Simple mechanics show that the plastic is holding the weight of [looks at image] approx 1 and a third carriages.
Think of the tension currently going through that coupling though!

LittleWheelsandBig · « **Reply #476 on:** 02 November, 2020, 09:35:34 pm »

Usually large sculptures like that are assembled around and depend on a steel frame.

cygnet · « **Reply #477 on:** 02 November, 2020, 09:50:04 pm »

I used plastic deliberately; I didn't intend to suggest that was the sole material (unlike the artist/BBC).
But the BBC probably [definitely] don't have engineers in plaice to question what they have been told. Perhaps I should have put it in inverted commas.

quixoticgeek · « **Reply #478 on:** 02 November, 2020, 10:31:05 pm »

Quote from: ElyDave on 02 November, 2020, 08:49:01 pm

I always think German sausage jokes are the wurst

Where as Dutch sausage jokes are the actual worst, but unfortunately so few people appreciate this, it's usually lost

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andrewc · « **Reply #479 on:** 03 November, 2020, 09:43:03 pm »

https://twitter.com/ottocrat/status/1323715383942066176?s=20

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #480 on:** 03 November, 2020, 09:49:05 pm »

Quote from: cygnet on 02 November, 2020, 09:50:04 pm

I used plastic deliberately; I didn't intend to suggest that was the sole material (unlike the artist/BBC).
But the BBC probably [definitely] don't have engineers in plaice to question what they have been told. Perhaps I should have put it in inverted commas.

That's off the scale!

orienteer · « **Reply #481 on:** 06 November, 2020, 10:48:40 am »

Monster grannies:

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20200921/p2a/00m/0na/012000c

Moleman76 · « **Reply #482 on:** 08 November, 2020, 08:11:18 am »

all that winning he promised leads to this:

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/11/four-seasons-total-landscaping-trump-team-news-conference.html

look for that landscaping firm to dry up and blow away

JonBuoy · « **Reply #483 on:** 08 November, 2020, 08:54:10 am »

There were a lot of 'reviews' added to the landscaping company's Google page yesterday but they seem to have disappeared now

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #484 on:** 08 November, 2020, 10:43:16 am »

Did they get Chris Grayling to book the venue?

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #485 on:** 08 November, 2020, 12:04:09 pm »

Quote from: Cudzoziemiec on 08 November, 2020, 10:43:16 am

Did they get Chris Grayling to book the venue?

I could speculate that the mystery of Mark François' prolonged absence from the spotlight has now been explained, but then The Invigilator would have to remove this po… [NO CARRIER]

Kim · « **Reply #486 on:** 10 November, 2020, 12:26:00 am »

Bears shot dead on Russian nuclear submarine

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #487 on:** 10 November, 2020, 02:51:14 am »

Disappointed that they didn’t caption the photo “A BEAR, yesterday”.

spesh · « **Reply #488 on:** 10 November, 2020, 10:46:14 am »

It's usually LOLruses that the Russian navy has issues with.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/walrus-sleeps-atop-submarine/
https://www.livescience.com/walrus-sinks-russian-boat.html

geraldc · « **Reply #489 on:** 10 November, 2020, 02:23:26 pm »

This twitter feed on Russia has kept me amused for days

https://twitter.com/CrazyinRussia

andrewc · « **Reply #490 on:** 11 November, 2020, 04:39:03 pm »

Remote control flying taxis. That'll upset the London cabbies...

https://twitter.com/dwnews/status/1326563587515559936?s=20

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-11-11/drone-taxis-and-bags-of-rice-take-flight-in-downtown-seoul

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #491 on:** 11 November, 2020, 06:18:28 pm »

What could possibly go wrong?

andrewc · « **Reply #492 on:** 15 November, 2020, 09:56:31 am »

Not now 2020

Landslip in The Canaries.

Edit https://thecanarynews.com/2020/11/14/la-gomera-landslide-caught-on-camera-rescue-workers-are-searching-for-anyone-injured/

https://mobile.twitter.com/europapress/status/1327728178958393351

https://twitter.com/draebing/status/1327902997033197568?s=21

T42 · « **Reply #493 on:** 15 November, 2020, 10:41:48 am »

Quote from: andrewc on 15 November, 2020, 09:56:31 am

Not now 2020 Landslip in The Canaries.

Edit https://thecanarynews.com/2020/11/14/la-gomera-landslide-caught-on-camera-rescue-workers-are-searching-for-anyone-injured/

https://mobile.twitter.com/europapress/status/1327728178958393351

https://twitter.com/draebing/status/1327902997033197568?s=21

I love the Attenborough-style commentary on the video.

andrewc · « **Reply #494 on:** 19 November, 2020, 05:29:46 pm »

https://t.co/yvFOK9PDWg?amp=1 Italian police use a Lamborghini to transport a donated kidney

https://twitter.com/pomeranian99/status/1329173587702509568?s=20

I'll bet there is a queue of Italian coppers volunteering to drive that.

Kim · « **Reply #495 on:** 19 November, 2020, 08:19:27 pm »

Presumably all the Italian helicopters were unavailable due to use of a non-standard thread on the Jesus nut or something.

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #496 on:** 19 November, 2020, 08:34:05 pm »

Quote from: Kim on 19 November, 2020, 08:19:27 pm

Presumably all the Italian helicopters were unavailable due to use of a non-standard thread on the Jesus nut or something.

T42 · « **Reply #497 on:** 20 November, 2020, 08:35:06 am »

Quote from: andrewc on 19 November, 2020, 05:29:46 pm

https://t.co/yvFOK9PDWg?amp=1 Italian police use a Lamborghini to transport a donated kidney

https://twitter.com/pomeranian99/status/1329173587702509568?s=20

I'll bet there is a queue of Italian coppers volunteering to drive that.

Last time I was cycling in Italy we were overtaken by a string of vintage cars with police cars top & tail and a police Lambo up front. Can't be much fun sitting in one of those things and being limited to 50 kph - like crowd-watching duty at a cup final.

Steph · « **Reply #498 on:** 23 November, 2020, 02:26:21 pm »

Smashing lockdown
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/man-fined-for-breaking-lockdown-to-smash-a-guy-s-face-in-in-france/ar-BB1bhlCJ?ocid=msedgntp

Canardly · « **Reply #499 on:** 23 November, 2020, 02:34:37 pm »

Honit soit qui...........