Off topic's off topic thread

[Teho]

I sometimes wonder about things that for me just.. doesn't make sense. Like seatbelts in airplanes. Think about it. What's the point? Did you ever hear the guy on the news say "today a 747 smacked into a mountain in the alps. But luckily, everyone was wearing their seatbelt."? No, you don't! So why are they making such a big deal out of it then? "Fasten your seatbelts and put you tables up", it's not like it's going to help is it! Is it some trick to stop people panicing maybe? "This is your captain speaking, we're about to hit the ground at mach 2 in about eight seconds, could everyone fasten their seatbelts please?" and people will be going "oh, right! Seatbelt.. seatbelt.. where is it.. ah! Now which part goes into" *KABLAMM*

So it's one giant lie is what it is! And, if they lie about one thing, what's to stop them from them lying about something else, huh? You know when they say "we're cruising at 8000 feet going so and so fast" how do you know that's true!? Can you judge the height by looking out the window? Most people will just have to settle for "bloody high" using that method! But what about night flights? How do you know the pilot isn't actually skimming tree-tops and loop-de-looping bridges just for kicks, huh? You have no idea, you just have to trust those notorious liars that they're actually flying calmly up there and will get you to your destination safe and sound! Well from now on, I won't! Next time I'm up there with those nutcases and hear that line "at 5000 feet and climbing" I'm just going to start screaming "AAAAAAAH OHMYGODOHMYGOD WE'RE ALL GONNA DIIIIIEEEEEE!!!". That'll show them! That'll let them know that I see right through their mindgames!

Hah! Can't fool me, no sir!

..maybe I'll just take trains from now on.

[Buleste]

This isn't life in the fast lane, it's life in the oncoming traffic.

[Harrison]

I have this feeling that next time Teho takes a plane journey we will be seeing him on the news, arrested at the nearest airport for inciting air rage!

[Buleste]

I must confess the the activities of the UK governments for the past couple of years have been watched with frank admiration and amazement by Lord Vetinari. Outright theft as a policy had never occured to him.


--Terry Pratchett

[Stephen Coates]

On the subject of seatbelts, why is it that alot of coaches have them, which you have to wear, whereas public busses don't have them at all, when they are virutally the same thing?

Going back off topic, it is presentation evening at school tonight, and according to a letter which I got, I have won the proze for technology and will get my name on an honours board forever. (I doubt the letter was sent to the wrong person, as the letter was actually signed with a pen).

It's strange, the amount of letters I have had that have had a digitised or photocopied signature at the bottom of them.

BTW, I like the snowflakes on the front page of the forum.

[Puni/Void]

I'm now going to roll myself a cig and step outside where it is freezing cold. Good to have some coffee to keep myself warm.

And.. the snowflakes rulez!

[Buleste]

Why do people move to Midsomer?

[toomanymikes]

I have often thought about Teho's point when I am flying. 'Were at 30,000 feet and travelling at 480mph with a tail wind of two knots..' Who cares - anything above 5000 feet is bloody high and the wind can do whatever the hell it pleases as long as it dosent pummpel the plane into the ground as far as im concerned.

[Submeg]

I prefer ground vehicles

[v85rawdeal]

A perfect motto for New Year's Eve:

Today is the yesterday you feel embarrassed about tomorrow