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One job I absolutely could not do. There would be too many nobheads finding themselves getting pushed out the driver's door

Perhaps that would help improve driving standards?

Toyota Hilux reliability test, this is really worth a watch

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMMdLx5xF/

Hardly.

00's diesel car that was in a big crash but still has it's engine bay mostly intact, still starts and runs for, oh, twenty seconds.

Incredible.

nuttinnew wrote: Tue Feb 27, 2024 7:04 am https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68402362

Every day is a school day...

"The Khoikhoi were called the 'Hottentots' by European settlers because the sound of their language was so different from any European language, and they could not pronounce many of the words and sounds."

A Dutch onomatopoeic word for stuttering to describe indigenous people with a clicking like language.

I struggle with some of these decisions when you are judging historical things by 21st century standards.

We should also ban Guy Ritchie's film "Snatch" as well because it refers to "pikeys" which is also a derogatory term

Or is that OK because the characters use it in a derogatory way because of their character traits?

i.e. a racist character could use the word "hottentots" because that's how that character would refer to the Khoikhoi, but a "good guy" can't?

I think if someone who is non local imposes a title for that group then it is deemed automatically offensive. See Eskimo and in more recent times the re-naming of mountains.
This also brings up something quite interesting in our language in which we rename locations to presumably be able to pronounce them.
Should we call country and city names in their local dialect? Eg should Switzerland be Suisse and Geneva pronounced Ji-nev.
It’s like the whole Kiev to Kyiv thing.

Spain is a bit weird where the locals automatically change your name to the Spanish version

Anyway that’s enough shit can opening for a Tuesday morning.

Mito Man wrote: Tue Feb 27, 2024 10:50 am Should we call country and city names in their local dialect? Eg should Switzerland be Suisse and Geneva pronounced Ji-nev.
It’s like the whole Kiev to Kyiv thing.

I feel its your duty as a London resident to correct every foreign tourist's pronunciation and tell them it's pronounced "Lahndan" init...

DaveE wrote: Tue Feb 27, 2024 10:33 am We should also ban Guy Ritchie's film "Snatch" as well because it refers to "pikeys" which is also a derogatory term

Or is that OK because the characters use it in a derogatory way because of their character traits?

i.e. a racist character could use the word "hottentots" because that's how that character would refer to the Khoikhoi, but a "good guy" can't?

Oh, has Mary Poppins been banned?

Was Snatch a U rated film?

This triggered my N54 needing 40-hours of labour at a BMW main agent going through a warranty claim anxiety

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMM8uMqhA/

Yep it really annoys me that it's the same sound used for absolutely everything. Whether your washer fluid is low, its below 3 outside, or your car has just had a catastrophic failure.

This is comedy gold

I laughed so hard I think I've woken the kids up.

Sigh - joining request sent.
"If you could ask Princess Di 1 qkwestion what would it be?
"Dodi or chips?"
Now the wait. Probably as good a time as any for this;

Wow. Turns out it’s real too
https://www.goluchmerc.pl/sprinter29+1.html

Single rear axle with 2 tyres - wonder what that weighs fully loaded with 30 passengers plus luggage

mik wrote: Thu Feb 29, 2024 10:19 am Wow. Turns out it’s real too
https://www.goluchmerc.pl/sprinter29+1.html

Single rear axle with 2 tyres - wonder what that weighs fully loaded with 30 passengers plus luggage

Never mind that - imagine the swing on that rear end.

Imagine the bounce sitting on the back seats

Makes me think of this

Looks like it has a towbar too