Spitfire P7 jet featured in (take a guess) ……The Daily Mail

And those with no interest in aeroplanes have by and large funded 558 allowing those that are to see a Vulcan fly. They have upped airshow attendance and maybe just maybe some will come back in 2016 and an interest continues

The Mail is news for people who aren’t interested in truth, just as fast food is for people who aren’t interested in food, Formula 1 motor racing is for people with no interest in motorsport and the music charts are for people with no interest in music.

and dare I say it, Vulcans are for people with no interest in aeroplanes.

…or when people ask, “Is anyone sat there?”

Sadly I do often reply with, “Do you mean, is anyone sitting there, or do you mean, has anyone sat there?”

…or when asking for an ice cream and got the reply, “We ain’t got none”, I replied – “Well that’s perfect because I only want one”.

It can be a curse 🙂

And we are wayyyy off topic again by the way.

Lots of mistakes in everyday life. Headlamps emit light, but people all them headlights. Gas and Liquids are both fluids, but people rarely call air a fluid.
Gas turbine engines are called jets, but the jet of hot air is what’s emitted. People say “haitch” for the 8th letter in the alphabet, when it’s really “aitch”.
And on it goes.

Whilst my inglish, spulling and grandma are far from perfect the mistake that always annoys me is when people say I will try and do it or try and get there etc. Try means to attempt and therefore we try to do it or try to get there.

…whether this is down to not being prepared to cough up a fee to publish photos or cannot be arsed to do their job right I cannot say…

Well the Mail doesn’t need to pay since they have (or had) an extensive picture library, unlike the more recent nationals who are at the mercy of independant picture libraries and therefore are left to what someone else can be bothered to research and make available.

Sabrejet oh how I agree with you, (appreciate the later comment by Rob68, as an exception, about F1 but it is correct in the main), but you are right in saying that it appeals to those who know of no other motorsport outside of F1, me – I’m a WEC/Le mans fan and the Mail, and others, do not seem to know of its existence.

Yes yes yes!!!! You put it far better than I.

We have many F1 ‘experts’ where I work, who have never been to any form of motorsport event (other than watching it in their armchair), and starting a conversation on Andre Lotterer or Tom Kristensen is not even worth the bother.

I recall having a conversation with such a fan some years ago when the Senna film came out, and realising after some time, that his recollection of ‘seeing’ Senna diving into Paddock Hill Bend (now that REALLY dates it) didn’t really skew with mine: I realised after some time that his idea of ‘seeing’ Senna perform was restricted to watching it on TV.

Events like that tend to twist one’s perception of others – certainly when F1 comes around as a topic of conversation. Sad really, because there is a whole world out there of FAR better stuff.

Wayyyy off-topic mind 🙂

Lots of mistakes in everyday life. Headlamps emit light, but people all them headlights. Gas and Liquids are both fluids, but people rarely call air a fluid.
Gas turbine engines are called jets, but the jet of hot air is what’s emitted. People say “haitch” for the 8th letter in the alphabet, when it’s really “aitch”.
And on it goes.

Hi All,
My favourites are in the newspaper media articles are the accompanying photos especially these days. Most it appears just cannot be bothered to show the correct aircraft just a representation, as in the Sun with a late Mk Spitfire and the ubiquitous Hispano HA-1112, when if the journalist just Googled for info and images i.e. Spit Mk1 and 109-E in colour, they could have really good articles if they have written the history correctly.

IMO it’s just bad journalism and editing where both can’t be bothered and treat all readers the same, much in the way I have said about some documentary’s showing unrelated alleged whatever aircraft when they are just generic shot of a similar looking aircraft. To be honest whether this is down to not being prepared to cough up a fee to publish photos or cannot be arsed to do their job right I cannot say but would bet on the latter, the Sun and their 75th BoB Anniversary Dbl spread being typical of these type of mistakes……:confused:

Geoff.

I’m surprised that the Daily Mail is still tolerated in this neck of the woods post Shoreham… If that isn’t this forum’s Hillsborough then I don’t know what will do it.

Could not agree more.

Sabrejet oh how I agree with you, (appreciate the later comment by Rob68, as an exception, about F1 but it is correct in the main), but you are right in saying that it appeals to those who know of no other motorsport outside of F1, me – I’m a WEC/Le mans fan and the Mail, and others, do not seem to know of its existence.

I’ve not posted on this forum in very long time, but that article is absolutely priceless!

Saberjet

“The Mail is news for people who aren’t interested in truth, just as fast food is for people who aren’t interested in food, Formula 1 motor racing is for people with no interest in motorsport…”

how do you work the refrence to F1 out, I go to Silverstone for the F1, the BTCC (Oulton Park and Donnington), BTRDA Rally series, Race Retro and WRC……… Where is the no intrest in motorsport???

Sabrejet..

Good post!

Where’s the like button when I need it??

Regards;
Steve

That seems a little unfair. The Daily Mail’s online content always seems to be rushed out. I’ve seen articles being edited once posted. For example, there was an article about the Great British Bakeoff that, apropos of nothing, commented on the contestant Flora’s ‘yellow teeth’. That sentence was erased within a couple of hours. Shoddy, speedily written articles with no quality assurance. Claims are left unverified, ‘jump jets’ and ‘loop the loops’ are left in, even after repeated derision from the aviation community.

I’m surprised that the Daily Mail is still tolerated in this neck of the woods post Shoreham. From the ridiculous ‘flame out caught on tape’ debacle to the other forms endless and baseless speculation filling column (webpage) inches. If that isn’t this forum’s Hillsborough then I don’t know what will do it.

The Mail is news for people who aren’t interested in truth, just as fast food is for people who aren’t interested in food, Formula 1 motor racing is for people with no interest in motorsport and the music charts are for people with no interest in music.

If you want truth or news coverage, you need to look elsewhere than The Mail.

We are starting to see the result of schools allowing pupils to drop history in year 2.

That seems a little unfair. The Daily Mail’s online content always seems to be rushed out. I’ve seen articles being edited once posted. For example, there was an article about the Great British Bakeoff that, apropos of nothing, commented on the contestant Flora’s ‘yellow teeth’. That sentence was erased within a couple of hours. Shoddy, speedily written articles with no quality assurance. Claims are left unverified, ‘jump jets’ and ‘loop the loops’ are left in, even after repeated derision from the aviation community.

I’m surprised that the Daily Mail is still tolerated in this neck of the woods post Shoreham. From the ridiculous ‘flame out caught on tape’ debacle to the other forms endless and baseless speculation filling column (webpage) inches. If that isn’t this forum’s Hillsborough then I don’t know what will do it.

The Mail page appears to have been partly corrected.

Yes, duh! :rolleyes: The Balboa is named after a man…

…’Rocky Balboa’ who toured the world with his circus of boxing! 😉

Balboa?

BALBOA?!?!

:stupid:

:highly_amused::highly_amused::highly_amused::highly_amused::highly_amused::highly_amused:

Yes, that’s what it is…

…the Daily Mail is the last great bastion of Britain’s history! :rolleyes: 🙂 🙂

We are starting to see the result of schools allowing pupils to drop history in year 2.