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« on: May 15, 2014, 22:54:26 »
This particular item had to be posted either here in 'the lighter side' or in 'other ways to travel': after due consideration, I decided to post it here, on the basis that I'd almost inevitably end up having to move it here anyway ...  Roll Eyes

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Toilet world speed record attempt by Brighouse men

Two men are attempting to set the world land speed record for a motorised toilet.

Trevor Duckworth and Shaun Walker from Brighouse, West Yorkshire, aim to beat the existing record of 46mph (75km/h) held by a Canadian woman.

The attempt will be made at the Yorkshire Air Museum at Elvington near York on Saturday.
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« Reply #1 on: May 15, 2014, 22:58:20 »
Let's hope, after the attempt, they are flushed with success.
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« Reply #2 on: May 15, 2014, 23:10:51 »
If they are, it'll probably just be a flash in the pan.  Lips sealed
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William Huskisson MP▸ (Member of Parliament, or Mile Post (a method of measuring the railway in miles and chains from a starting point - usually London), depending on context) was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830.  Many more have died in the same way since then.  Don't take a chance: Stop, Look, Listen.

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« Reply #3 on: May 15, 2014, 23:14:54 »
I was thinking about a toilet roll pun as well, but it was tearable.
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« Reply #4 on: May 15, 2014, 23:22:18 »
Yes ... that's why I decided not to post even initially in 'other ways to travel' ...  Roll Eyes
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William Huskisson MP▸ (Member of Parliament, or Mile Post (a method of measuring the railway in miles and chains from a starting point - usually London), depending on context) was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830.  Many more have died in the same way since then.  Don't take a chance: Stop, Look, Listen.

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« Reply #5 on: May 15, 2014, 23:56:52 »
Either way it's going to run and run.
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« Reply #6 on: May 16, 2014, 00:13:10 »
Ah, yes .. I should have known that I could rely on my colleagues on the moderator team to plumb the depths here ...  Roll Eyes Shocked Tongue
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William Huskisson MP▸ (Member of Parliament, or Mile Post (a method of measuring the railway in miles and chains from a starting point - usually London), depending on context) was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830.  Many more have died in the same way since then.  Don't take a chance: Stop, Look, Listen.

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« Reply #7 on: May 16, 2014, 22:00:38 »
There are various parts of the apparatus that lend themselves to puns but we all know that you can't beat the cistern.
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« Reply #8 on: May 16, 2014, 22:51:26 »
Quote from: Chris from Nailsea on May 16, 2014, 00:13:10
Ah, yes .. I should have known that I could rely on my colleagues on the moderator team to plumb the depths here ...  Roll Eyes Shocked Tongue

Bog standard, really.
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« Reply #9 on: May 16, 2014, 23:06:42 »
Quote from: trainer on May 16, 2014, 22:00:38
There are various parts of the apparatus that lend themselves to puns but we all know that you can't beat the cistern.

Ballcocks!  Shocked Roll Eyes Grin

Quote from: Phil on May 16, 2014, 22:51:26
Bog standard, really.

Yes, that's about the basic level ...  Wink
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William Huskisson MP▸ (Member of Parliament, or Mile Post (a method of measuring the railway in miles and chains from a starting point - usually London), depending on context) was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830.  Many more have died in the same way since then.  Don't take a chance: Stop, Look, Listen.

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« Reply #10 on: May 18, 2014, 19:42:29 »
An update, from the BBC» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page):

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Trevor Duckworth, the man who designed and built the toilet said he was "absolutely delighted"

Two men from West Yorkshire are claiming a new world land speed record for a motorised toilet.

The lavatory, ridden by Shaun Walker from Brighouse, reached 70.9mph (114 km/h) at Elvington Airfield near York.

Trevor Duckworth, the man who designed and built the toilet said he was "absolutely delighted".

The result has to be ratified by Guinness World Records, which has the current record as 42.25mph (68 km/h) set in Italy in 2011.

In 2012, a Canadian stuntwoman Jolene Van Vugt recorded a speed of 46mph (75km/h) in Sydney, although this appears not to have been verified as a world record.

Mr Duckworth said the record was broken in just one attempt run. "We are very, very flushed with success," he said. "It's been fun building. It's been fun with all the jokes and the backchat about it. It's been absolutely brilliant."

Mr Duckworth said he is now aiming to build the world's first toilet to break the 100mph (160km/h) barrier.
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« Reply #11 on: May 18, 2014, 20:14:12 »
That thing looks pantastic  Grin

Lets face it when they have that moment going round the bends they find that adrenalin is indeed brown, very runny and smells like a babies nappy their vehicle is well equipped to cater for this  Grin
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« Reply #12 on: May 18, 2014, 20:57:36 »
Hey! They stole my pun!
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