Posts by Bleepme 19 publicly visible posts • joined 27 Apr 2010
Yeah I work in Paris and I have had the same experience. Multiple wrong directions, the long way round, a booked cab arriving with over €20 on the meter before you even get in. Rudeness. Lateness. Refusal to take you where you want to go (a la "south of the river" anecdote in London). So I agree. Sod em. Parisian taxis are a licensed cartel and it should be broken.
Clearly this 60-70M£ would be better spent funding playmobil space projects which have been proved to be by far the most cost-effective form of space research. We all remember the massive success of PARIS, duplicated now several times by lesser beings. And LOHAN.
More funding for Playmobil research.
This is clearly the most important flight since the Wright brothers and any dissenter should go back to staring at the wall in their cube. I have really enjoyed the run-up, the launch and now the slow release of video showing amazing results.
I am in awe of the team. Fantastic stuff.
Buzz Lightyear had it about right - "this isn't flying, it is falling with style". 11/10 for the playmonaut.
Sod the LHC...
However, "One thing is certain, though: the Mk 2 will definitely release the Vulture 1, and whatever the final altitude, it's going to be a bloody long way up" - it looked like about a meter to me in the video... ;)
--Paris, 'cos it's PARIS (and I work there)
Great article, so many innuendos in one piece!
Yes you CAN open the door in theory, but the way it normally works is they open INWARDS so the pressure differential is against you (the door is actually held closed by the pressurization of the cabin) so it's extremely unlikely. Anyway, that's one reason to keep your seatbelt fastened when seated...
... that America, the home of the overpaid sports person, criticises English footballers for that very sin. Not that I disagree AT ALL, it's just funny.
If people want to follow sports we can win at, can have world champions (or medallists) at can I suggest:
Cricket, Rugby, Cycling, Swimming, Any motorsport, 2 or 4 wheels (dunno about trucks), shooting, curling, that sledgy thing at the winter olympics, athletics, etc.
I suggest we lower the national debt with a footballer tax. They put in 5% effort, we tax them 95%.
--Paris, cos I work there.
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