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Dixie

Post subject: Long arm of the straw

Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 14:58

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This was in the Sun Newspaper on Saturday.

How pathetic is it all going to get?

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Gizmo

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Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 15:36

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When he said "it does the job" what does that mean. Causing drivers to panic brake.....nice one.

In Leicestershire recently the council took down a fake camera because of road safety concerns... :roll:

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Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 15:40

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but you flash your lights at someone to suggest that they may want to slow down and you're "impeding police business" or whatever the ridiculous charge was...

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Gizmo

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Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 15:43

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Isn't impersonating a police officer illegal.

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ed_m

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Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 17:04

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Gizmo wrote:

Isn't impersonating a police officer illegal.

arrest the scarecrow...

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Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 18:08

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We had "Luscious Lucretia" or some such name up here in Durham. :lol:

As per usual - we got moaned at when we expressed concerns over "Luscious" .... she had rather prominant "D cups" and a nasty weilding of a speed gun as I recall.

Some bloke socked her one evenutally and after getting back on her feet a cuople of times - she eventually admitted defeat.

Or did she :scratchchin:

.. we sent the little van out there a couple of times to "keep an eye on things" :wink:

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Gizmo

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Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 19:43

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ed_m wrote:

Gizmo wrote:

Isn't impersonating a police officer illegal.

arrest the scarecrow...

If you create an object the purpose of which is to impersonate a police officer is that not the same crime? Just the same as putting blue flashing lights on top of your car or a Police Station sign outside your house.

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Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 22:14

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where did they get my photo from :lol:

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Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 22:21

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There's got to be a Wicker Man joke in here somewhere (policeman burned alive in sacrifice) but I just can't get it ...

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Ernest Marsh

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Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 22:51

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camera operator wrote:

where did they get my photo from :lol:

Aren't you supposed to use it on a tripod? :lol:

Surely if a motorist was likely to get angry about being hoodwinked in such a way, it would constitute "behaviour likely to cause a breach of the peace"?

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Ziltro

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Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 02:43

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The body is paper and straw... The face is straw...

They won't even need a tyre...

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Roger

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Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 03:04

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Ziltro wrote:

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The body is paper and straw... The face is straw...

They won't even need a tyre...

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Johnnytheboy

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Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 14:21

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A village near us has a "scarecrow festival" every year, where lots of people dress one up and put it outside their doors - how charming.

Except you can guarantee at least two police scarecrows wielding 'radar guns' will be put up.

Miserable nimby twats.

At first I got quite irritated at this, but then I realised it was all meant to be quite light hearted, so now if I see them I acknowledge them with a cheery blast on the horn - whatever time of day.
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Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 15:19

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Just heard on the radio that the 'Scarecop' has been stolen...

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