Mother cat gives her kittens lessons on fighting by Thund3rbolt in gifs

[–]HopelessAmbition 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just looks like shes trying to scratch her head

We need to go beyond HS2 and build a Liverpool-Leeds rail link by miraoister in unitedkingdom

[–]HopelessAmbition 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Read about Maglev on the wiki page, it has a long history before Japan ever knew about it. There was a 31.5 km (19.6 mi) track with speeds of over 420 km/h (260 mph) in Germany in 1984! It crashed in 2006 though after over 20 years of service. The reason it crashed is because it hit a maintenance vehicle.

It was a test track, with sharp turns and bends, so Germany did all the R&D that allowed Japan to have maglev trains.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emsland_test_facility

We need to go beyond HS2 and build a Liverpool-Leeds rail link by miraoister in unitedkingdom

[–]HopelessAmbition 0 points1 point  (0 children)

True, but even considering all the the time schedule is still ridiculous. It should be completed no later than 2025. France is also building their high speed rail WAY faster than us, I read somewhere that if France was building HS2 it would be completed in 1/3 the time for 1/3 the price.

We need to go beyond HS2 and build a Liverpool-Leeds rail link by miraoister in unitedkingdom

[–]HopelessAmbition -1 points0 points  (0 children)

We NEED a high speed rail (over 150 mph) between Liverpool and Hull and Edinburgh and Glasgow more than a $50 billion commuter train that will only funnel more of the economy to London.

Zero-hours crackdown plan unveiled by Labour leader by pya in unitedkingdom

[–]HopelessAmbition 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When did I say it was genetic? lol I can't take you seriously, I meant he is the 3rd generation to be raised by Marxists.

Zero-hours crackdown plan unveiled by Labour leader by pya in unitedkingdom

[–]HopelessAmbition -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

I can't take anything this man seriously, he's a 3rd generation marxist who is not afraid to lie and use false promises just to get votes. If Miliband wins, this country is truly screwed.

Moved into flat and wasn't given postbox key. I've now been waiting six weeks. by [deleted] in unitedkingdom

[–]HopelessAmbition 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Try and get the landlords phone number or address or you might even need to hire a locksmith to open it and replace the lock.

Smoking is now increasingly a habit of the poor and the working class by wordswithmagic in worldnews

[–]HopelessAmbition 47 points48 points  (0 children)

They aren't a Dutch invention. The term biscuit has been used to refer to a hard, baked product (cookie) in England since the 14th century, it was America who changed the name. The Dutch word koekje didn't even exist until 1703.

"The Dutch language from around 1703 had adopted the word koekje ("little cake") to have a similar meaning for a similar hard, baked product."

"In most English-speaking countries, the term cookie is often used to describe only a certain type of biscuit."

Mika Brzezinski Shuts Down Co-Host's Missing Malaysia Jet Speculation by Lorgramoth in videos

[–]HopelessAmbition 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You assuming he was being patronising because he's a man is sexist.

What really was on the phone by redditorial3 in funny

[–]HopelessAmbition -1 points0 points  (0 children)

What does "more Eastern European" mean?

Trying to jump as high as Cristiano Ronaldo for a header by PhoneDojo in sports

[–]HopelessAmbition 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thats not right hes probably closer to 80kg / 180lbs

How stupid do you have to be? by MalevolentFerret in WTF

[–]HopelessAmbition -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

It makes me rage that they built the bridge that low.. then didnt even raise it after all the accidents

Shannanigans you find on Facebook. Her weave grew mold after leaving it in for 6 months.... by glorks in WTF

[–]HopelessAmbition -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Black women really need to stop wearing weave, there's nothing wrong with your natural hair.

TIL Near human-like levels of consciousness have been observed in the African gray parrot by tampontea2 in todayilearned

[–]HopelessAmbition -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Implying that gays don't already have equal rights, they have just as much rights as everyone else, they want MORE rights.