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(BBSpot)   People turning to Medieval technologies to save on gas. No, and it's not burning witches again   (bbspot.com) divider line
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Julieahni
2008-06-12 10:32:15 AM  
Aer Flingus

Haha!
 
OlafTheBent
2008-06-12 10:50:09 AM  
So now we use two empty coconut halves instead of horses?
 
bargled
2008-06-12 10:51:33 AM  
FTFA:The Irish airline Aer Lingus has set up a pilot program dubbed "Aer Flingus" for sending passengers from Dublin to London

I lol'd. As a medievalist, I will be getting a kick out of these replies.
 
TheGrayCat
2008-06-12 10:54:57 AM  
But she turned me into a NEWT!

/I got better
 
Rufus_T_Firefly
2008-06-12 10:57:43 AM  
What's the matter subby, too good to use the more appropriate Fark user image tag? :þ

~Would have saved me the trouble of clicking the link.
 
Kome
2008-06-12 10:57:51 AM  
We only burn things that weigh as much as a duck.
 
Skinny23
2008-06-12 11:03:24 AM  
okay okay okay we did the nose, and the hat, but but she's still a witch! burn her!

oh and Aer Flingus sounds like something that you have to pay a hooker for!
 
Cagey B
2008-06-12 11:10:15 AM  
Rufus_T_Firefly: What's the matter subby, too good to use the more appropriate tag? :þ

~Would have saved me the trouble of clicking the link.

Shhhhhhhhh. I love these threads precisely because of that. If you don't give it away, you're always going to get at least one dumbass who will show up without reading TFT who didn't know it was satire. Don't spoil my fun.
 
Joe Moneybags McBigCock
2008-06-12 11:11:51 AM  
"What other things also float?"

"Very small rocks?"
 
Julieahni
2008-06-12 11:27:38 AM  
It's a fair cop.
 
GoDawgs!
2008-06-12 12:07:26 PM  
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dillenger69
2008-06-12 1:11:40 PM  
My steame engyne gets five witches per league.
 
WarpZone
2008-06-12 1:57:58 PM  
ugh is that site ever funny?
 
allegedman
2008-06-12 1:58:55 PM  
within the next few years i see everyone use a hoover mobile horse carriage or a just a horse
 
RoyBatty
2008-06-12 2:00:25 PM  
BBSpot is definitely not allowed to use the "satire" tag. If there was a god, BBSpot would not be allowed to use the "amusing" tag either.

The "FARKTV" tag is the appropriate tag to use.
 
suckerpunch_sally
2008-06-12 2:01:11 PM  
Nice. So instead of paying by the gallon, we could pay by the pound, since it takes more counterweight to send Fatty McCheeseburgerson downtown from the 'burbs.
 
Thyomorb
2008-06-12 2:01:26 PM  
WarpZone: ugh is that site ever funny?

Apparently funnyt is unimportant, as every time I point out that an article from BBSpot is not funny, someone informs me that he was able to quit his job and do the Web thing full time.
 
LosinMySenses
2008-06-12 2:01:55 PM  
OK
Well, they are going to hell anyhow. We're simply...giving them front row seat for the trip
 
Pair-o-Dice
2008-06-12 2:02:09 PM  
"We can't account for the occassional bird collision, but that usually doesn't throw the landing off that much,"

WTF?
 
NANCY'S MEAT PUPPET
2008-06-12 2:02:21 PM  
I'm using the new "green witches".....Better for the environment.
 
Burn14Me
2008-06-12 2:04:04 PM  
but but but can we please burn a witch every once in a while?
 
ejwsod36
2008-06-12 2:04:30 PM  
"We can't account for the occassional bird collision, but that usually doesn't throw the landing off that much,"

haha.
 
ladyfortuna
2008-06-12 2:04:36 PM  
...They chose Albany for this? 'High density of [Ren Faire] attendees'? Please... At least pick on a state that is better known for its Faire, like AZ or something.
 
El_Swino
2008-06-12 2:04:53 PM  
I've been using the Jewish approach - Christian baby's blood as a gas additive. It smokes a bit but really boosts the mileage.
 
Interrupted Infinitum
2008-06-12 2:04:54 PM  
How badass would tt be to get flung to work by trebuchet?
 
Psumek
2008-06-12 2:05:02 PM  
Seriously that is the best they can come up w/? I was expecting them to figure out some alchemal way to produce quality fuel and I get trebuchets.

/fail
 
drinkoffking
2008-06-12 2:05:03 PM  
someone at that paper needs way more to do
 
richw
2008-06-12 2:05:21 PM  
The Irish airline Aer Lingus has set up a pilot program dubbed "Aer Flingus" for sending passengers from Dublin to London.

