Did the French just ban crash helmets?
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From: Beav on 20 May 2010 15:55 "YTC#1" <bdp-spambin(a)ytc1.co.uk> wrote in message news:pan.2010.05.20.09.28.18.666831(a)ytc1.co.uk... > On Wed, 19 May 2010 22:55:34 +0100, Nige wrote: > >> On 19/05/2010 22:54, des hanging around for a while wrote: >>> On 19-05-2010, davethedave<davedfoster(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>>> They have apparently banned full face helmets according to the Beeb. >>>> >>>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/europe/10129324.stm >>> >>> I'll bite .. >>> >>> No one, but _no one_ seems to have realised what this burqua ban is all >>> about. >> >> >> Hajib YTC. > > Don't call me a "hajib" ! Constable Habib Ok? -- Beav
From: Catman on 20 May 2010 17:25 davethedave wrote: > On Thu, 20 May 2010 09:01:37 +0100, Cab wrote: > >> On Thu, 20 May 2010 00:13:55 +0300, davethedave wibbled: >>> They have apparently banned full face helmets according to the Beeb. >>> >>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/europe/10129324.stm >> cnut. I wondered what you were rabbiting on about then... :-) > > The text from the BBC. > > The French cabinet has approved a bill making it illegal to wear > in public clothes designed to hide the face. > > The full face crash helmet is specifically designed to hide the > face. ITYF it's actually specifically designed to *protect* the face. In the course of that protection, the face becomes hidden. -- Catman MIB#14 SKoGA#6 TEAR#4 BOTAFOF#38 Apostle#21 COSOC#3 Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright (Remove rust to reply) 116 Giulietta 3.0l Sprint 1.7 GTV TS GT 3.2 V6 Triumph Sprint ST 1050: It's blue, see. www.cuore-sportivo.co.uk
From: zymurgy on 20 May 2010 18:06 On May 20, 10:25 pm, Catman <cat...(a)rustcuore-sportivo.co.uk> wrote: > davethedave wrote: > > On Thu, 20 May 2010 09:01:37 +0100, Cab wrote: > > >> On Thu, 20 May 2010 00:13:55 +0300, davethedave wibbled: > >>> They have apparently banned full face helmets according to the Beeb. > > > The full face crash helmet is specifically designed to hide the face. > > ITYF it's actually specifically designed to *protect* the face. In the > course of that protection, the face becomes hidden. But if you've seen Cab, there's not much worth protecting ;) Paul.
From: wessie on 20 May 2010 18:21 zymurgy <zymurgy(a)technologist.com> wrote in news:e1e4ef53-09b2-4246-819a- d865b7c80d54(a)q13g2000vbm.googlegroups.com: > On May 20, 10:25�pm, Catman <cat...(a)rustcuore-sportivo.co.uk> wrote: >> davethedave wrote: >> > On Thu, 20 May 2010 09:01:37 +0100, Cab wrote: >> >> >> On Thu, 20 May 2010 00:13:55 +0300, davethedave wibbled: >> >>> They have apparently banned full face helmets according to the Beeb. >> >> > The full face crash helmet is specifically designed to hide the face. >> >> ITYF it's actually specifically designed to *protect* the face. In the >> course of that protection, the face becomes hidden. > > But if you've seen Cab, there's not much worth protecting ;) > A facial rearrangement might improve his accent. Form an orderly queue ====> -- wessie at tesco dot net BMW R1150GS
From: Wicked Uncle Nigel on 20 May 2010 18:24
Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, wessie <putmynamehere(a)tesco.net> typed >zymurgy <zymurgy(a)technologist.com> wrote in news:e1e4ef53-09b2-4246-819a- >d865b7c80d54(a)q13g2000vbm.googlegroups.com: > >> On May 20, 10:25�pm, Catman <cat...(a)rustcuore-sportivo.co.uk> wrote: >>> davethedave wrote: >>> > On Thu, 20 May 2010 09:01:37 +0100, Cab wrote: >>> >>> >> On Thu, 20 May 2010 00:13:55 +0300, davethedave wibbled: >>> >>> They have apparently banned full face helmets according to the Beeb. >>> >>> > The full face crash helmet is specifically designed to hide the face. >>> >>> ITYF it's actually specifically designed to *protect* the face. In the >>> course of that protection, the face becomes hidden. >> >> But if you've seen Cab, there's not much worth protecting ;) >> > >A facial rearrangement might improve his accent. Qu'a-t-il dit ? -- Wicked Uncle Nigel - "He's hopeless, but he's honest" I've always been a man who's open to persuasion |