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Did you know there is a world land speed record for the fastest mobile toilet? It's 75km/h or 46mph[^]. No, I don't know how many runs it took her...
One UK driver has failed the theory test fro a UK driving licence at least 92 times at a cost of £3000[^]. At what point do you think he will decide "I can't drive"?
Just thought I'd share those with you!
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What fuel do they use?, by the looks of the helmet I think I can guess!
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The sister of a friend failed the driving test eight times. Last two times for stopping on a green light….
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OriginalGriff wrote: One UK driver has failed the theory test fro a UK driving licence at least 92 times at a cost of £3000[^]. At what point do you think he will decide "I can't drive"?
Wannabe. As of 2009 a woman in South Korea had racked up 771 fails. IIRC reading something more recently saying she crossed the 1000 point but couldn't find it.
http://jonathanturley.org/2009/02/06/auto-ban-68-year-old-woman-flunks-driving-test-771-times/[^]
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--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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Wow!
But that's the actual driving test: behind the wheel. The test our man failed was the one you have to pass before you can even think of booking the actual on-the-road-driving bit! It's horribly complex by all reports, here is a sample:
Tick three:
At an accident someone is unconscious. Your main priorities should be:
Sweep up the broken glassTake the names of witnessesCount the number of vehicles involvedCheck the airway is clearMake sure they are breathingStop any heavy bleedingTick two:
Objects hanging from your interior mirror may:
Restrict your viewDistract your attentionImprove your drivingHelp your concentrationPass mark: 43/50
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English doesn't borrow from other languages.
English follows other languages down dark alleys, knocks them over and goes through their pockets for loose grammar.
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I missed the question about when to turn on your lights. This was for a motorcycle temporary. My bike always has the light on. My answer was to turn on the lights one hour before the correct answer so safer.
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OriginalGriff wrote: Sweep up the broken glass
... And confiscate any unopened beer.
OriginalGriff wrote: Take the names of witnesses
... Unless they are too old, too ugly, or too male.
OriginalGriff wrote: Count the number of vehicles involved
If you run out of fingers, ensure that you have swept up all the broken glass before removing your socks.
OriginalGriff wrote: Check the airway is clear
There's an app for that![^]
OriginalGriff wrote: Make sure they are breathing
(Note: This applies not only after accidents, but also in single's bars.)
OriginalGriff wrote: Stop any heavy bleeding
EWWWW! Girl stuff! Take it away! LA LA LA LA LA LA LA!
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Mark_Wallace wrote: also in single's bars
I am informed that in singles bars, breathing is optional provided her chesticles are of sufficient size... and bits aren't too obliviously going to fall off! 
The only instant messaging I do involves my middle finger.
English doesn't borrow from other languages.
English follows other languages down dark alleys, knocks them over and goes through their pockets for loose grammar.
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Meanwhile, at Heaven's Gate:
St. Peter: So young man, how did you die?
Young Man: I died trying to set the land speed record for a mobile toilet.
St. Peter: *sigh*
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It's not a good way to go, is it...
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English doesn't borrow from other languages.
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People often crap themselves when they wreck....
I guess it's best to be prepared.
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I was majorly miffed when I got one question wrong on the theory test just before I took my motorcycle test.
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
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In my day, all you needed was a 250cc or lower bike, a provisional licence and some insurance. Hop on, and off you go!
I think in my case the real problem was a distinct lack of any of these when I got started 
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I remember those days - do you remember when for a short while there was a little wheeze where if you added a third small stabilising wheel onto a bike you could ride the big bikes with no license too 
I was lucky enough to have the money to do the accelerated learning course and took my test on a 500cc.
I remember transitioning from the 125cc to 500cc on the second day of the course - it was a little taste of heaven 
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Oh yes - I remember a friend of mine had a 350LC and a provisional licence, so around Xmas (when the chances of the police stopping him were higher) he added a SideWinder folding sidecar[^] and "L" plates...
Now, I don't know if you have ever been on the back of a tuned twostroke on the way back from the pub, but at least watching this thing bounce up and down like a demented gerbil took my mind off wondering when the front wheel was going to touch the road again. And put me in the mood for a lot more alcohol as well.
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English doesn't borrow from other languages.
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In my day if you bolted on a sidecar there was no limit on the size of engine, motorbike and sidecar has got to be the most difficult thing in the world to learn on.
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How did that work for you? I almost drove over a cliff when a hill suddenly went flat and turned a corner just before I landed my Suzuki GT 250 back on the road. 
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Let's just say that I learnt to slide rather than roll, and the value of a complete layer of good quality leather from practical experience... lots of practical experience..."oh sh@t, oh sh@t, this is gonna hurt..."
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Couldn't afford leather at the time I'd just spent all of my cash on the best AGV lid I could afford.
So I put my foot on the seat, jumped off and curled up into a ball thinking all the time "oh sh*t etc."
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Yeah, that's how I started, and how I learnt that good leather isn't a cost, it's an investment...and to slide instead of rolling.
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English follows other languages down dark alleys, knocks them over and goes through their pockets for loose grammar.
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I got the (Aussie Queensland) written test wrong a couple of times - on the same multiple choice question.
There was a picture of a crossroads, with no lane markings and no signs, with two or three cards and a motorcycle in various positions, variously indicating their required direction, and the question was who has right of way.
After guessing incorrectly twice, I queried the question. Where would I come across such a crossing, with no markings or signs.
"Outback you might" was the reply.
"And when I do, how likely is it that four other vehicles are there at exactly the same time and that they all know and respect the road rules?"
She told me the answer when I pointed out that what I would actually do in that situation, whichever vehicle I was in, would be to give way until it was safe to proceed.
I still can't remember the rule - & I'd been driving for nearly 30 years when I took that test (yes, I was a little tired)
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I've been looking for a youtube of this: Radio 4's the Horne Section with Alex Horne[^] skip the Archers, it hasn't been the same since they introduced Rory. The best bit is the song about the dinosaur called Eleanor IMHO [edit] at about 12:35.
If you are outside the UK and it doesn't play, I've heard hiding behind a proxy isn't much use. They seemed to have them registered loads of them when the person I spoke to tried to stream the series of Dr Who from iPlayer when the UK iTunes released it over a week after the US one. To pluck an example totally at random.
[Edit]
While we're on the subject of the Archers, Ruth's accent is heading decidedly U, very surprising given she is surrounded by South-Westerners.
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A very enjoyable show indeed.
speramus in juniperus
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Keith Barrow wrote: South-Westerners
Ooohhh Noooo
And anyway they are Brummigem, not Yokels.
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Obscurum per obscurius.
Ad astra per alas porci.
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur .
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I thought it was between Brum & Gloucester? Sort of Cotswold-ish. TBH my geography runs out after Yorkshire, all that is generically the south.
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