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02-16-2009, 08:31 PM
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#1 | | The RS Anchorman
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| British train station bans kissing to make the facility more 'efficient'
By The Associated Press
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LONDON - Stop smooching.
That's the message of a new sign that went up outside a train station in northern England on Monday.
The sign shows a profile of a couple kissing, with a diagonal red line across their image.
The goal is to stop departing passengers from pulling up in their cars at a crowded drop-off point and pausing to kiss each other farewell.
Virgin Rail says it installed the sign while refurbishing the station after a local business networking group said the place had to become more efficient.
But profit margins may have been a factor, too.
Virgin Rail says that if passengers want to share an embrace before they part company, they should pay to park their cars nearby where they can kiss all they want.
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02-16-2009, 09:09 PM
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#2 | | Banned (ABWS)
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WTB: nanny state
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02-16-2009, 09:41 PM
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#3 | | I bringith the lowerballerith
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what's next ban holding hands. To make pathway more efficient
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02-16-2009, 10:43 PM
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#4 | | OMGWTFBBQ is a common word I say everyday
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Might as well ban carrying any luggage in your trunk, cus you'd have to take a minute to go and get that outta the trunk.
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02-16-2009, 11:40 PM
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#5 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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you won't understand how busy and how much more efficient the UK really is.
Vancouver is a fucking slow city. I'm sure there's at lease 1 coworker in your workplace that is either super lazy, or just plain stupid and slow
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02-16-2009, 11:42 PM
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#6 | | I *Fwap* *Fwap* *Fwap* to RS
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Sounds like the entire Government work force!!
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02-17-2009, 01:12 AM
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#7 | | DOES HE LOOK LIKE A BITCH?
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wth LOL Quote:
But profit margins may have been a factor, too.
Virgin Rail says that if passengers want to share an embrace before they part company, they should pay to park their cars nearby where they can kiss all they want.
| What a bs factor hahaha
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02-17-2009, 02:35 AM
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#8 | | WOAH! i think Vtec just kicked in!
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I think the UK is more efficient because their rail system goes everywhere. The other thing, is that clocks are literally everywhere - I often think this freaks people out and increases their efficiency.
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02-17-2009, 03:53 AM
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#9 | | Banned (ABWS)
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soon London will ban guys from jerking off..
then gg...
so many unnecessary laws...
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02-17-2009, 07:09 AM
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#10 | | I *heart* Revscene.net very Muchie
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It doesn't sound like it's enforced. I would never fail to give my wife a kiss when departing on a trip.
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02-17-2009, 10:42 AM
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#11 | | Willing to sell a family member for a few minutes on RS
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02-17-2009, 10:48 AM
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#12 | | Rumors of my demise have been greatly exaggerated
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Londonistan soon won't have to worry, when the majority of women will be wearing the veil!
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02-17-2009, 11:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Rikaro you won't understand how busy and how much more efficient the UK really is.
Vancouver is a fucking slow city. I'm sure there's at lease 1 coworker in your workplace that is either super lazy, or just plain stupid and slow | No kidding. Anyone ever been on an escalator in Europe? It's like driving, if you're going slow you stand on the right and people can pass you. It's pretty unbelievable.
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02-17-2009, 12:32 PM
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#14 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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^ well the universal etiquette for escalators is if you're not moving..you stand to the right and let whoever's in a rush on the left pass you just like driving.
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02-17-2009, 01:16 PM
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#15 | | I answer every Emotion with an emoticon
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lol, no wonder TopGear had a motion to remove all stupid signs. It's really ridiculous.
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02-17-2009, 03:28 PM
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#16 | | MiX iT Up!
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^ its diff in vancouver, you stand on the right and the left while on an escalator.
Just like driving.
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02-17-2009, 04:41 PM
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#17 | | HELP ME PLS!!!
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Originally Posted by twitchyzero ^ well the universal etiquette for escalators is if you're not moving..you stand to the right and let whoever's in a rush on the left pass you just like driving. | there's actually government campaigns to stop this as they believe that it leads to the premature breakdown of the escalators from the uneven weight distribution lol
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02-17-2009, 05:51 PM
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hongkong is like this too, it's common courtesy. Vancouver is just that, too laid back to give a damn.
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02-17-2009, 10:43 PM
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#19 | | I *heart* Revscene.net very Muchie
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Originally Posted by static hongkong is like this too, it's common courtesy. Vancouver is just that, too laid back to give a damn. | QFT. Amen and amen.
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02-17-2009, 10:58 PM
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#20 | | I *Fwap* *Fwap* *Fwap* to RS
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Originally Posted by nipples there's actually government campaigns to stop this as they believe that it leads to the premature breakdown of the escalators from the uneven weight distribution lol | 
no way!
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02-17-2009, 11:08 PM
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#21 | | ESKETIT
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saw this on the news
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