Steamport Southport Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 I do think the Razzies has got this wrong and are increasingly becoming irrelevant. It used to be poking fun at big budget flops and hammy actors. It was a film that was made to be "bad", not a normal film that is bad! Same goes for Expend4bles. It's a spoof! Makes a change from picking on kids and those with dementia I suppose..... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted March 9 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 9 Eyeore was right all along; it's bad and just about to get worse... 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted March 9 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 9 2 hours ago, KeithMacdonald said: So says https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/united-kingdom/mental-wellness-index-uk-miserable-nation/ I'm really miserable that we were beaten to first place by Uzbekistan in the overall rankings. But we're top of the "% distressed/struggling". Huzzah! Britain still leads the world in some things! Original source = https://mentalstateoftheworld.report/2023_read/ I identify as Marvin “The first ten million years were the worst, and the second ten million years, they were the worst too. The third ten million years I didn't enjoy at all. After that I went into a bit of a decline.” Marvin is obviously British. Perhaps even Scottish? Who knows? (we're all doomed anyway). I'll be honest, I'm stuggling with a Scots Marvin. 'Brrane tha size 'o a planet, an a' they dae is ask me tae open duirrs. Open tha duirr, Marrvin, shut tha duirr, Marrvin. O, waily waily, scrivens...' see, it starts off ok but then it goes all Mac Nac Feegle on you! Nae Quin! We willnae be fooled agin! 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 Nah. He seems to be from one of those places like Milton Keynes, Stevenage or Slough! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Hroth Posted March 9 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 9 I see Marvin (or rather, hear) as having a Brum voicebox..... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted March 9 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 9 He could manage with a gog (North Wales) accent as well, like Brummie ideal for dry sardonic misery. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ozexpatriate Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 7 hours ago, kevinlms said: Americans, they don't believe in seat belts! Only in the future. In the present they (and things like airbags) have dramatically reduced motor collision deaths. From here. Not sure why the recent uptick in raw numbers. It had been going down pretty well since the 1970s. Many automobile-related deaths locally are pedestrians and cyclists rather than drivers. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 10 hours ago, Sidecar Racer said: NCC1701 rocker That is the coolest thing I saw today. Someone spent a lot of time on their lathe. It's quite wonderful. 1 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Sidecar Racer Posted March 9 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 9 25 minutes ago, Ozexpatriate said: Only in the future. In the present they (and things like airbags) have dramatically reduced motor collision deaths. From here. Not sure why the recent uptick in raw numbers. It had been going down pretty well since the 1970s. Increase in cell phone use ?? 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 4 minutes ago, Sidecar Racer said: Increase in cell phone use ?? A NYT article suggests the following: Quote Smartphones aren’t the only likely cause of the trend, Emily, Ben and Josh write. The spread of legal marijuana may also play a role, as may the rise in opioid addiction. In one recent federal study, half of the drivers involved in serious accidents tested positive for at least one active drug. 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Sidecar Racer Posted March 9 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 9 (edited) Part of the articles states , Smartphones have also become ubiquitous in other countries, of course. But American drivers seem to be addicted to their phones in ways that drivers elsewhere are not. Surveys suggest Americans spend more time on their phones while driving than people do in other countries. In part, this phenomenon may reflect this country’s culture, which emphasizes professional success and immediate gratification. It also partly reflects vehicle technology. Nearly all cars in the U.S. are automatic transmission, freeing drivers’ hands (or so they may think) to use phones. In Europe, almost 75 percent of cars still have gears that a driver must change manually. --------------------------------- Another major difference is the roads themselves , the US has so many miles of multilane freeways and just generally wider roads in general than a lot of Europe . Also even in city's the US is more spacious .Two examples , first Mankato USA , second Bristol UK . https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@44.1726654,-93.9977062,3a,84.1y,213.46h,89.44t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1srmxAoRCc9Yys-NYtMz5Zdg!