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Doofy · May 15, 2009, 08:50 AM

OK, it's time to help your tourist boards out and show off your country.

So here's a pic from the UK:

Please contact your local travel agent for details of how to enjoy a fantastic weekend mini-break in Cardiff (as shown above).

Dakar V · May 15, 2009, 09:02 AM

That better be from the 80s.

Doofy · May 15, 2009, 09:06 AM

Originally Posted by Dakar V

That better be from the 80s.

Nope. Sometime after 2004.

Dakar V · May 15, 2009, 09:10 AM

That's some horrific fashion sense.

Eug · May 15, 2009, 09:15 AM

ghporter · May 15, 2009, 10:29 AM

Hoo boy! My family is (among a few other things) Welsh. I had thought about visiting there, and in particular, Cardiff. Hmmmmmm.....

Tell me, does Great Britain have something against a) publicly available trash receptacles or b) ticketing people for littering? Surely with the Crown's great concern for everyone's safety, health and wellbeing, there MUST be some sort of program or department that would prevent this public health and safety problem from going unchecked. (Apply sarcasm filter at your discretion.)

mattyb · May 15, 2009, 03:15 PM

Originally Posted by ghporter

Tell me, does Great Britain have something against a) publicly available trash receptacles or b) ticketing people for littering? Surely with the Crown's great concern for everyone's safety, health and wellbeing, there MUST be some sort of program or department that would prevent this public health and safety problem from going unchecked. (Apply sarcasm filter at your discretion.)

LMFAO. Had to really control myself for a while there, nearly released some bodily fluids.

Read the Telegraph to see what those in power are concerned with.

Visit the North Wales coast. Start in England at Chester and goto Caernarfon visiting each town with a castle along the way. Pack warm clothes.

olePigeon · May 15, 2009, 03:55 PM

Go to Glasgow and check out Alien Wars. It'll be there until August, then they're moving it back to London. Looks like so much fun.

I missed it when it was in San Francisco for the Alien 3 premiere. I didn't even know about it.

Some day I'll make it over the UK and and check it out.

Eug · May 15, 2009, 03:56 PM

My guess is all those wrappers are from that couple on the left.

They're bulking up in preparation for hibernation.

ghporter · May 15, 2009, 05:43 PM

Originally Posted by mattyb

Read the Telegraph to see what those in power are concerned with.

I know they're more interested in keeping Britons from hurting each other with kitchen implements than anything else, but I thought the "public good" would also include making public slobs clean up after themselves...

Kerrigan · May 15, 2009, 09:20 PM

I hear Blackpool is trying to recreate itself as the new Paris.

I guess having their own version of The Hills really put them on the map.

besson3c · May 15, 2009, 10:21 PM

cwkmacuser · May 15, 2009, 10:44 PM

Is that you, turtle?

ShortcutToMoncton · May 15, 2009, 10:49 PM

besson3c · May 15, 2009, 10:52 PM

yeah, that's me.

SpaceMonkey · May 15, 2009, 10:54 PM

Who else is sick of the Swiss?

Doofy · May 16, 2009, 10:00 AM

Just in case you weren't tempted enough by the first pic, here's some more.

mattyb · May 16, 2009, 02:42 PM

How do you separate the men from the boys in Cardiff ?

With a crowbar.

I've been there a couple of times during the Five/Six Nations. Always had a good time, but always pleased to leave.

ThinkInsane · May 16, 2009, 03:32 PM

Typical patron of the NYS Fair

ghporter · May 16, 2009, 05:40 PM

Doof, I've seen Bourbon Street in New Orleans hours after one of the later Mardi Gras parades; it had plenty of debris in the street, but nowhere near the CRAP scattered all over the place in those pictures of Cardiff. It's astounding. And I've been on Austin's 6th Street when it was THE place for overboard behavior, and not seen the degree of "'scuse me whilst I heave three years worth of meals due to alcohol poisoning" illustrated in the second picture in your second batch. I'm overwhelmed by how horrible those pictures make the place look... Ewwwww.......

Oh, for the record, in that first picture in the second batch, I believe the person sitting on the lap of the guy in the kilt is female, or at least wants to be seen as female; heels, purse, appropriate anatomical appearance, etc.

Doofy · May 16, 2009, 06:05 PM

Originally Posted by ghporter

Doof, I've seen Bourbon Street in New Orleans hours after one of the later Mardi Gras parades; it had plenty of debris in the street, but nowhere near the CRAP scattered all over the place in those pictures of Cardiff. It's astounding. And I've been on Austin's 6th Street when it was THE place for overboard behavior, and not seen the degree of "'scuse me whilst I heave three years worth of meals due to alcohol poisoning" illustrated in the second picture in your second batch. I'm overwhelmed by how horrible those pictures make the place look... Ewwwww.......

They sort of shocked me too. Sort of, because I have a low opinion of the urban Brit in the first place. And a bit shocked because I long since gave up going to cities - it's either private parties or middle-of-nowhere rural havens for me. And now I remember why!

I'm reminded of "Gin Lane", a famous pic by William Hogarth.

turtle777 · May 16, 2009, 09:49 PM

Originally Posted by besson3c

yeah, that's me.

Nah, don't listen to him.

It's really me, besson.

-t

besson3c · May 16, 2009, 10:31 PM

Hey, that's funny, my name is besson too! Actually, it's besson3c, but I'm pleased to meet you, besson!

ShortcutToMoncton · May 17, 2009, 09:37 AM

I'm gonna just keep ignoring the self-loathing Brits:

Oisín · May 17, 2009, 10:42 AM

A random selection of the stylish youth of my beloved patria in their partying element.

