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  • DiscoStu
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    Originally posted by zeitghost


    Can we try it on Ken?
    I don't think you could persuade him to stop talking for long enough to drink 10 litres...

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  • TimberWolf
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    Originally posted by zeitghost
    In today's Metro there's an article about a chap who drank 10 litres of water in a day.

    He died.
    I believe he did it to relieve the symptoms of gingivitis, but the tragedy is that I doubt drinking all that water would have changed his hair colour anyway

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  • Diver
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    Originally posted by NickFitz View Post
    Bring back Ringway 2!

    The GLC also printed booklets about the proposed road, distributed widely in the area, trumpeting the wonderful traffic advantages of a motorway just behind your garden shed and detailing how the road would connect up with the GLC's other plans. The booklet's centrefold had two large glossy photos, showing "old and new", using the already-built A102(M) Blackwall Tunnel Approach Roads to demonstrate how Ringway 2 would move three 1960's lorries from a high street to a deserted motorway.

    Soon no problem. Only government vehicles and public transport will be allowed inside the M25 Barrier

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  • NickFitz
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    Originally posted by ace00 View Post
    A lot of the problems on the north circular are down to bad design, where it goes from 3 to 2 lanes, and traffic light junctions where the smaller road could be bridged over.
    And if you've seen the houses along the north circular then a compulsary purchase order would be doing them a favour.

    South circular is another case as it is not a circular, just a bunch of regular roads classified together.
    Bring back Ringway 2!

    The GLC also printed booklets about the proposed road, distributed widely in the area, trumpeting the wonderful traffic advantages of a motorway just behind your garden shed and detailing how the road would connect up with the GLC's other plans. The booklet's centrefold had two large glossy photos, showing "old and new", using the already-built A102(M) Blackwall Tunnel Approach Roads to demonstrate how Ringway 2 would move three 1960's lorries from a high street to a deserted motorway.

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  • Charles Foster Kane
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    Originally posted by DodgyAgent View Post
    You are a broad minded intelligent man of the world.

    How about that for a lie?
    Very good, although I would expect you to be a good liar. It's your job.

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  • DodgyAgent
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    Originally posted by Charles Foster Kane View Post
    Go and lie to some contractors gabblefish.

    You are a broad minded intelligent man of the world.

    How about that for a lie?

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  • ace00
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    Originally posted by Moscow Mule View Post
    1) What's he going to do? Compulsorily purchase all of the houses that line it and turn it into another M25? That'll be a vote-winner.
    A lot of the problems on the north circular are down to bad design, where it goes from 3 to 2 lanes, and traffic light junctions where the smaller road could be bridged over.
    And if you've seen the houses along the north circular then a compulsary purchase order would be doing them a favour.

    South circular is another case as it is not a circular, just a bunch of regular roads classified together.

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  • Moscow Mule
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    Originally posted by TheBigYinJames View Post
    Make it one way (clockwise) with no traffic lights
    Good one - you should go into town planning....

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  • TheBigYinJames
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    Originally posted by Moscow Mule View Post
    1) What's he going to do?
    Make it one way (clockwise) with no traffic lights

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  • Moscow Mule
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    Originally posted by ace00 View Post
    All good stuff, but is he going to sort out the north / south circular?
    And FFS people, get rid of the M4 bus lane.
    1) What's he going to do? Compulsorily purchase all of the houses that line it and turn it into another M25? That'll be a vote-winner.

    2) Fair point.

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  • ace00
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    Originally posted by Dow Jones View Post
    Actually Johnson has done a lot of things in the 2 months or so that has been in power....
    All good stuff, but is he going to sort out the north / south circular?
    And FFS people, get rid of the M4 bus lane.

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  • realityhack
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    Originally posted by Ardesco View Post
    Depends what you shoot him with.....
    Alright, darts for the eyes, a blunderbuss for the family jewels, then can he be sandblasted followed by a fine mist of pepper spray, mace and CS, please?

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  • Ardesco
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    Originally posted by realityhack View Post
    Way too quick. Not nearly enough suffering involved.
    Depends what you shoot him with.....

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  • realityhack
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    Originally posted by Ardesco View Post
    Where is the:
    • Be wheeled out in front of a firing squad

    option???
    Way too quick. Not nearly enough suffering involved.

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  • Ardesco
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    Where is the:
    • Be wheeled out in front of a firing squad

    option???

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