Urban myths that somehow, people still believe

[xjay1337]

I remember some of the myths saying that if you reverse in your cold car, the gearbox will immediately break.

[Zetec-S]

If you leave a tooth in a glass of coke overnight it will completely dissolve.

[ROSSinHD]

Rickyy said:

Have we had the Mitsubishi Starion one yet?

Whats that one. Interested as we have had 2

[HOGEPH]

davhill said:

FredericRobinson said:

So are laxatives, but that's a different story

Heinous crime, that.

Anus crime, you mean?

[MorganP104]

ROSSinHD said:

Rickyy said:

Have we had the Mitsubishi Starion one yet?

Whats that one. Interested as we have had 2

Something to do with the Japanese not being able to pronounce "stallion" properly. A few lost-in-translation conversations within Mitsubishi later, and we end up with a car called the Starion.

Amusing, if a little casually racist.

[FredClogs]

MorganP104 said:

ROSSinHD said:

Rickyy said:

Have we had the Mitsubishi Starion one yet?

Whats that one. Interested as we have had 2

Something to do with the Japanese not being able to pronounce "stallion" properly. A few lost-in-translation conversations within Mitsubishi later, and we end up with a car called the Starion.

Amusing, if a little casually racist.

Is that in the same book as the Mitsubishi Pajero/Shogun faux pas?

[Big Rod]

FredClogs said:

Is that in the same book as the Mitsubishi Pajero/Shogun faux pas?

Don't think so. The Pajero one was an oversight and genuine, (I used to have a Pajero and work with some Spanish guys. Much hilarity ensued), whereas the Starion one may or may not be true but down to pronunciation rather than translation.

JM2PW.

[Colonial]

Trickle down economics works and actually benefits wider society.

[FredClogs]

Birmingham council have banned the word Christmas and renamed the holiday season Winterval.

Pre school teachers aren't allowed to sing innocent nursery rhymes like bah bah black sheep anymore because of the professionally offended PC brigade.

Teachers aren't allowed to call blackboard blackboards anymore, they're all called white boards, and this has nothing to do with the technology involved it's all because of the Guardian readers.

Etc... Etc...

[Dr Jekyll]

Colonial said:

Trickle down economics works and actually benefits wider society.

The myth is that anyone actually believed in 'Trickle down economics'. It's an imaginary theory invoked only by those who claim to be against it.

[FredClogs]

Dr Jekyll said:

Colonial said:

Trickle down economics works and actually benefits wider society.

The myth is that anyone actually believed in 'Trickle down economics'. It's an imaginary theory invoked only by those who claim to be against it.

What? Meta Myth alert!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trickle-down_economi...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_rising_tide_lifts_...

It's a practiced ideology both politically and economically - if you want an example "austerity" is it.

[Dr Jekyll]

FredClogs said:

What? Meta Myth alert!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trickle-down_economi...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_rising_tide_lifts_...

It's a practiced ideology both politically and economically - if you want an example "austerity" is it.

The first of those links shows quite clearly that 'Trickle down' is simply a term of abuse used by those opposed to tax cuts, not a theory actually advocated by anyone.

The second is simply the observation that economics isn't a zero sum game so the fact that something, anything, might make the rich richer doesn't mean it's bad for the poor. It isn't suggesting that allowing the rich to keep more of their cash NECESSARILY makes the poor richer as well.

Austerity is simply about trying to bring govt spending into line with revenue. Nothing to do with any 'trickle down' theory.

[FredClogs]

Dr Jekyll said:

Austerity is simply about trying to bring govt spending into line with revenue. Nothing to do with any 'trickle down' theory.

Not when it's couple to tax cuts for the wealthy, accelerating executive pay and a widening wealth gap/chasm.

[rovermorris999]

Power to the People!

[Europa1]

FredClogs said:

Dr Jekyll said:

Austerity is simply about trying to bring govt spending into line with revenue. Nothing to do with any 'trickle down' theory.

Not when it's couple to tax cuts for the wealthy, accelerating executive pay and a widening wealth gap/chasm.

Can everyone with a political axe to grind kindly rod off to the N, P & E forum? Thanks.

[Shakermaker]

Europa1 said:

Can everyone with a political axe to grind kindly rod off to the N, P & E forum? Thanks.

Yes, please. I started this thread in The Lounge for a reason

[Oakey]

Zetec-S said:

If you leave a tooth in a glass of coke overnight it will completely dissolve.

It will eat away a tooth but it takes longer than a night.

[Colonial]

My post was meant to be tongue in cheek. Hasn't worked out.

My fault completely. Sorry for the derail.

[Ayahuasca]

The brace position in airliners is designed to break your neck thus giving you a quick death.

[Speed 3]

Walt Disney is Cryogenically Frozen

You're never more than 6ft from a rat