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QuoteZone trying to scare off new cyclists
Jeez, WTF? Talk about putting off new cyclists. I'll be avoiding this website for any quotes.
https://www.quotezone.co.uk/presszone/on-your-bike-cyclists-guide-to-avo...
"Experts at Quotezone.co.uk have warned...", oh yeah, what experts would they be then? Experts in gammonry?
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"bicycle insurance comparison expert at Quotezone.co.uk"
What a thing to have on your CV.
These are the shite articles that are made available so that the "journalists" in local papers can publish content without doing any work other than a quick copy/paste, and in return, the company generating the article gets an inbound link. The Newquest titles are full of them.
EDIT: we have a winner...
https://www.westwaleschronicle.co.uk/blog/2023/07/25/cyclists-warned-avo...
This one looks like it was written by a ChatBot, except for the repeated "having the proper lighting requirements" which is awkward to me. I'd use either "having the required lighting" or "having proper lighting." Maybe "meeting the lighting requirements."
At least they're honest about it I suppose. The bio at the bottom says:
[Name] has volunteered with CETMA & Red Brand Media for many years and is the first point of call for uploading all articles sent into us. [Name] does not write any articles however if you notice that she is the author of this article, she has uploaded it on behalf of the original author
This reminds me of a probably apocryphal story about John Wayne (for the younger reader he was a famous Hollywood actor, think Ronald Reagan but without the talent) doing a sponsored reading raising money for some worthy cause:
'To be...or not to be...christ, who wrote this shit?'
I think this needs an extra reference point for even younger readers. For Ronald Reagan, think...
Yep, you're right a school boy error on my part!
Is that what the scene in "Hail, Ceaser" was loosely based on when a Western star is cast in a serious role.
Hail, Caesar! - Would That It Were So Simple Scene (2/10) | Movieclips - YouTube
Reminds me of a great story in the obituaries for the wonderful Bernard Cribbins last year: Russell Davies called him up and asked if he would be interested in appearing in a production of A Midsummer Night's Dream, "I don't know," Bernard replied, "I mean, I'd have to see the script first."