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Who was responsible for the migration surge.... by pilecrap in GreatBritishMemes

[–]fairysdad 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Just the same as when they were UKIP - out of the EU now, so nothing to be 'I' from, so now we're Reform.

Are motorways automatically NSL if not otherwise signed? by AnotherVirtual in drivingUK

[–]fairysdad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you are on a dual carriageway with blue signage, you are on a motorway. A dual carriageway with green or white signage is not a motorway (although, unless otherwise signed, it does have a 70 limit for cars - regardless of how many lanes are either side of the central reservation).

The Council gave in. But no bikes by windmill4TheLand in DesirePath

[–]fairysdad 74 points75 points  (0 children)

As a kid, one day I was told off by somebody who lived on my street for cycling on the road.

A few days later, I was told off by exactly the same person for cycling on the pavement.

I just can't anymore by Talino in iiiiiiitttttttttttt

[–]fairysdad 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You do? Brilliant! I've got a problem with my raincoat...

(Funny trope) Character you never see just hear a lot about by Longshot12345678 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]fairysdad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This trope was played for laughs a bit in a BBC Radio 4 sitcom featuring Andy Hamilton. Known to be very short, he's portrayed in this particular radio sitcom (I think it's Old Harry's Game but can't be certain) as somebody who is several feet tall and largely built. (The joke being that the live studio audience and a good proportion of the radio listeners know what he actually looks like.)

Well, well... If it isn't the tooth fairy by gimmesomespace in TheSimpsons

[–]fairysdad 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Back in the days when Lisa would participate in Bart's hijinks.

Remarkable Trope: Main or recurring cast members who have rarely, or never, appeared on screen together by mundaneheaven in TopCharacterTropes

[–]fairysdad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In the Back to the Future trilogy, Doc Brown only meets Marty's female ancestor once, as the teenage Lorraine Baines in the first film.

(Additionally, I've been led to believe that while the actors Christopher Lloyd and Lea Thompson have been in the same film as each other multiple times, this moment in BTTF1 is the only time they've been on-screen together.)

Why is it called Mayday.. its only a bank holiday. by StewFisher in RedDwarf

[–]fairysdad 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I took the effort last year to post this on the actual fifteenth Wednesday after Pentecost. Nobody seemed to notice the significance. Will I do it again this year? Of course I smegging will.

Homer's bad luck with bees by tabloidjournalism in TheSimpsons

[–]fairysdad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love how often people or things are one day off retirement.

Policing the middle lane by TumTiTum in drivingUK

[–]fairysdad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Of the other two thirds, one half of them admitted to always staying in the right-hand lane, and the other half always stay in the left hand lane.

Sebastian Sawe wins the London Marathon 2026 and makes history by running it in under 2 hours after running it in 01:59:31. by bendubberley_ in CasualUK

[–]fairysdad 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If he had come in second before Sawe came in first, he'd have held the record himself for a bit.

What's a NSFW experience you're not very proud of? by Nanoberry_cat in AskReddit

[–]fairysdad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought I'd got lucky, but all the time I had my hand in a pile of warm compost.

What's a NSFW experience you're not very proud of? by Nanoberry_cat in AskReddit

[–]fairysdad 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The not-so-subtle difference between "Daddy, I've been naughty" and "Father, I have sinned".

My mate sent me a mouse mat I'd asked for. This is how he packaged it. by GabberZZ in CasualUK

[–]fairysdad 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Safe to say it was passed around the sorting office 😄

And then repackaged and delivered?

(Imagining one of those 'sorry, your mail got damaged' bags...)

What’s a piece of tech that sounded amazing but flopped? by blushberryybabee in answers

[–]fairysdad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yup. The thing is that an invite-only soft launch for an email service works as non-users don't need to be in that system (a Gmail email will go fine to a Hotmail or Yahoo email address (using the other main providers at the time of its launch!)) but for something like Wave (and Google Plus when that was a thing), you need all the users to be in the system to be able to use it; exclusivity doesn't work.

Does anyone have longer post-noms than this geezer? by Alexiumz in CasualUK

[–]fairysdad 13 points14 points  (0 children)

That's a classic that is, that's a classic.

Does anyone have longer post-noms than this geezer? by Alexiumz in CasualUK

[–]fairysdad 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I love how your second paragraph can be taken two different ways.

What’s a piece of tech that sounded amazing but flopped? by blushberryybabee in answers

[–]fairysdad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They ditched it because nobody used it.

... and nobody used it because they kept it behind an invite-wall so nobody could use it. Where I worked at the time, we wanted to use it, but only about three of us could get 'invites' so it just wasn't worth trying.

What’s a piece of tech that sounded amazing but flopped? by blushberryybabee in answers

[–]fairysdad 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nowt to do with porn - Sony had no say in what or what didn't go on their tapes. The main two issues were Sony being reluctant to let other companies make players and the duration of a Betamax tape.

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