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Re: Fantastic Headlines
« Reply #9960 on: December 13, 2018, 11:28:41 AM »
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« Reply #9961 on: December 13, 2018, 03:06:14 PM »
That looks like fun...  Thumbs:



https://metro.co.uk/2018/12/12/aircrew-pictured-dangling-back-plane-wales-8239738/

Loadies! How cool!  :thumbsup:
I assume they're on lanyards but still way to  scared2: for me so yes  :thumbsup: to them

Yes, they'll be well secured!  lol:

They're the guys that push the loads out of the back when they do an air drop so they are well used to standing on the edge at altitude...
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Re: Fantastic Headlines
« Reply #9962 on: December 13, 2018, 08:30:26 PM »
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Re: Fantastic Headlines
« Reply #9963 on: December 14, 2018, 12:15:15 AM »
Christ, looking at the size of the bolts the guy is lucky to be alive. A few cm to the side and it would have been all over....  Shocked:



As BM has a delicate stomach I'll leave the photo of the operation but looking at the image I'm guessing they are each about a foot long.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6493343/Factory-robot-malfunctions-skewers-Chinese-worker.html
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« Reply #9964 on: December 14, 2018, 12:24:03 AM »
A behavioural agreement for comedians performing at a charity gig? So what would he have been left with after having to sign it? Knock knock jokes?  noooo:

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2018/dec/11/comedians-asked-to-sign-behavioural-agreement-for-soas-gig

I bet it was a blast eh...?  noooo:

I know its in the Fail but it's an interesting follow on article written by one of the comedians who when asked to sign the agreement cancelled his gig instead.

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After all, I've been a stand-up comedian for three years now — I'm used to contracts — and the gig wasn't until January. What possible surprises could there be?

As it turned out, its contents were as depressing as they were alarming.

Scrolling through the small print, I found something plucked out of George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four called a 'behavioural agreement form', which prescribed an endless list of themes I couldn't make jokes about: 'Racism, sexism, classism, ageism, ableism, homophobia, biphobia, transphobia, xenophobia, Islamophobia or anti-religion or anti-atheism.' Phew!

I can just imagine the response if Apey had been sent a contract like that. Tell the potential client to bugger off and then start writing a new show that included everything that was banned.  noooo:

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Soon after I went public with this ridiculous invitation, I was asked to perform at Comedy Unleashed, a new comedy club set up in London to discourage self-censorship and promote freedom of expression.

I read out the behavioural agreement form and got a few nice laughs. I then announced that I would be doing my normal set in the spirit of SOAS's rules to be 'respectful and kind'.

'Hello, my name is Konstantin Kisin,' I announced. 'Thank you very much — good night!'

And walked off the stage to huge cheers.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6493921/Comedian-signed-behaviour-agreement-reveals-family-fled-censorship-Soviet-Russia.html
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Re: Fantastic Headlines
« Reply #9965 on: December 14, 2018, 12:27:14 AM »
Looks damn impressive but I can't help but wonder how many cake shops it has....  rubschin:



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« Reply #9966 on: December 14, 2018, 12:40:17 PM »
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« Reply #9968 on: December 14, 2018, 12:59:37 PM »
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Re: Fantastic Headlines
« Reply #9972 on: December 15, 2018, 07:17:28 PM »
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Re: Fantastic Headlines
« Reply #9974 on: December 15, 2018, 08:56:57 PM »
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