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Sorry, BBC rant again:


Twitter/Facebook and how they're used to fill up space:


"This woman sent pictures of herself to her insurers instead of her car" - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41928752

"Instead of trying to forget the awkward blunder, Alyssa ... decided to share the photos on social media"

Cue pathetic news story "One Facebook user commented: "I read this last night and laughed sooooooo hard! So funny! And I see where the confusion came from."" Oh fuck off


Doctor Who: First look at Jodie Whittaker in character http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41928500

"Fans have already started dissecting the look" On Twitter Simon Crossley says "I like it looks cool".


BBC Radio 6 "Dave from Marlborough has just tweeted to say this song reminds him of his 23rd birthday in Southend". Really? Why did you talk over the song to tell me that useless piece of information.

  • 2 months later...

Elphinstone's Army Wrote:

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> Describing the busiest station/interchange in the

> U.K. and indeed Europe, as Clappy J.



Oh, I quite liked that when I saw it for the first time on the forum this morning!


I intend to use it from now on :))

Sue Wrote:

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> Elphinstone's Army Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > Describing the busiest station/interchange in

> the

> > U.K. and indeed Europe, as Clappy J.

>

>

> Oh, I quite liked that when I saw it for the first

> time on the forum this morning!

>

> I intend to use it from now on :))


Gentrification has even invaded local slang! Unbelieavable.


Louisa.

Breathy voiced girl singing Chaka Khan's classic "Ain't Nobody" for some random holiday company....


ED209 Wrote:

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> There's a certain type of song that has become

> really popular in advertising that I call the John

> Lewis cover song.

>

> It's generally a young lady singing a slow soft

> ethereal cover version.

>

> Current examples are "Stand by Me" in a Nescafe

> ad. "Send in the Clowns" in a car ad and "Ready or

> Not" in a Green and Blacks ad.

>

> I am usually subjected to this at least twice when

> I visit the cinema.

Louisa Wrote:

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> Sue Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > Elphinstone's Army Wrote:

> >

> --------------------------------------------------

>

> > -----

> > > Describing the busiest station/interchange in

> > the

> > > U.K. and indeed Europe, as Clappy J.

> >

> >

> > Oh, I quite liked that when I saw it for the

> first

> > time on the forum this morning!

> >

> > I intend to use it from now on :))

>

> Gentrification has even invaded local slang!

> Unbelieavable.

>

> Louisa.



do not despair Louisa, really she won't, when she realises it's an Americanism and worthy only of a 12 year old :

this will not enter a mature person's lexicon, be assured ...

'Please hold on, the bus is about to move.' I get that safety is important, but this is only helpful if it happens BEFORE the bus moves. 8 times out of 10 it's happening afterwards, and it's starting to grate.

Robert Poste's Child Wrote:

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> 'Please hold on, the bus is about to move.' I get

> that safety is important, but this is only helpful

> if it happens BEFORE the bus moves. 8 times out of

> 10 it's happening afterwards, and it's starting to

> grate.



Yep, the bus is usually already speeding away when the announcement kicks in.


Ridiculous.

And how many people get on a bus thinking it's *not* going to start moving? Completely, maddeningly annoying. Are they just trying to cover their arses in case someone sues? I'm pretty sure a pre-recorded announcement on a loop will be no defence in the case of a bus driver's dangerous driving that causes passenger injury.

Apparently there is a timer that plays the message after a set time after the bus stops at a bus stop.

If the driver moves off before the set time, then the message will play after the bus has already moved off.


The timer is to be changed. So to the other extreme, the message could play long before the bus finally moves off.


Either way, I don't think we need to be told the bus is about to move off.

After all are we to get a message every time the bus stops in traffic. ?

DulwichFox Wrote:

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> Either way, I don't think we need to be told the

> bus is about to move off.

> After all are we to get a message every time the

> bus stops in traffic. ?


Although it is deeply irritating and at the moment malfunctioning, apparently visually impaired people are welcoming the warning so it does have some use. Anyway, I don't find it as irritating as the "Please remember to take all your personal belongings with you when leaving the train" warning - gosh thanks, I was just about to leave my bag and wallet here!

The NHS needs help

ANGRY I am

I've been Complaining to the KINGS College Hospital, but they take So long


USELESS!!!

It seems like they Don't Care

The NHS seems to be getting Worse


That's the tories for us


KINGS COLLEGE HOSPITAL;I feel they Failed Not helping enough


Bring matrons back Not Agency staff



NHS!!!!! Is Failing We got to Get Tories Out Now!!!!!


We need Help!!!!!!


Kings And Many other Hospitals

Take So Long to help patients And letting people die

So Stressful for me And my family!!!!


*** Get the TORIES *** OUT ***


http://imamedicalstudentgetmeoutofhere.blogspot.co.uk/2008/01/nhs-is-shit.html?m=1




https://forum.davidicke.com/showthread.php?t=229497

rendelharris Wrote:

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> Although it is deeply irritating and at the moment

> malfunctioning, apparently visually impaired

> people are welcoming the warning so it does have

> some use. Anyway, I don't find it as irritating

> as the "Please remember to take all your personal

> belongings with you when leaving the train"

> warning - gosh thanks, I was just about to leave

> my bag and wallet here!


But the bus warning is at every stop which why its annoyance factor is high. Not only does it malfunction (ie usually after the bus has pulled away) it also doesn't work for stops at traffic lights or in queues. So pretty useless really.

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