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 Post subject: Arthur C Clarke
PostPosted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 1:20 pm 
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Does anyone remember Arthur.C.Clarkes Mysterious World series from the late 1970's?

Out now on DVD.

Brill. :wink:


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I remember one about spontaneous combustion............seems kinda apt right now :wink:


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I know its spooky....taxitalk August issue;

Spontaneous Vehicle Combustion.....taxitalk exclusive


Spontaneous Human Combustion (SHC) is a phenomenon that we believed was always associated with human beings; however the past twelve months has seen the magazine inundated with reports of strange occurrences of smoke emanating from taxi and private hire car front windows.

We at the magazine were slightly sceptical, prior to the smoking ban coming in we would have believed it was a driver having a quiet, smooth and relaxing cigarette. However, as smoking is now illegal (except in your own home with a blanket over your head), and bearing in mind how law abiding taxi and private hire drivers are, we cannot believe that is a plausible answer.

We therefore decided to do a quick search on Wikipedia to bring forth a more probable solution, the following story was found on there concerning SHC.

In winter 1980, Cheshire, England resident Susan Motteshead was standing in her kitchen, wearing flame-resistant pyjamas, when she was suddenly engulfed in a short-lived fire that seemed to have ignited the fluff on her clothing but burned out before it could set anything properly alight.

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‘I was stood in the kitchen and my daughter just screamed out that my back was on fire. As I looked down it sort of whooshed all over me. It was like yellow and blue flames all over me. I was not burned at all. Not even my hair was burned.’


The daughter, Joanne Motteshead, confirms this account and adds that the fire brigade arrived and tried (unsuccessfully) to set fire to Susan's pyjamas.

In view of the obvious facts, after watching a number of episodes of the X files and after drinking a large quantity of San Miguel, it is our considered opinion that vehicles can suffer from a vehicular form of SHC hereby known as Spontaneous Vehicle Combustion (SVC). If you spot a taxi or PHV with smoke emanating from the drivers front window on no accounts should you report it or approach the vehicle, in our experience that only makes things worse and could lead to a driver being brought before a disciplinary hearing for allowing his car to contract SVC.

Wikipedia led us to the following quote;

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“ There's one mystery I'm asked about more than any other: spontaneous human combustion. Some cases seem to defy explanation, and leave me with a creepy and very unscientific feeling. If there's anything more to SHC, I simply don't want to know. ”
—Arthur C. Clarke (1994)


Now if that doesn’t sway your view, I don’t know what will.

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 Post subject: Re: Arthur C Clarke
PostPosted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 1:50 pm 
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GBC wrote:
Does anyone remember Arthur.C.Clarkes Mysterious World series from the late 1970's?

Out now on DVD.

Brill. :wink:


Thought youd be a fan of the Gary Glitter of the sci fi world. He moved to Sri Lanka to live on the beach with young boys. D'you wanna be in his gang?

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 Post subject: Re: Arthur C Clarke
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London Jim wrote:
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Does anyone remember Arthur.C.Clarkes Mysterious World series from the late 1970's?

Out now on DVD.

Brill. :wink:


Thought youd be a fan of the Gary Glitter of the sci fi world. He moved to Sri Lanka to live on the beach with young boys. D'you wanna be in his gang?


Youve got some major issues dude

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I'd say he's more interested in 'minor' issues?


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he had a drink problem, but got down to two tots a day.... :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

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 Post subject: Re: Arthur C Clarke
PostPosted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 4:51 pm 
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captain cab wrote:
London Jim wrote:
GBC wrote:
Does anyone remember Arthur.C.Clarkes Mysterious World series from the late 1970's?

Out now on DVD.

Brill. :wink:


Thought youd be a fan of the Gary Glitter of the sci fi world. He moved to Sri Lanka to live on the beach with young boys. D'you wanna be in his gang?


Youve got some major issues dude

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Nope, I got no issues , it was well documented about him being a nonse. I just cant understand people wanting to advertise his wears.........
I wouldnt touch a Gary Glitter record or a Pete Towsend album and as for Micheal Jackson he makes me want to vomit.
Cant help it if I dont like nonses dude

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I'd say he's more interested in 'minor' issues?


Youd say anything cause you dont know how to debate. Mind you probably know how to mass debate.

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A bit sad when someone recommends a film someone else implies he is a [edited by admin]. :sad:

Gives the opinion to some that the person doing the implying is a pr**k. :sad:

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A bit sad when someone recommends a film someone else implies he is a [edited by admin]. :sad:

Gives the opinion to some that the person doing the implying is a pr**k. :sad:


Wow I see the GBC appreciation society is in the house
I wasn't implying anything, its a documented fact.

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Wow I see the GBC appreciation society is in the house
I wasn't implying anything, its a documented fact.

So Mr GBC recommends a film, and you ask if he wants to be in the same gang as a couple of dirty scumbag kid fiddlers.

And you didn't mean to imply anything. :^o

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London Jim wrote:

Wow I see the GBC appreciation society is in the house
I wasn't implying anything, its a documented fact.


Not an appreciation society.......just pig sick at the 'supposed elite' of the nations cab trade taking the p*ss out of this site and its posters.

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http://www.rediff.com/news/1998/feb/02clarke.htm

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captain cab wrote:
London Jim wrote:

Wow I see the GBC appreciation society is in the house
I wasn't implying anything, its a documented fact.


Not an appreciation society.......just pig sick at the 'supposed elite' of the nations cab trade taking the p*ss out of this site and its posters.

CC


I have only reponded to veil nasty comments made to me and my uncle by GBC. I have never taken the P*ss out of the site.

Also I have never claimed to be one of the trades elite.

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