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Entries from January 30th, 2010

It took me in!

January 30th, 2010 · Comments Off · Buses

A couple of days ago I posted film of a bus crash in France. It turns out, thankfully, to have been faked! Here’s how it was done.

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A mutation of Fieldfares

January 30th, 2010 · Comments Off · Buses, Miscellaneous

A mutation is the collective noun for thrushes but is also applied to fieldfares and redwings which are part of the thrush family. I was driving between Broughton and Stockbridge, late afternoon, when I suddenly found the bus completely surrounded by fieldfares! Look left and and see nothing but birds, look right and see the [...]

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That Fucker was a Neoplan

January 24th, 2010 · Comments Off · Buses

Thanks for the picture, Jeff. It seems the firm have a bit of an identity crisis. One of their web pages has photos of their coaches in which some are sign written with the name ‘Fucker’ and others ‘Fuecker’.

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Bus crash in France

January 21st, 2010 · Comments Off · Buses

I’m lost for words to express how I feel about this moron. It was posted on YouTube 3 hours ago so I guess the ‘incident’ is recent. I hope the Gendarmes are able to identify the moron from the clear picture you get of his face.

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RIP Casper

January 18th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Buses

Casper the commuting cat killed by hit-and-run driver as he crossed the road to catch his daily lift. A cat which became famous for catching the same bus every day for four years has been run over and killed – while crossing the road to catch its daily lift. Crafty Casper died in a hit [...]

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An amusing cartoon

January 12th, 2010 · Comments Off · Buses

From Private Eye.

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