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This is a normal post Well, if the PM's job is to deflect attention from what is really going on, Boris would probably do a good job.

(MrOli is ugly, but in the morning you will be sober, Tue 31 Jul 2012, 12:57, Reply)
This is a normal post How has he done a bad job as mayor?
Don't live in london anymore but getting a public transport bike scheme working sounds impressive.
 (I helped save b3ta! Cerebus Sticky! Sticky! Stick! Stick!, Tue 31 Jul 2012, 13:01, Reply)
This is a normal post ^this
I live here still and he's been a shit-ton better than Ken was.
 (I helped save b3ta! evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Tue 31 Jul 2012, 13:05, Reply)
This is a normal post he's very good at taking credit
for other people's successful plans

Boris Bikes
Boris Airport
Getting rid of Bendy Buses

etc.
 (Mildred is a slimy, double-crossing, no-good swindler, Tue 31 Jul 2012, 13:07, Reply)
This is a normal post Why do bendy buses get so much hatred?

(pissflaps. FSPW, Tue 31 Jul 2012, 13:11, Reply)
This is a normal post another
fine question... used to love the seventyfree.
 (hotpiss is very much liking your popping musics, Tue 31 Jul 2012, 13:13, Reply)
This is a normal post they were well dangerous & uneconomic
drivers couldnt see if people were stuck in the rear doors

cyclists got hit by them all the time

people could jump on without paying fares

they cost much more than double deckers to insure
 (Mildred is a slimy, double-crossing, no-good swindler, Tue 31 Jul 2012, 13:16, Reply)
This is a normal post The drivers kept parking them across junctions, crossings
everywhere really.
 (I helped save b3ta! evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Tue 31 Jul 2012, 13:18, Reply)
This is a normal post According to the wiki page they made up 5% of the bus fleet but were involved in 20% of bus fatalities.
They were also rather flammable.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajGZv6KBixo
 (I helped save b3ta! Cerebus Sticky! Sticky! Stick! Stick!, Tue 31 Jul 2012, 13:19, Reply)
This is a normal post I didn't know any of this, I thought it was just baseless hysteria whipped up by the Daily Mail and chums.
In Berlin there are loads of bendy buses and it all just seems to work.
 (pissflaps. FSPW, Tue 31 Jul 2012, 13:27, Reply)
This is a normal post I've been to Berlin, lovely city
but you can't help but notice that the roads are comparatively wide and not very congested. Start threading enormous buses through Central London and see how different it gets.
 (I helped save b3ta! evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Tue 31 Jul 2012, 13:33, Reply)
This is a normal post that may also have someting to do with the fact that
in berlin you can:

legally cycle on the pavements (in most areas)

no one gets pissy if you don't wear a helmet

you only get fined for cycling crimes if you cause an accident

most flats and apartments have cycle parking

you can your bike on most public transport (incl. underground)

motorists are given cycle specific training as part of licencing

it's piss easy to hire a bike

and yes the roads are really wide.

oh, and HITLER.
 (hotpiss is very much liking your popping musics, Tue 31 Jul 2012, 13:39, Reply)
This is a normal post If the Luftwaffe had done as efficient job as us with carpet bombing London would have a better transport system
But no, we're stuck with a road system built for horse and carts.
 (I helped save b3ta! Cerebus Sticky! Sticky! Stick! Stick!, Tue 31 Jul 2012, 13:40, Reply)
This is a normal post it's funny
cos it's true.
 (hotpiss is very much liking your popping musics, Tue 31 Jul 2012, 13:42, Reply)
This is a normal post And an underground system built for tiny fucking victorians

(I helped save b3ta! Extinct Jesus Dossier "...I think it counteracts Hitler's magic...", Tue 31 Jul 2012, 14:09, Reply)
This is a normal post Potentially dangerous for cyclists
(The turning circle is rather different.)

You'd probably list this in the "pro"s columns, eh? ;-)
 (MrOli is ugly, but in the morning you will be sober, Tue 31 Jul 2012, 13:17, Reply)
This is a normal post not really
what's really dangerous for cyclists is boris johnsons pro-motorist stance and his reluctance to lean on tfl to do anything about many of londons deathly junctions and gyratory systems. but... but... HIS HAIR!
 (hotpiss is very much liking your popping musics, Tue 31 Jul 2012, 13:20, Reply)
This is a normal post I've seen his pro motorist stance
It was across the frame of that bike he rides to work
 (I helped save b3ta! Cerebus Sticky! Sticky! Stick! Stick!, Tue 31 Jul 2012, 13:22, Reply)
This is a normal post the bike
he seems to whip out of nowhere everywhere a camera is on?

cyclelondoncity.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/why-did-boris-johnson-define-cyclists.html

^ there's more. loads in fact. don't want to clog up the board.
 (hotpiss is very much liking your popping musics, Tue 31 Jul 2012, 13:26, Reply)
This is a normal post They also take up more road space per passenger than a double decker, which is not great in a highly congested city

(I helped save b3ta! Draconacticus Reject shampoo. Demand real poo!, Tue 31 Jul 2012, 13:21, Reply)
This is a normal post Yes, the roads in London aren't really very good for such a big place.

(pissflaps. FSPW, Tue 31 Jul 2012, 13:29, Reply)
This is a normal post That's because there's a conspiracy
to slow all traffic down by using traffic lights every fucking ten yards so they can justify congestion charging to line their pockets with more tax from the working man.

