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TIL postboxes extend an extra foot or two into the ground (lemmy.world)
submitted 11 months ago by HonoraryMancunian@lemmy.world to c/casualuk@feddit.uk
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[-] NickwithaC@lemmy.world 61 points 11 months ago

And you never hear of them getting stolen or vandalised. They come from an era of timeless design and top notch build quality.

[-] Karfkengrumble@lemmings.world 19 points 11 months ago

There’s one incident that immediately comes to mind.

[-] tocopherol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 11 months ago

Just in my brief time here this morning I've already seen two Peep Show references and I'm loving it

[-] craftyindividual@lemm.ee 4 points 11 months ago

That's like burning a swan!

[-] fakeman_pretendname@feddit.uk 26 points 11 months ago

They all have that space underneath (with slotted openings) in case Dangermouse needs to build a new HQ there.

[-] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 13 points 11 months ago

Wow, that's pretty neat! Our mailboxes in the USA are fully above ground, and probably a lot smaller in capacity than yours.

[-] mannycalavera@feddit.uk 11 points 11 months ago

Is this to stop theft?

[-] bamboo 9 points 11 months ago

I'd imagine that's a benefit, but the design was probably for structural integrity. Last thing you want is for someone to lean on it, tipping over, and then rolling down a hill or something.

[-] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 6 points 11 months ago

Or a bomb

[-] 000999@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Now I'm left wondering who filmed that video, they clearly knew the bomb was about to go off

[-] IphtashuFitz@lemmy.world 13 points 11 months ago

When the IRA was in full offensive mode they would call in bombings to the authorities to give them enough time to evacuate areas before the bombs detonated. They wanted publicity & destruction but not injuries or deaths. By making the bombings more of a nuisance than a threat to life they figured they would avoid losing a lot of public support for their cause. They were against the British government, not British citizens.

[-] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 2 points 11 months ago

Generally, someone involved in planting it would have phoned in to a newspaper and been like "I just planted a bomb at this place lol"

[-] TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyz 1 points 11 months ago

I like that they added subtitles to the locals, maybe the editing crew is Irish

[-] Zerimski@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago

Dugtrio, I choose you!

[-] Oneeightnine@feddit.uk 4 points 11 months ago

It's a no from me

[-] jdf038@mander.xyz 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

/c/dontputyourdickinthat

I'm curious to see if this does anything 😆

[-] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 5 points 11 months ago

!dontputyourdickinthat@target.server is the format

[-] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 5 points 11 months ago

But I really like that target server...

[-] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 4 points 11 months ago

!finethengoaheadandstickyourdickinthat@target.server

[-] Hupf@feddit.de 3 points 11 months ago

The Quackening comes to mind

this post was submitted on 30 Sep 2023
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