Obviously a BS report but that last line made it worth reading.
 
studebaker hoch
2008-06-12 2:05:29 PM  
How much biodiesel can we get out of a witch?
 
A$$man
2008-06-12 2:06:01 PM  
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You mean we can't burn her?
 
IXI Jim IXI
2008-06-12 2:06:46 PM  
studebaker hoch: How much biodiesel can we get out of a witch?

Depends on how fat she is...
 
Morton_toes
2008-06-12 2:06:55 PM  
NANCY'S MEAT PUPPET: I'm using the new "green witches".....Better for the environment.

I'm using the new "sand-witches", which are DELICIOUS!

/bacon "sand-witches!" mmmmmmmmmm......
 
lhclubs
2008-06-12 2:07:44 PM  
This is my idea. I posted this on Fark weeks ago in a gas thread. BBSpot probably got this idea from reading my post on Fark. Now, if you'll excuse me, gym, yeah, 26 minutes, gotta go.
 
therecksays
2008-06-12 2:07:49 PM  
"Upon what do we burn witches?"

"More witches!"
 
Der Poopflinger
2008-06-12 2:08:31 PM  
I really don't think you understand the word "amusing"
/at least the comments in this thread are funny though
 
texastag
2008-06-12 2:09:00 PM  
studebaker hoch: How much biodiesel can we get out of a witch?

Depends on the size of your reactor and the ratio of methoxide you use.

/Yes, I make biodiesel
//Yes, it's cheap
///Yes, I go to the Ren faire
////Yes, this is too many slashies
 
AlwaysRightBoy [TotalFark]
2008-06-12 2:10:33 PM  
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Spindle
2008-06-12 2:10:35 PM  
There's video of BASE jumpers that launch themselves in the air with what is essentially a massive slingshot, then safely open their chutes. I'm not entirely sure a trebunchet would get someone in the air high enough to open their chute properly, but then again, when's the last time I've seen someone using a trebunchet for something *other than* a pumpkin?
 
Morton_toes
2008-06-12 2:10:38 PM  
studebaker hoch: How much biodiesel can we get out of a witch?

Depends upon which witch, pretty much from Rosie O'Donell.

/prolly a few gallons from Stevie Nicks too.
 
dittybopper
2008-06-12 2:10:41 PM  
IXI Jim IXI: studebaker hoch: How much biodiesel can we get out of a witch?

Depends on how fat she is...

img476.imageshack.us

Pardon me Mrs. Rittenhouse, did you lose a fish?
 
four12
2008-06-12 2:11:12 PM  
Perhaps we could rely on even older technology to alleviate pain at the gas pumps?

It's called "walking".
 
Telos
2008-06-12 2:11:20 PM  
ejwsod36: "We can't account for the occassional bird collision, but that usually doesn't throw the landing off that much,"

haha.

In flight meal?
 
Allen. The end.
2008-06-12 2:11:38 PM  
RoyBatty: The "FARKTV" tag is the appropriate tag to use.

Word.
 
DWitchiewoman
2008-06-12 2:11:48 PM  
hey guys, what's going on in h

oh sh*t!

(quickly heads back to rye grain silo...)
 
Morton_toes
2008-06-12 2:12:05 PM  
four12: Perhaps we could rely on even older technology to alleviate pain at the gas pumps?

It's called "walking".

Don't be ridiculous, that's why they make Rascal scooters.
 
Morton_toes
2008-06-12 2:12:58 PM  
Telos: ejwsod36: "We can't account for the occassional bird collision, but that usually doesn't throw the landing off that much,"

haha.

In flight meal?

The in flight meal is fowl.
 
archanoid
2008-06-12 2:14:52 PM  
And, Lo, verily bbSpot quoth "Wouldst that our comical entreaties were as sweet as thine, SuperDeluxe."
 
jayrman123
2008-06-12 2:15:44 PM  
"Decola said that the group's computer trajectory analyzers and advanced wind speed monitoring system result in most passengers landing within five feet of their designated safe landing area"

I have to ask a really stupid question. I am trying to visualize people being catapulted through the air to where they work. How do they not get injured. This seems like something out of Monty Python or something.

It just seems really unbelievable that people would not get injured. There has to be video on this.
 
TeddyRooseveltsMustache
2008-06-12 2:15:55 PM  
Isn't a horse still cheaper than a trebuchet?
 
gezortenplotz
2008-06-12 2:16:13 PM  
"There are ways of telling whether she is a witch."

Do they hurt?
 
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