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All animals are created equal, but some are more equal than
others. |
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Behold, an idea beneficial to animals, humans and the
furtherment of human culture. This has to be your, what,
5th beneficial idea since assimilation? What's gotten into
you, [8th]? |
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I think it's just about the aged Labradors who fetch his
slippers for him each evening. |
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I too am puzzled by this. I understand that [8th]'s cube has a
ShitZu infestation, so it's possible that he's confusing "vet" and
"pest control". |
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Typical biochemist, can't tell one species from another without a DNA test ... |
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File under 'if you build it, they will come', or similar. All veterinarians can just go ahead and start using [8th]'s blue lights, and if stopped by Office Friendly, simply act as if this has been normal since forever. |
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Ach, now I've shared one of my Northern Ninja TaoAlchemical Secrets...I'll have to kill you all. |
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Actually, if a car with prominent signage reading VETERINARY SURGEON (and driven by same) was driven at speed with blue lights and siren, it's more likely that the cops would (a) ignore it for reasons as above, or (b) provide an escort. |
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After all, stopping a vet on the way to treat a critically sick animal is going to do wonders for the police's public image (if any). |
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[+], but isn't it actually a green light, not a blue light, that indicates a non-ambulance vehicle on emergency medical business? |
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I was just thinking about this yesterday, because I want to put a green "[pass-on-left arrow] PASS ME" light-up sign on the back of my bike, activated by a button on the handlebar. |
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Turns out it varies a lot by country. Apart from the usage that this idea is related to: In Canada, where I live, green apparently indicates volunteer firefighters, emergency command post vehicles, security agencies (?), etc. In the UK, green is used for anti-lock brake warning (?), doctors, and ambulance control vehicles. In Japan, green is used for oversize vehicles and their pilot vehicles. In Canada, blue is used on snow removal vehicles. In Colombia, flashing blue lights are used for taxi decoration. In Hungary and Sweden, blue is used for emergency blood and organ transport, among other emergency vehicles. In Japan, blue denotes a "voluntary anti-crime patrol vehicle" (vigilantes?). For more, see [link]. |
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I really love this one, but I must insist, in honor of the
poster, that the lights be mounted in brass and mahogany
housings. |
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//Blue flashing lights for vets// |
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Came expecting some sort of strobe light interrogation /
torture technique applied either by or to veterans. |
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[notices author.. experience surprise
at the apparent lack of general violence or
explosions of some sort in the idea] |
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//In the UK, green is used for anti-lock brake warning (?),
doctors, and ambulance control vehicles.// Not that I've
seen. I don't think I've ever seen any kind of green light on a
vehicle in the UK. |
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OK, a quick Wikipediaing says that they can be used by
doctors and rarely by ambulance control vehicles. I stand
corrected. Still never seen them, though. |
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Ask your chauffeur to point one out to you. |
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//Ask your chauffeur to point one out to you// - surely you mean "Ask your chauffeur to point one out to your valet"? |
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Knowing [8/7] and how fusty he is, I suspect these things
would end up being carbide lamps, inside blue glass
lampshades. |
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Living as you do in a place where the pinnacle of sophistication in lighting technology is a burning eucalyptus twig dipped in kangaroo fat, we can well understand how you would think that an acetylene lamp was exotic. |
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Best thing is for you to sit tight and hope that continental drift eventually moves you into the 19th century. |
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Seriously? You live in England and you're blathering about
sophistication? |
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The apogee of plumbing technology in Britain was *before*
the Romans pulled out in 410 AD and left their Saxon allies
to run the place so the natives didn't fuck it up too badly. |
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Incidentally, it looks likely your drift away from the
continent is going to deliver you back to the dark ages. |
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So, not blue flashing lights for (string) vests? |
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I've heard that drunk drivers are actually attracted by flashing lights. Maybe if pubs and motels use more flickering lights we won't see so many drunks looking for a place in public to have their accidents. |
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Oh, and the UK vs. Aus argument is just potato, potato again, or as it's known in more advanced circles, 1 potato, 2 potato, 3 potato, 4. |
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//You live in England and you're blathering about
sophistication? // Crocodile Dundee. Rolf Harris. Foster's. |
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Also because they spend all their time upside
down, gravity has reversed the direction of their
alimentary canal. |
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Love the idea and the wonderful bantering between Una and
8th. Ahhhh just like the old days. |
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Yeah, save the animals first. They have it harder and are
somewhat dumber. sometimes. |
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Don't fucking start, [MB]... Jimmy Saville, Boris Johnson,
warm beer. |
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PS We sent you lot Fosters because it was disgusting, so we
figured you would lap it up. Lo & behold, it took off. |
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Sticks, that when thrown away come back and hit
you on the back of your head. |
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Well, Boris Johnson and warm beer get my vote. Both better
than chilled piss. I'm sure there was something else. |
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//Don't fucking start// Oh yes, that was it. Gratuitously
venomous creatures. |
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