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Sandettie Light Vessel Automatic tells us: "My dad's friend told us there's no such thing as gravity - it's just the weight of air holding us down". Tell us of times you've been floored by abject stupidity. "Whenever I read the Daily Express" is not a valid answer.

(, Thu 18 Mar 2010, 16:48)
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Not entirely pointless. If the police had stuck to 70 they wouldn't have caught up!
(, Fri 19 Mar 2010, 12:07, 1 reply)
I see...
so the next time someone steals a car, the assailant should just stay above 70 to outrun the authorities?!

this is like the:
"People drive too fast, some guy was doing 90 when I overtook him this morning" joke, but changed to make it not funny.
(, Fri 19 Mar 2010, 12:16, closed)
Er ... no ...
It's a tale of ignorance on behalf of the policeman (or very poor sarcasm on his part, more likely).

I think a little someone is being tired crosspatch.
(, Fri 19 Mar 2010, 12:27, closed)
How is it?
What common knowledge is this policeman lacking here?
Do you even know what the word "ignorant" means?
(, Fri 19 Mar 2010, 12:36, closed)
that 80 in a 70mph zone is illegal? maybe?
what a stupid policeman!
(, Fri 19 Mar 2010, 12:38, closed)

If he was a mile up the road doing 70 then the PC has got to do more than that to catch up, perhaps 80?

Doesn't mean the driver was speeding.
(, Fri 19 Mar 2010, 12:59, closed)
"over eighty"
90 is still over eighty.
(, Fri 19 Mar 2010, 13:04, closed)
*reads maths book*
100 is over eighty too
(, Fri 19 Mar 2010, 13:05, closed)
if they had to do over 80 to catch up with him,
it's because he was doing 80.
(, Fri 19 Mar 2010, 13:05, closed)
or they wanted to catch up sooner

(, Fri 19 Mar 2010, 14:34, closed)
Oh dear.
Either the policeman is ignorant of the fact that 80mph is faster than 70mph, or he knew full well that the story teller was lying, and in order to display this said "Are you sure? Because we had to do over eighty just to catch up with you." in order to be sarcastic.

Ignorant means "like iron".
(, Fri 19 Mar 2010, 13:26, closed)
How in the world could you imagine the policeman didn't know 80mph was faster than 70mph?
Of course it is, that was the point. He pulled the guy over for speeding. Which is to say, going faster than 70mph.
(, Fri 19 Mar 2010, 13:37, closed)
In which case, as I said earlier
He was being (very poorly) sarcastic.
(, Fri 19 Mar 2010, 13:38, closed)
I admire you
for your perseverence in the face of this sort of thing.
(, Mon 22 Mar 2010, 10:10, closed)

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