Cosmic Joe Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 5 hours ago, DiegoDiego said: Can't wait for the Edinburgh tram lines to be named (although obviously will first have to wait decades for them to be built). Leith ones are fairly obvious: The Albert Kidd line The Gardyloo line 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedEd Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 1 hour ago, velo army said: Aye as I was writing that I was sure she wasn't from London, but there's definitely a statue of her somewhere (Serpentine?Hyde Park?) notable in London so I do tend to associate her more with there. Thanks for the info as that was annoying me for a bit . It's in Westminster, close to the Houses of Parliament. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcat(The most tip top) Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 (edited) 5 hours ago, HibeeJibee said: Simultaneously cringeworthy and hilarious given every existing line is geographic - or named for a female monarch? Most likely the committee wanted to name all 6 for social / political causes... hence Windrush, Suffragettes, Mildmay (the hospital Princess Diana visited) and Lionesses... but suffered a crisis of overconfidence so swerved for Weavers - which makes a kind of sense - and biscuit taking Liberty "to reference the historical independence of the people of the borough of Havering". So fiercely separatist are the citizens of a borough nobody's ever heard of (seemingly Romford is the principal town) they abandoned for Essex their status as a liberty way back in 1888-1892; while the noble borough itself originates millennia ago centuries ago from 1965. Perhaps: Telephone Line in honour of Edinburgh-born inventor Alexander Graham Bell Fault Line in honour of Hutton's Unconformity in Holyrood Park Ben Line in honour of the Leith shipping company Thin Red Line in honour of the redcoats of Edinburgh Castle Forward Line in honour of the Famous Five Washing Line in honour of the working women of the drying greens Coke Line in honour of the film Trainspotting Toe the Line in honour of politicians in the City Chambers and Scottish Parliament Stay in Line in honour of the queues for the buses Cymbe line : in honour of the city’s theatrical history Trampo line: in honour of the more bouncy members of the city’s vagrant community Made line : en honneur de temps perdu Edited February 15 by topcat(The most tip top) 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thistle_do_nicely Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 (edited) 9 hours ago, Sherrif John Bunnell said: Trainspotters and the anti-woke brigade have united in seething at some train lines being given names. Out of principle, I will refuse to ever use the Lioness line. The Brand Line: celebrating Russell Brands indefatigable contribution to broadcasting & public discourse The Bright Line: celebrating cult hero from Cockney classic The Football Factory, the iconic Billy "ITS FACKIN MILLWALL" Bright The de Menezes Line: celebrating our world class Met Police commitment to protecting public safety The Albarn Line: PARKLIFE The Ingram-Moore Line: 9% of all fares on this line are donated to The Hannah-Ingram Moore Foundation, set up in honour of Britains innovative and aspirational middle classes. Edited February 15 by Thistle_do_nicely 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiegoDiego Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 1 hour ago, topcat(The most tip top) said: Made line : en honneur de temps perdu Giving this a Charles just so folk know I get the highbrow reference. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thistle_do_nicely Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 (edited) I'm really annoyed at myself for not using The Blurred Line instead of The Albarn Line. Also adds an excuse to fling up digital billboards of a scantily clad, writhing Emily Ratjowski - much like the Blade Runner 2049 "You look lonely. I can fix that." Joi adverts to really complete that contemporary, dystopian effect. Edited February 16 by Thistle_do_nicely 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiegoDiego Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 1 hour ago, Thistle_do_nicely said: "You look lonely. I can fix that." Read that first as "You look lovely. I can fix that." Which would a great line for s serial killer to utter (in a fictional work, just to be clear). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strichener Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 Only in the UK. So many things wrong with this. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/disability-68178940 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doulikefish Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 Here we go https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c88nynepel2o?xtor=AL-72-[partner]-[bbc.news.twitter]-[headline]-[news]-[bizdev]-[isapi]&at_medium=social&at_link_origin=BBCNews&at_link_type=web_link&at_campaign_type=owned&at_ptr_name=twitter&at_campaign=Social_Flow&at_format=link&at_link_id=A2B42E4C-CC94-11EE-BB70-1B8C4B3AC5C4&at_bbc_team=editorial 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert Raccoon Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 15 hours ago, strichener said: Only in the UK. So many things wrong with this. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/disability-68178940 Read this the other day and whilst I think it is ridiculous, playing devil's advocate, if you received payments towards say your gas to save you from freezing but you just put on five layers of clothes, didn't stick the heating on and pocketed the cash they'd have a right to take the money back. A bit of empathy for his situation wouldn't go a miss obviously 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 Imagining the conversation with the printer of to get this flag made 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpetmonster Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 9 minutes ago, ICTChris said: Imagining the conversation with the printer of to get this flag made Shame Moaty offed himself, he’s got the perfect complexion to be a memorable member of the Question Time audience. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Have some faith in Magic Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 On 15/02/2024 at 13:32, Left Back said: Why would Pankhurst line ground you in London. She was from Manchester wasn't she? Well they did name a whole tube line after Manchester station....... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNU_Linux Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 In regards to the first here's another stellar example of lack of self awareness at the Daily Mail 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 32 minutes ago, GNU_Linux said: In regards to the first here's another stellar example of lack of self awareness at the Daily Mail How exactly do leftovers become "free"? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpetmonster Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 2 minutes ago, Bairnardo said: How exactly do leftovers become "free"? When you nick somebody else’s? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 On 18/02/2024 at 18:55, ICTChris said: Imagining the conversation with the printer of to get this flag made Is that Moaty? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpetmonster Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 4 minutes ago, Melanius Mullarkey said: Is that Moaty? Moaty McMoatface 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 2 hours ago, carpetmonster said: Moaty McMoatface The Moatmeister. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtgilphead Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 On 19/02/2024 at 00:26, Have some faith in Magic said: Well they did name a whole tube line after Manchester station....... Piccadilly or Victoria? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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