The good old Daily Mail strikes again
The good old Daily Mail strikes again
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Gun

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13,432 posts

247 months

Wednesday 15th September 2010
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Just flicking through the paper this morning and came across this hilarious article:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1312080/Lo...

What a bunch of holier-than-thou tcensoredrs they are, those people are blatantly stuck in traffic so are they suggesting that drivers should keep both hands glued to the wheel and only look forwards, even if stationary in traffic?

Also, that last line really pissed me off, "The culprits captured by the Mail were all van and lorry drivers – reinforcing a well-established stereotype – and they were all men, perhaps reinforcing another one". Was this actually written by an adult? censoreds!

Twincam16

27,647 posts

287 months

Wednesday 15th September 2010
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That whole 'men are all like this, women are all like that' blanket stereotyping really winds me up, especially when there's pseudo-scientific bks attached to it to try and make it 'legitimate'. Whenever a report pops up saying 'men's brains are primitively hardwired to be like this' I don't recognise myself in it at all.

Disco You

3,748 posts

209 months

Wednesday 15th September 2010
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Some of those pictures are ridiculous. One person is wiping his face, which clearly is going to result in deaths, and another person has the audacity to be having a drink, the absolute crime of the century.

Gad-Westy

16,568 posts

242 months

Wednesday 15th September 2010
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Is there any evidence to suggest the vehicles in these pictures were actually moving?

Mr Gear

9,416 posts

219 months

Wednesday 15th September 2010
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I see all sorts of unbelievable behaviour whist driving around. Texting while driving is a pet hate. But this article appears to show people stuck in traffic, so where is the story?

blindswelledrat

25,257 posts

261 months

Wednesday 15th September 2010
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Its fking pathetic.
They have zoomed right in on the people and purposefully cut out the rest of the picture which shows the traffic jam.

THough as far as I am concerned, OP, you have no right to moan if you buy that paper.
Mail readership encourages that type of journalism.

OllieWinchester

5,700 posts

221 months

Wednesday 15th September 2010
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The Daily Wail is so full of rubbish it's untrue.

Have you seen their article today on the Popemobile? It is a converted ML500 with what looks like a small disabled toilet strapped to the back.

Daily Wail said:
security features include bulletproof glass windows and roof and reinforced, armoured side panels and chassis and it has a top speed of 160mph

Gun

Original Poster:

13,432 posts

247 months

Wednesday 15th September 2010
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blindswelledrat said:
THough as far as I am concerned, OP, you have no right to moan if you buy that paper.
Mail readership encourages that type of journalism.
I'm blame free, I read it on the train after a work mate had finished with it, I wouldn't pay good money for it!

Adam205

822 posts

211 months

Wednesday 15th September 2010
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They seem to be implying that the highway code is in someway the law as well. Odd occurrence, the Daily Moan not knowing what they're on about....

LukeBird

17,170 posts

238 months

Wednesday 15th September 2010
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Gad-Westy said:
Is there any evidence to suggest the vehicles in these pictures were actually moving?
Well the blue VW looks to be in heavy traffic, so the bloke wiping his hands on his face is likely to lead to massive destruction at 20mph or so! rolleyes

Damn Mail... mad

blindswelledrat

25,257 posts

261 months

Wednesday 15th September 2010
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Gun said:
blindswelledrat said:
THough as far as I am concerned, OP, you have no right to moan if you buy that paper.
Mail readership encourages that type of journalism.
I'm blame free, I read it on the train after a work mate had finished with it, I wouldn't pay good money for it!
Phew. Im relieved.

10 Pence Short

32,880 posts

246 months

Wednesday 15th September 2010
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OllieWinchester said:
The Daily Wail is so full of rubbish it's untrue.

Have you seen their article today on the Popemobile? It is a converted ML500 with what looks like a small disabled toilet strapped to the back.

Daily Wail said:
security features include bulletproof glass windows and roof and reinforced, armoured side panels and chassis and it has a top speed of 160mph
If it was blown up from underneath by some rabid, gay nutter splinter group, I bet its top speed would be more than 160mph. I would have thought.

Bowskill

69 posts

217 months

Wednesday 15th September 2010
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Daily Mail said:
Drivers are also banned from listening to loud music or even arguing with passengers or road users
Better lock me up and throw away the key...

ChipsAndCheese

1,608 posts

193 months

Wednesday 15th September 2010
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As these are clearly all taken in stationary traffic, they've got a point about the Bus driver picture... that is just plain wrong! Nobody should be subjected to that fat hairy arse at any time, let alone when they are trapped in the middle lane with nowhere to escape to! nono

ceriw

1,117 posts

234 months

Wednesday 15th September 2010
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10 Pence Short said:
OllieWinchester said:
The Daily Wail is so full of rubbish it's untrue.

Have you seen their article today on the Popemobile? It is a converted ML500 with what looks like a small disabled toilet strapped to the back.

Daily Wail said:
security features include bulletproof glass windows and roof and reinforced, armoured side panels and chassis and it has a top speed of 160mph
If it was blown up from underneath by some rabid, gay nutter splinter group, I bet its top speed would be more than 160mph. I would have thought.
I expect rabid gay nutter splinter groups have other things to poke their noses into - only a well balanced rational chap would consider dispersing an old warped german in a satin frock into the black hole in the sky.
But yes, bits of bratwurst would be off to the Pearly Gates at Mach 2...

Silver Smudger

3,395 posts

196 months

Thursday 16th September 2010
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Remarkable presence of mind demonstrated today as driver's mate spots, identifies and moons Daily Mail photographer skulking near traffic jam

TheEnd

15,370 posts

217 months

Thursday 16th September 2010
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"The Highway Code states drivers must avoid distractions while driving and must not eat, drink, smoke, read maps, or insert a CD or tune a radio. "

hmmmmm


8400rpm

1,777 posts

196 months

Thursday 16th September 2010
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Louise Eccles has gone on the list of people to be thrown into a pit of their own faeces, once I come to power. smile

edo

16,699 posts

294 months

Thursday 16th September 2010
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If people stopped reading/buying the Daily Mail, that would help.

Edited by edo on Thursday 16th September 07:36

Scraggles

7,619 posts

253 months

Thursday 16th September 2010
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suspect all the photos were taken in a traffic jam, still it is good for the mail to sell stuff