That was exactly what I was thinking. You summed it up so well.

You're a very helpful member of the public, happy Christmas
Heather | Homepage | 13.12.06 - 9:52 am | #

The one that taxes my tolerance is the announcement, at the end of a radio play "Other parts were played by members of the cast." Surely, all parts were played by members of the cast. I expect better of Radio 4.
z | Homepage | 13.12.06 - 10:37 am | #

From the same school of thought as 'this page left intentionally blank', presumably.
Jack | Homepage | 13.12.06 - 3:30 pm | #

Brilliant !
By the way, my bathmat arrived parcel post this morning, with a black armband on it !
It was a different colour ! One of my EX-friends is reading your blog, GRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!
john.g. | 13.12.06 - 3:36 pm | #

What I want to know is if there is a fault with the information, how is it able to tell that there is a fault? Surely the fault would prevent that?

More to the point, why do they pay people to sit around thinking of fault messages that they can squeeze into their three line message boards when they could just fix the fault and save themselves the trouble?
Ignorminious | Homepage | 13.12.06 - 3:44 pm | #

If you look at the time in the photo, you can take the '1' from the '8' to get 7.

You can add the '4' to the '3' to get 7.

You can add the '5' to the '2' to get 7.

Then you have 777, which is just 111 away from 666, the sign of the devil!!

Do you need any more proof that those at South West Trains should be burnt at the stake?
Mr Angry | Homepage | 13.12.06 - 3:44 pm | #

Thank you, Heather. I do what I can.

John.g. - Please tell me more about this bath mat that arrived in the post.
Salvadore Vincent | Homepage | 13.12.06 - 3:46 pm | #

Salvadore, it wasn`t mine and it is
not THE bathmat, i`m perplexed!!?~~?
Someone (my friends, i think), arehaving a jolly...bastards !
john.g. | 13.12.06 - 6:51 pm | #

Of course, the sign doesn't say that no information can be displayed because of a fault with the sign. It simply says that no information can be displayed because of a fault.

I suggest that perhaps the fault is not with the sign, but with some aspect of the information gathering process which has resulted in no information being gathered.
Katy Newton | Homepage | 13.12.06 - 9:09 pm | #

Hang on, I'm talking bollocks again. I was going to stop doing that. As you were.
Katy Newton | Homepage | 13.12.06 - 9:09 pm | #

Have you thought of getting together a march on Southwest Trains HQ?

It could be "The Pedant's Revolt"!
Murph | Homepage | 13.12.06 - 9:48 pm | #

Have you thought of entering this post in Philosophy Blog War?
Simon | Homepage | 13.12.06 - 9:48 pm | #

Murph - Surely you mean "The Pedants' Revolt"? (Or was that what you were hoping I would say?)
Salvadore Vincent | Homepage | 13.12.06 - 11:09 pm | #

My case rests!!!

(Actually wasn't it 'Which Tyler' ?)
Murph | Homepage | 14.12.06 - 7:29 am | #

Simon - I will look into that, though to be honest a lot of this came from Wikipedia...

John.g. - Ah yes, your missing bath mat. I hope I haven't inspired any copycat events.
Salvadore Vincent | Homepage | 14.12.06 - 8:20 am | #

form AND content. most satisfying
mad mutha | Homepage | 14.12.06 - 3:03 pm | #

Salvadore, your copyright is safe, i`ve caught the bastard!
He`s undergoing interrogation as i type.
john.g. | 14.12.06 - 8:02 pm | #

I'm surprised it wasn't dislayed in three other languages as well for correctness sake.
greavsie | Homepage | 15.12.06 - 7:19 pm | #

Very good. Reminds me of this.

I do hope somebody at South West Trains has pinned the letter up over their desk and is right now typing it into the Christmas newsletter as an amusing diversion from getting trains to run on time.
Clare | Homepage | 20.12.06 - 11:01 am | #

Clare - If they do, they'd better pay me some royalties...
Salvadore Vincent | Homepage | 20.12.06 - 3:31 pm | #