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fpanoid%3DrmxAoRCc9Yys-NYtMz5Zdg%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D25.814072%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.4528649,-2.5979137,3a,74.8y,23.95h,84.96t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sFWvigVeDrh7j_xqXJ4IgYA!2e0!5s20121001T000000!7i13312!8i6656?entry=ttu Edited March 9 by Sidecar Racer 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 2 hours ago, Sidecar Racer said: Also even in city's the US is more spacious .Two examples , first Mankato USA , second Bristol UK . Bit of an apples/oranges comparison with those cities, but yes, lanes in the US are often wider. I think 12' is the minimum for the Interstates (3.6m) which is actually less than British motorways (3.65m). And you don't see rock walls, building walls or hedges right up close to the edge of the pavement like you often see in the UK. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithMacdonald Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 7 hours ago, Hroth said: I see Marvin (or rather, hear) as having a Brum voicebox..... With a Nigel Mansell moustache? 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted March 10 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 10 5 hours ago, Ozexpatriate said: Only in the future. In the present they (and things like airbags) have dramatically reduced motor collision deaths. From here. Not sure why the recent uptick in raw numbers. It had been going down pretty well since the 1970s. Many automobile-related deaths locally are pedestrians and cyclists rather than drivers. The Australian figures are going up since Covid too. It's considered that a lot of young people are not wearing seat belts. In fact they are closing the seat belt and sitting on them - to stop the beeping. FFS. 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted March 10 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 10 Airbags are not as good as seatbelts in protecting car occupants. A few months ago there was a program about police investigating fatal road accidents in Wales. In one incident a driver* had lost control and demolished a bus shelter and then hit a tree. He hadn't been wearing a seat belt and the airbag had deployed when he struck the bus shelter and when he hit the tree less than a second later it was deflated. *He was banned at the time and under the influence of drugs, fortunately there was no one waiting in the bus shelter. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium MJI Posted March 10 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 10 9 hours ago, kevinlms said: The Australian figures are going up since Covid too. It's considered that a lot of young people are not wearing seat belts. In fact they are closing the seat belt and sitting on them - to stop the beeping. FFS. There is nothing like hacking down lanes late at night after pub closing with a drunk strapped into back seat in a car built years before compulsory rear belts. Means they overlook the rally exhaust system and 130w driving lamps. And the not hanging about. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CameronL Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 (edited) On 24/02/2024 at 07:40, billbedford said: And there's the Richard Montgomery just off Sheerness And also The Castilian off the North Coast of Anglesey. I knew someone who dived it in the early 80s, before the exclusion zone was set up. He came up with a shell, and reasoned that the propellant would have lost its bang and so only the percussion cap would still be live. So, he thought the best way to make it safe was to half bury it point down in his garden and throw rocks at it until he set the cap off. Fortunately a neighbour spotted this and called 999. The police turned up with a bomb disposal unit from RAF Valley. His first name was Ivor, so of course he was known as "Ivor the Diver". After this the nickname became "Ivor the Survivor". Edited March 10 by CameronL Added a bit 2 4 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 Remember Ivor Biggun? It was the bloke on That's Life who ISTR replaced Richard Stilgoe doing the funny songs. Doc Cox, I don't think he was a real doctor though! 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post Sidecar Racer Posted March 10 RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted March 10 18 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium J. S. Bach Posted March 10 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 10 They're out there! 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Hroth Posted March 10 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 10 51 minutes ago, J. S. Bach said: They're out there! Perhaps they've heard of a "bakers dozen", which is 13 (to account for short weight), and unaccountably rounded it up a bit... 🤪 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcredfer Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 5 hours ago, Sidecar Racer said: Didn't score well in his / her IQ tests... 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
33C Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 8 minutes ago, jcredfer said: Didn't score well in his / her IQ tests... This sort of thing is endemic. Just finished reading a well known evening paper and the sentence construction, punctuation and spelling left a lot to be desired. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dunsignalling Posted March 10 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 10 35 minutes ago, jcredfer said: Didn't score well in his / her IQ tests... Or the arithmetic one! 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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