The Loony Left Coming For Evil Thomas the Tank Engine

[barrydidit]

I've seen quite a bit of TTTE over the last few years so i feel qualified to offer an opinion on the goings on re the Isle of Sodor. There could be perceived to be classism I suppose - theres the fat controller and a mayor and (iirc) some kind of a lord involved. However, regardless of whether one is a diesel engine or not, the highest praise to be achieved is to be called a Really Useful Engine by the fat controller. I seem to recall Rusty the dockyard diesel earning that mantle by averting a truckload of fish related disaster.

And of course, there's Gordon the express who is right up his own arse and usually gets his cumuppance whilst Thomas 'puffs on his way with a cheery peep'. By which I imagine the Rev Audry meant '**** off, you ******* '

[mudskipper]

Pretty sure that Percy is gay.

We have a box full of engines in the loft. Must have about 100 of the things, including lots of obscure ones - mountain engines and the like.

There was definitely one called Emily who was a proper steam engine, not a diesel or a coach.

Donald and Douglas are black and not baddies, although as scots engines they're pretty unintelligible

[mudskipper]

Ah, seems she wasn't in the original books.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_(Thomas_%26_Friends)

[SueEllen]

She stole this from here

[minestrone]

They got rid of blackboards because of concerns about long term exposure to chalk dust.

[darmstadt]

They got rid of blackboards because of concerns about long term exposure to chalk dust.

And kids getting knocked out by flying blackboard cleaners thrown by irate teachers

[mudskipper]

And kids getting knocked out by flying blackboard cleaners thrown by irate teachers

Now they just get high from sniffing the pens.

[Mich the Tester]

Thomas the Tank Engine had to shut the hell up to save children everywhere | Tracy Van Slyke | Comment is free | theguardian.com

Step away from the train set!

Useful article; it got me to agree with Flashman and that's quite an achievement!

[greenlake]

[alluvial]

She stole this from here

I loved the line:

sounds like the biggest ass-pull since the 2010 Proctology Olympics

But what happened to Henry? Did they ever let him out? I have to know!

Edit: Oh phew! Pooer dab, I was worried:

Weeks later, he was eventually let out to help Edward pull Gordon's express train, after Gordon burst a safety valve.