Doofy · May 17, 2009, 11:15 AM

Greg, that's lovely. Whereabouts in Canuckistan?

sek929 · May 17, 2009, 12:46 PM

Originally Posted by Oisín

A random selection of the stylish youth of my beloved patria in their partying element.

The fake tans! It burns the eyes!

Oisín · May 17, 2009, 01:02 PM

Originally Posted by sek929

The fake tans! It burns the eyes!

It does.

About half the comments under the pictures are along the lines of, “If you’re going to use enough self-tanner to cover a small planet, at the very least use it other places than just your face, too—like your neck”.

The worst part is they’re actually real. These are real, true people. I see them on the metro on a daily basis. They don’t look quite as horrifyingly orange in daylight and normal conditions, but it’s pretty damn scary, nonetheless.

Eug · May 17, 2009, 02:51 PM

Originally Posted by Oisín

It does.

About half the comments under the pictures are along the lines of, “If you’re going to use enough self-tanner to cover a small planet, at the very least use it other places than just your face, too—like your neck”.

The worst part is they’re actually real. These are real, true people. I see them on the metro on a daily basis. They don’t look quite as horrifyingly orange in daylight and normal conditions, but it’s pretty damn scary, nonetheless.

Wow. I thought it was just some problem with the colour balance on that website.

Oh and...

Ahem.. TAMPON!

ghporter · May 17, 2009, 05:23 PM

Apparently I can read Danish. Not just "Ahem...TAMPON!" but "Heloooo Nipple" too. I amaze myself.

I'm pretty astounded at how universal "being extremely impressed with ones' self while being photographed drunk" seems to be. Those folks appear no different from the college-age people I'm used to running into at clubs and bars. I'll bet they're no different from people around here the next day when that horrid day star tries to burn their eyes with its evil daylight too.

Face Ache · May 17, 2009, 05:28 PM

HELP!* I AM TRAPPED ON THIS ISLAND.

* SEND BEER.

Oisín · May 17, 2009, 05:49 PM

Originally Posted by ghporter

Apparently I can read Danish. Not just "Ahem...TAMPON!" but "Heloooo Nipple" too. I amaze myself.

Heh. Well, “Ahem… TAMPON!” is actually precisely the same in Danish and English, so on that account you really can read Danish. The second one of course—not so much (would have been, “Goddaaaaaag, brystvorte”).

Edit: Before you guess for yourselves—yes, the Danish word for ‘nipple’ is ‘breast-wart’.

Railroader · May 17, 2009, 06:39 PM

Originally Posted by Oisín

Edit: Before you guess for yourselves—yes, the Danish word for ‘nipple’ is ‘breast-wart’.

You have got to be kidding me!

I will tuck this away and share it randomly for the next few decades until everyone i know says "Yes, Railroader, you have told us that a hundred times already!".

Oisín · May 17, 2009, 07:44 PM

Nope, no kidding. Glad to be of service.

turtle777 · May 17, 2009, 10:31 PM

Originally Posted by Oisín

Edit: Before you guess for yourselves—yes, the Danish word for ‘nipple’ is ‘breast-wart’.

Ha, same in German. It just ain't as sexy as nipple.

-t

ShortcutToMoncton · May 18, 2009, 12:04 AM

Originally Posted by Doofy

Greg, that's lovely. Whereabouts in Canuckistan?

The province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The pics are from around the east end of the island, in or close to the capital city of St. John's.

The night photo is gorgeous; the houses really are built right on the side of a hill over the ocean. I run that route every morning, and it's incredibly gorgeous.

greg

angelmb · Jun 1, 2009, 07:50 AM

Doofy, look what you've done !!!

Brand Catalyst has created a new identity for the Keep Britain Tidy campaign.

The new brand, which will be used in all public-facing communications, will double as the corporate identity for the organisation behind the campaign, which was formerly known as EnCams.

Brand Catalyst was appointed to look at EnCams’ brand and naming strategy in October 2008 following a six-way pitch. This work then led on to a separate brief to create a new identity for the organisation.

Peter Shaw, managing director at Brand Catalyst, says highlighting the ‘It’ in Keep Britain Tidy makes the brand more flexible, so that it can be used in campaigns that also connect back to the corporate identity.

A refreshed Tidyman icon is used as an anchoring device for campaign lines, which will be adapted according to issue and location – such as ‘Let’s keep Wigan tidy’ and ‘Help keep your park tidy’.

Ginette Unsworth, marketing manager at Keep Britain Tidy, says, ‘We work very closely with local authorities and other partner organisations in delivering cleaner, greener places and we realised that we could better leverage our famous campaign identity with Brand Catalyst.

‘The Keep It Tidy idea will allow us to make the campaign more engaging and locally relevant.’

Peter Shaw, managing director of Brand Catalyst, says, ‘We have worked closely with EnCams to create a common identity for the public campaign and the organisation behind it.

‘We had twin objectives of raising the profile itself and to create a campaign identity that would be more engaging to our varied audiences.’

The new brand is in use from today.

Eug · Jun 1, 2009, 09:57 AM

Keep It Tidy.

Does that logo seem as lame to all of you as it does to me? Well, at least it's tidy.

Teronzhul · Jun 1, 2009, 10:56 AM

My eyes instead focused on the remaining letters.

Now I could really go for some BRAINs....

olePigeon · Jun 1, 2009, 12:03 PM

Weird. That's the same logo the Zombie Liberation Front uses.

Spheric Harlot · Jun 1, 2009, 05:26 PM

"Britian" is mis-spelled.