Questions For Those That Use a Baby/Child on Board Sign in Your Car

Garry Edwards said:
Slightly off topic, but it's the right forum...
A very long time ago I came across a car that had hit a tree very hard. The driver was very dead, his wife survived but at the time, was unable to communicate.
This was before the days of mobile phones but I had a 2 way radio.
Long story short, police and ambulance arrived. One rear door had burst open, police found a bag of baby clothes inside the car and what ended up as a large group of people, plus 2 police dogs, spent the next few hours looking for a baby that may have been thrown out of the car, in the pitch black in icy weather, without result.
It was eventually discovered that they had given someone with a baby a lift, and they had left the bag of clothes in the car by mistake, which was good news.

So, "Baby on board" means search for a baby that doesn't exist.
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Was there a sign in said car?

(And how does very dead differ from only slightly dead?)
 
viv1969 said:
Was there a sign in said car?

(And how does very dead differ from only slightly dead?)
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No, there was no sign in the car - but the bag of baby clothes, nappies etc was a clue
Very dead means that you don't need to examine for signs of life to know that the person is dead.
 
Garry Edwards said:
No, there was no sign in the car - but the bag of baby clothes, nappies etc was a clue
Very dead means that you don't need to examine for signs of life to know that the person is dead.
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So "clearly" dead would make more sense.
 
Cobra said:
Have you not seen the Princess Bride?

:D
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Excellent point sir, excellent point.
There's a big difference between mostly dead and all dead. Mostly dead is slightly alive. With all dead, well, with all dead there's usually only one thing you can do.
 
For most people 'very dead' would probably mean unmistakably dead, rather than possibly asleep at the wheel. It's a bit like poetry, which is often a bit crap in terms of precision, but paints a picture for us.
 
dunno very dead is like in bits head like a bounced pinappe with the indiactor stalk stuck in the ear socket.

in my line of work ive seen very dead like a 7.62 flower arrangment sprayed in the chest and head like minced beef.
 
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Mr Bump said:
dunno very dead is like in bits head like a bounced pinappe with the indiactor stalk stuck in the ear socket.
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Perhaps they should have used a cotton bud instead. (y)
 
As someone who has one (child on board) on our main car, I'll say I'm not a fan.

My wife wanted it and is strong willed enough to get her way! I don't see the point in them and don't think they have the slightest bearing on how other road users behave around you. As has been pointed out, it's usually those with the signs driving like lunatics!

I also have a child seat in my works car as I use it to take your son to nursery in the mornings. No sign there though ;)
 
TopBanana said:
I don't mind the baby on board signs, but I'm not a fan of this sort of thing:
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can i ask why?

they seem to do a good job of slowing morons down who wouldn't normally unless they spotted a plod. theyre particularly popular with horse riders.
 
Cobra said:
Have you not seen the Princess Bride?

:D
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What's that about then, its not abundantly clear at IMDb

I kinda think you mean Corpse Bride, but not having a clue about princess bride.....I dunno :)
 
joxby said:
What's that about then, its not abundantly clear at IMDb

I kinda think you mean Corpse Bride, but not having a clue about princess bride.....I dunno :)
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If you read all posts referring to the Princess Bride in this thread it's abundantly clear that it's the correct reference....familiar to all who've seen it.
If you've not seen it, the only way it will make sense is if you remedy that :D
 
I had one with both my kids. When they were very young I'd go a lot slower around corners etc and it was my equivalent of a just passed my test sign ie I'll probably not be going to fast.

People get annoyed by strange things these days....
 
akr said:
I had one with both my kids. When they were very young I'd go a lot slower around corners etc and it was my equivalent of a just passed my test sign ie I'll probably not be going to fast.

People get annoyed by strange things these days....
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Those are pointless too. :-)
 
neil_g said:
can i ask why?

they seem to do a good job of slowing morons down who wouldn't normally unless they spotted a plod. theyre particularly popular with horse riders.
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There was a request by police a couple of years ago for people not to wear these as some were taking it too far in looking to much like police
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukn...orse-riders-told-not-to-wear-polite-bibs.html

I've seen motorbikes lookign exactly like police replicas, complete with Polite notices.
 
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