Trains... Choo Choo, not the dirty kind. - Page 15

xoxoxoBruce · 01-26-2019, 10:07 AM

$263,900.

Gravdigr · 01-27-2019, 01:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Carruthers

How does anyone have that degree of patience and dedication?

No life to get in the way.

xoxoxoBruce · 02-14-2019, 09:28 AM

Kentucky Choo Choo...

Gravdigr · 02-14-2019, 12:12 PM

Rails for your train?

Pfft. Luxury![/Python]

xoxoxoBruce · 02-16-2019, 02:36 AM

Nothing stops the Chief...

xoxoxoBruce · 02-17-2019, 06:23 AM

While the big one WW II was raging, Spain had already finished their war with Hitler's help and had moved on to other things.

Gravdigr · 02-17-2019, 06:48 AM

As I post this it is 6:48.

How did you post that post thirty minutes from now?

ETA: Dammit your post time was 30 minutes ahead just a second ago! It said 7:23. WTF?

Undertoad · 02-17-2019, 09:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gravdigr

As I post this it is 6:48.

You lost a whole hour eatin' breakfast!

Griff · 02-17-2019, 08:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

While the big one WW II was raging, Spain had already finished their war with Hitler's help and had moved on to other things.

Maybe Drumpf's right about re-visiting fascism.

Undertoad · 02-17-2019, 09:22 AM

ETA: Spring Forward is March 10

Gravdigr · 02-17-2019, 07:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Undertoad

You lost a whole hour eatin' breakfast!

See, that shit makes my head hurt.

Carruthers · 02-18-2019, 04:50 AM

In 1953 most people wore hats, spoke proper and didn't eat peas with a knife.

They also looked worn out and old before their time which isn't surprising as the country was still struggling in the wake of WWII.

From that year is 'London to Brighton in Four Minutes'....

Undertoad · 02-18-2019, 09:21 AM

Very nice!

To my eyes, one modernish thing jumped off the screen as I watched this.

It's the FONT used here. The font is Gill Sans, the predecessor to Helvetica.

It will not appear "modern" at all to Brits, because British Rail adopted it really early in history. It was used in the 30s for things that wanted to look modern, and became the standard British Railways font in 1948. But its predecessor was developed by a man named Johnson for the London Underground in the 1910s.

Since it's for railway signage, it's also seen in the film here:

And this conductor has a box of it on his right:

When the world found Helvetica (1957), and wanted to become modern, that became THE font for transport signage, and in some places, it still is:

Most signage uses different variants on Helvetica now; the font has been endlessly refined for different things. We computer users are most familiar with its little cousin Arial. There is a good chance you are reading this sentence in Arial.

Gravdigr · 02-18-2019, 10:14 AM

Today I Learned about railway fonts.

Griff · 02-18-2019, 10:59 AM

me too as well along with the potential for dating stuff by font which seems obvious in retrospect but apparently wasn't

i think i broke my engrish

01-26-2019, 10:07 AM	#1
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	$263,900. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

02-14-2019, 09:28 AM	#3
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Kentucky Choo Choo... Attached Images __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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02-16-2019, 02:36 AM	#5
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Nothing stops the Chief... Attached Images __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

02-17-2019, 06:23 AM	#6
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	While the big one WW II was raging, Spain had already finished their war with Hitler's help and had moved on to other things. Attached Images __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

02-17-2019, 06:48 AM	#7
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	As I post this it is 6:48. How did you post that post thirty minutes from now? ETA: Dammit your post time was 30 minutes ahead just a second ago! It said 7:23. WTF? __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

02-17-2019, 09:22 AM	#10
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	ETA: Spring Forward is March 10

02-18-2019, 04:50 AM	#12
Carruthers Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Buckinghamshire UK Posts: 4,059	In 1953 most people wore hats, spoke proper and didn't eat peas with a knife. They also looked worn out and old before their time which isn't surprising as the country was still struggling in the wake of WWII. From that year is 'London to Brighton in Four Minutes'.... __________________

02-18-2019, 09:21 AM	#13
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Very nice! To my eyes, one modernish thing jumped off the screen as I watched this. It's the FONT used here. The font is Gill Sans, the predecessor to Helvetica. It will not appear "modern" at all to Brits, because British Rail adopted it really early in history. It was used in the 30s for things that wanted to look modern, and became the standard British Railways font in 1948. But its predecessor was developed by a man named Johnson for the London Underground in the 1910s. Since it's for railway signage, it's also seen in the film here: And this conductor has a box of it on his right: When the world found Helvetica (1957), and wanted to become modern, that became THE font for transport signage, and in some places, it still is: Most signage uses different variants on Helvetica now; the font has been endlessly refined for different things. We computer users are most familiar with its little cousin Arial. There is a good chance you are reading this sentence in Arial.

02-18-2019, 10:14 AM	#14
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Today I Learned about railway fonts. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

02-18-2019, 10:59 AM	#15
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	me too as well along with the potential for dating stuff by font which seems obvious in retrospect but apparently wasn't i think i broke my engrish __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

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