http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: "after an out-of-control car careered into their house" en Mon, 01 Jun 2026 02:54:44 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13800#post-170090 Wed, 29 Oct 2014 14:29:14 +0000 ARobComp 170090@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“It’s a real blessing.” </p> <p>Were they wanting to put in a porch or something? </p> <p>(quote taken out of context for lols) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13800#post-170077 Wed, 29 Oct 2014 14:00:43 +0000 PS 170077@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>[Tommy Cooper] So I was in my car, and I was driving along, and my boss rang up, and he said 'You've been promoted.' And I swerved. And then he rang up a second time and said "You've been promoted again.' And I swerved again. He rang up a third time and said 'You're managing director.' And I went into a tree. And a policeman came up and said 'What happened to you?' And I said 'I careered off the road.' [/Tommy Cooper] </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13800#post-170068 Wed, 29 Oct 2014 13:28:06 +0000 neddie 170068@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>One for the 'Sentient Beings' thread maybe:?</p> <p><a href="http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11150" rel="nofollow">http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11150</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13800#post-169990 Wed, 29 Oct 2014 00:45:58 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 169990@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Yep</p> <p>"A family of four In Kirkintilloch have escaped with only minor injuries after an out-of-control car careered into their house"</p> <p>Or rather</p> <p>"A family of four In Kirkintilloch have escaped with only minor injuries after a driver lost control of a car and careered into their house" </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13800#post-169988 Wed, 29 Oct 2014 00:41:23 +0000 Snowy 169988@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Notice the complete absence of the word 'driver' in the article, or any implication that a human may have, well, made a complete @rse of driving the car. From that article you could really believe that it was a driverless car which had somehow failed. </p> <p>*mustn't* *blame* *the* *driver* </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13800#post-169983 Wed, 29 Oct 2014 00:23:40 +0000 chdot 169983@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.scotsman.com/news/odd/family-s-lucky-escape-after-car-crashes-into-house-1-3586659" rel="nofollow">http://www.scotsman.com/news/odd/family-s-lucky-escape-after-car-crashes-into-house-1-3586659</a> </p>