Schadenfreude Thread: What did they think would happen?

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Lurking Haro: Oct 27, 2009

Kennel posted:

drat I'm happy they removed the licensing few years ago and made it an automatic tax for everyone. Such a pointless hassle.

They are doing this in Germany since 2013, except they get billions of Euros, blow it on expensive broadcast licenses for sport events, dozens of channels and still show commercials.
Meanwhile, privately-owned channels encrypt their HD channels, so you are paying for upscaled shows and HD commercials.

# ? Dec 7, 2015 20:32

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Ragequit: Jun 1, 2006; Lipstick Apathy

Thwomp posted:

Mike Rowe missed out on the cool icky jobs.

He's in the passenger seat of that truck with the window down and his mouth open.

# ? Dec 7, 2015 20:53

BrianBoitano: Nov 15, 2006; this is fine

I love it when this happens. See for yourself what https://www.jebbush.com directs you to.

Somebody on the Bush team is getting fired and someone on the Trump team is getting a raise, and potentially an eastern european trophy wife as a bonus

BrianBoitano has a new favorite as of 22:39 on Dec 7, 2015

# ? Dec 7, 2015 22:36

Mousepractice: Jan 30, 2005; A pint of plain is your only man

There's only one way to stymie a TV license inspector:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CQI44K0QoQ

# ? Dec 7, 2015 23:46

Fatty: Sep 13, 2004; Not really fat

ExecuDork posted:

If you get interested in this (I've had my fill at this point), here's 5 hours of "Goon-ing" TV license inspectors
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnGG8SEYDoQ

Just had a quick flick around this, and its like a British Sovereign Citizen thing.

"Its not a law, its an act!"

# ? Dec 8, 2015 00:23

Say Nothing: Mar 5, 2013; by FactsAreUseless

# ? Dec 8, 2015 00:34

Olympic Mathlete: Feb 25, 2011

Fatty posted:

Just had a quick flick around this, and its like a British Sovereign Citizen thing.

"Its not a law, its an act!"

It's more that the people who come to your door have zero power to do anything but they'll claim otherwise for some reason, that's more than enough reason to take the piss.

# ? Dec 8, 2015 00:40

Concatenation: Jul 23, 2005; Your human mentality cries out for vengeance and thrives on the violence you say you can hardly endure.

-Zydeco- posted:

Australian Dashcam video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLFoQokmpvo

# ? Dec 8, 2015 01:18

Fatty: Sep 13, 2004; Not really fat

88h88 posted:

It's more that the people who come to your door have zero power to do anything but they'll claim otherwise for some reason, that's more than enough reason to take the piss.

Oh absolutely, the TV licensing people actually cautioning people as if they're the police is clearly a powerless intimidation tactic, especially when the police are stood in the same room shrugging their shoulders and saying "Nothing to do with us guv".

Mainly referred to sovereign citizen stuff because a lot of the TV license protestors seem to have a key set of buzzwords.

# ? Dec 8, 2015 02:53

Testekill: Nov 1, 2012; I demand to be taken seriously

-Zydeco- posted:

Australian Dashcam video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLFoQokmpvo

I loved the one at :35 where the guy just fails to remember that turning in an Australian city (tenative guess is Melbourne) requires hook turns where you wait in the middle and to the side as long as possible so that you can turn at the last second.

EDIT: Also the final one was pretty great as well. It's also amazing how incompetent drivers get with roundabouts. Inner lane is for turning right and going straight, outer lane is for turning left and going straight.

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# ? Dec 8, 2015 03:22

speshl guy: Dec 11, 2012

Goodnight

# ? Dec 8, 2015 04:26

Stupid_Sexy_Flander: Mar 14, 2007; Is a man not entitled to the haw of his maw?; Grimey Drawer

God drat that noise when she hits... :stonk:

# ? Dec 8, 2015 04:56

Say Nothing: Mar 5, 2013; by FactsAreUseless

speshl guy posted:

Goodnight

Get higher.

# ? Dec 8, 2015 05:14

-Zydeco-: Nov 12, 2007

Australian instant karma
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFBNOQF50Hs

# ? Dec 8, 2015 06:06

Intoluene: Jul 6, 2011; Activating self-destruct sequence!; Fun Shoe

-Zydeco- posted:

Australian Dashcam video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLFoQokmpvo

"YOU loving MONG" is shouted pretty commonly by Australian drivers.