/tinfoilhattery
 (I helped save b3ta! Draconacticus Reject shampoo. Demand real poo!, Tue 31 Jul 2012, 13:54, Reply)
This is a normal post you mean
the underused, elitist rip-off that was actually ken livingstone's idea? 'Boris bikes' clearly has more of a ring with the mouth-breathing, easily impressed electorate that 'Kencycles'.
 (hotpiss is very much liking your popping musics, Tue 31 Jul 2012, 13:06, Reply)
This is a normal post I started using the bikes regularly a few weeks back
and now feel like an idiot for not getting a key sooner

they're absolutely brilliant.
 (Mildred is a slimy, double-crossing, no-good swindler, Tue 31 Jul 2012, 13:09, Reply)
This is a normal post glad to hear it
i live in south london and the nearest docking bays go no further than vauxhall station. which is about as useful as a cock flavoured lolipop. have you considered getting your own bike? serious question.
 (hotpiss is very much liking your popping musics, Tue 31 Jul 2012, 13:12, Reply)
This is a normal post i have my own bike
but hardly ever use it - having to lock it up, getting drunk, one-way journeys etc. makes it a pain in the arse for city living.

I live in East London, so the bike stands are everwhere.
 (Mildred is a slimy, double-crossing, no-good swindler, Tue 31 Jul 2012, 13:14, Reply)
This is a normal post hmmm I smell a hipster...
come on, out with it, your bike at home is a fixie, isn't it? ISN'T IT?
 (Ol' Ginger Bastard a role model for the children, Tue 31 Jul 2012, 15:22, Reply)
This is a normal post Same here
A complete revelation, and its cheaper than a gym membership
 (skintagain, Tue 31 Jul 2012, 14:03, Reply)
This is a normal post I've seen loads of them being used.
If I worked and lived in central London i'ld be right on it.

Ken had the idea, Boris made them work.
I remember in cambridge when they tried that.
All of them nicked within a week.

But maybe i'm just another one of those mouth breathing sheep eh?
 (I helped save b3ta! Cerebus Sticky! Sticky! Stick! Stick!, Tue 31 Jul 2012, 13:13, Reply)
This is a normal post lets go with that then.

(hotpiss is very much liking your popping musics, Tue 31 Jul 2012, 13:22, Reply)
This is a normal post Oooh! You never did call me a mouth breathing sheep did you?
And here's you not knowing one thing about me, my politics, what I keep in my basement. Anything.
 (I helped save b3ta! Cerebus Sticky! Sticky! Stick! Stick!, Tue 31 Jul 2012, 13:24, Reply)
This is a normal post Shocking isn't he!

(pissflaps. FSPW, Tue 31 Jul 2012, 13:28, Reply)
This is a normal post i am appalled
...Tunbridge Wells.
 (hotpiss is very much liking your popping musics, Tue 31 Jul 2012, 13:33, Reply)
This is a normal post I can confirm that Amadeus is (at the very least) a "mouth breathing sheep".
He's also a massive ginger WANKER.
 (I helped save b3ta! Tab Hunter Make this useless process end and so, begin again, Tue 31 Jul 2012, 14:53, Reply)
This is a normal post Good afternoon to you too Tabby.

(I helped save b3ta! Cerebus Sticky! Sticky! Stick! Stick!, Tue 31 Jul 2012, 15:08, Reply)
This is a normal post You're missing a comma between "too" & "Tabby", Gingernuts.

(I helped save b3ta! Tab Hunter Make this useless process end and so, begin again, Tue 31 Jul 2012, 15:15, Reply)
This is a normal post I never said he'd done a bad job as mayor
I don't live in London and try to stay away from the place, so I know nothing about his mayorship. Just saying from his TV appearances, he seems like a bit of a loveable buffoon, so he's a good person to pretend to put in charge.
 (MrOli is ugly, but in the morning you will be sober, Tue 31 Jul 2012, 13:06, Reply)
This is a normal post that's how many london voters see him too
and it's quite a studied persona that neatly sidesteps any closer scrutiny as he hides behind a veneer of victorian affability. he remains at heart a swingeing old school tory of dubious character who is more concerned with furthering his own ends and those of the tory party than those of london's citizens.
 (hotpiss is very much liking your popping musics, Tue 31 Jul 2012, 13:17, Reply)
This is a normal post I'd still rather have him in charge
than that sniveling cockweasle Ken.
 (I helped save b3ta! pixel_fucker is going to need a bigger brush, Tue 31 Jul 2012, 13:45, Reply)
This is a normal post Jim Davidson
came across as a lovable buffoon on Big Break.
 (I helped save b3ta! monkeon schmonkeon, Tue 31 Jul 2012, 13:38, Reply)
This is a normal post Really? Even as a kid I thought he was a racist cunt. Him and that one who did the "Confessions of a" soft porn films.
Oh by the way I STILL can't edit my subject lines on /links.


 (I helped save b3ta! Cerebus Sticky! Sticky! Stick! Stick!, Tue 31 Jul 2012, 13:44, Reply)
This is a normal post You called?

(pissflaps. FSPW, Tue 31 Jul 2012, 13:47, Reply)
This is a normal post Can I have access to the blackmail picture stash you have of Rob?
I need mod powers too so I can change subject lines.
 (I helped save b3ta! Cerebus Sticky! Sticky! Stick! Stick!, Tue 31 Jul 2012, 13:53, Reply)
This is a normal post Really? We all can.
Mod hates you.
 (MrOli is ugly, but in the morning you will be sober, Tue 31 Jul 2012, 13:52, Reply)
This is a normal post Aye, but like Boris
he generally saved his most bigoted material for when he was off-camera.
 (I helped save b3ta! monkeon schmonkeon, Tue 31 Jul 2012, 14:05, Reply)
This is a normal post Haha
Yes, true, true.

My points were really more about power not being vested in the person who appears to be in charge, so a loveable buffoon / attention seeking cock / slappable etonian is your best bet to distract from their lack of power.
 (MrOli is ugly, but in the morning you will be sober, Tue 31 Jul 2012, 13:49, Reply)