Karlos- Location: Dover
- Registered: 1 Oct 2012
- Posts: 2,599
#1
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/comedy/10985111/British-inventor-builds-giant-fart-machine-to-fire-at-France.html
Colin Furze, a plumber and inventor from Stamford, Lincolnshire, has begun building the biggest fart machine ever, which he plans to place on top of the cliffs of Dover and aim across the Channel towards France. His hope is that the French, 21 miles away, will hear the blast.
The machine, which Furze will house in a pair of specially constructed buttocks, is a giant pulse valveless jet engine - as used in Nazi V-1 bombs during the Second World War - that creates a plume of fire to go along with its deafening roar. Furze hopes to mount the contraption on the cliffs of Dover on July 24, between 6 and 7pm
Presumable this is real? Doesn't say where on the White Cliffs though.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
#2
This must be what the politicians ramble on about when they speak of "The wind of change blowing through Europe".
Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
#3
best to cheak for skid marks afterwards,
Guest 977- Registered: 27 Jun 2013
- Posts: 1,031
#4
On seeing the title I thought this was something to do with Vic refurbishing his bunker and getting rid of all those cans of beans.
Ian Handley
- Location: Norfolk UK
- Registered: 30 Oct 2013
- Posts: 412
#5
Well they didn't feature that on BBC South East Today tonight, probably a BBC rule about using the F word before 9PM!
Ian Handley
Former Operations Controller DHB Terminal Control (1978-1995)
Dover born (1946) & bred, Moved from area in 1999 - family still living in Dover
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
- Posts: 10,540
#6
It has to be a joke - doesn't it ?
Roger
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 14,118
#7
If it is not a bad joke and true then it should be stopped before it happens .
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
#8
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
- Posts: 10,540
#9
What a laughing-stock it would make of Dover and our White Cliffs.
Roger
Terry Nunn
- Location: London Road, Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 4,321
#10
Not to mention the entente dis-cordiale!
Terry
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
#11
There is an association with this flatulence and Dover, Roland the farter was a regular at castle banquets during the reign of Henry the 2nd, probably because there were no windows.
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 14,118
#12
There must be a better way to write on a public forum then this .
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
#13
its called straight talking vic.see what I mean.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
#14
I have heard the phrase "speaking out of turn" in relation to this subject. Brian.
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
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#15
wouldn't know what you mean howard.i am allways polite and wait my turn.
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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- Posts: 23,940
#17
Guest 643- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 1,321
#18
You know what? I hadn't really given this subject a lot of thought because it didn't interest me. However it came up in conversation today.
What right has this person from miles away got to come to White Cliffs Country and , in effect, insult our French friends in this way? This was one persons argument. Another commented why couldn't this person have used the money he spent on this insult to benefit somewhere or someone - a charity maybe? Did he need permission to operate this obviously very dangerous machine on our seafront? Lots more questions arose but I came away thinking that, like Vic, I did not approve of it at all.
There's always a little truth behind every "Just kidding", a little emotion behind every "I don't care" and a little pain behind every "I'm ok".
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
#19
not quite our seafront Jacqui,more folkestones problem,seeing it was done at the warren.
Guest 643- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 1,321
#20
Yeah I know that Brian but it's all White Cliffs Country.
Keep seeing you about in town but don't like to wave in case you think I'm some mad woman
There's always a little truth behind every "Just kidding", a little emotion behind every "I don't care" and a little pain behind every "I'm ok".