# ? Dec 8, 2015 06:40

Humphreys: Jan 26, 2013; We conceived a way to use my mother as a porn mule

Undercover Aussie motorbike cop pulling over a bunch of people using mobile phones while driving:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9N1iw5Vdim8

(it's illegal here - not sure about the USA)

# ? Dec 8, 2015 06:43

Noctone: Oct 25, 2005; XO til we overdose..

It is in most states now, if not all.

# ? Dec 8, 2015 06:45

Hyperlynx: Sep 13, 2015

Testekill posted:

I loved the one at :35 where the guy just fails to remember that turning in an Australian city (tenative guess is Melbourne) requires hook turns where you wait in the middle and to the side as long as possible so that you can turn at the last second.

When you're doing a hook turn, you actually have to wait until the lights change before you turn. It's not just waiting until it's clear.

# ? Dec 8, 2015 07:51

Say Nothing: Mar 5, 2013; by FactsAreUseless

http://i.imgur.com/UL36d0R.webm

# ? Dec 8, 2015 09:03

Tiggum: Oct 24, 2007; Your life and your quest end here.

Testekill posted:

I loved the one at :35 where the guy just fails to remember that turning in an Australian city (tenative guess is Melbourne) requires hook turns where you wait in the middle and to the side as long as possible so that you can turn at the last second.

Yeah, pretty sure Melbourne is the only place in Australia that hook turns exist. They actually make a lot of sense when you see the intersections where they're required and how they work.

# ? Dec 8, 2015 09:21

Testekill: Nov 1, 2012; I demand to be taken seriously

Tiggum posted:

Yeah, pretty sure Melbourne is the only place in Australia that hook turns exist. They actually make a lot of sense when you see the intersections where they're required and how they work.

I pity any out of towners that choose to drive in the CBD. It's such a clusterfuck that I have no idea why anyone chooses to drive here.

# ? Dec 8, 2015 09:27

darkhand: Jan 18, 2010; This beard just won't do!

Yeah that sounds really confusing, I'm still not sure if it's a troll or not

# ? Dec 8, 2015 09:33

Jippa: Feb 13, 2009

-Zydeco- posted:

Australian instant karma
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFBNOQF50Hs

I love what these guys are listening too. I heard some sweet pearl jam and then some really deep radio 4 type stuff.

Tiggum posted:

Yeah, pretty sure Melbourne is the only place in Australia that hook turns exist. They actually make a lot of sense when you see the intersections where they're required and how they work.

Join us brits in the roundabout club. :wotwot:

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# ? Dec 8, 2015 09:42

Smiles: Oct 23, 2012

Testekill posted:

I loved the one at :35 where the guy just fails to remember that turning in an Australian city (tenative guess is Melbourne) requires hook turns where you wait in the middle and to the side as long as possible so that you can turn at the last second.

Whoa, that's the corner of Williams and Bourke St, one block from my office. Freaky.

I'll be taking a drive test soon and it's probably going to be at a Vic Roads office far, far away from the city 'cause forget driving around a place with hook turns and trams and a million jay walkers.

# ? Dec 8, 2015 09:46

cinci zoo sniper: Mar 15, 2013

I guess.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SwITAGUNjM

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# ? Dec 8, 2015 09:47

Testekill: Nov 1, 2012; I demand to be taken seriously

Smiles posted:

Whoa, that's the corner of Williams and Bourke St, one block from my office. Freaky.

I'll be taking a drive test soon and it's probably going to be at a Vic Roads office far, far away from the city 'cause forget driving around a place with hook turns and trams and a million jay walkers.

Yeah, I figured it was along Bourke st somewhere but It didn't look like Swanston or Elizabeth st and that's roughly all of the connecting streets that I know by name.

# ? Dec 8, 2015 09:50

poly and open-minded: Nov 22, 2006; In BOD we trust

kalstrams posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SwITAGUNjM

So.... someone immediately called animal control, right?

# ? Dec 8, 2015 10:00

Tiggum: Oct 24, 2007; Your life and your quest end here.

Jippa posted:

Join us brits in the roundabout club.

Could be an issue with the trams.

# ? Dec 8, 2015 10:00

Carbon dioxide: Oct 9, 2012

Some government schadenfreude anyone?

Okay so some Dutch town got a deal with a waste processing company. The company sold a bit of their ground to the town so the town could extend a road. The company would then get another bit of ground as compensation, and the town would make sure that all permits for waste storage and stuff are in order for the new piece of land.

But the town failed to get the permits in order and says it's a task of the province government and yada yada. Everyone's blaming each other. The owner of the trash processing company got fed up with this, so he decided to dump a mountain of trash on the new road.