[Ad Hynkel]

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-avoiding-penalties-this-summer

“Experts at Quotezone.co.uk have warned…”, oh yeah, what experts would they be then? Experts in gammonry?

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[jaymack]

Yep, you’re right a school
Yep, you’re right a school boy error on my part!

[Rendel Harris]

Reminds me of a great story

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.”

[quiff]

At least they’re honest about

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

[AlsoSomniloquism]

Is that what the scene in

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

 

[mark1a]

These are the shite articles

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-avoid-financial-penalties-this-summer/

[andystow]

This one looks like it was

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.”

 

[Brauchsel]

“bicycle insurance comparison

“bicycle insurance comparison expert at Quotezone.co.uk”

What a thing to have on your CV. 

[quiff]

jaymack wrote:

jaymack wrote:

John Wayne (for the younger reader… think Ronald Reagan but without the talent)

I think this needs an extra reference point for even younger readers. For Ronald Reagan, think…

[jaymack]

This reminds me of a probably
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?’

[Author]

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