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A place to share screenshots of Microblog posts, whether from Mastodon, tumblr, ~~Twitter~~ X, KBin, Threads or elsewhere.

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Alright, you've had enough fun today buddy. (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

In about 1968, my dad drove round the roundabout in front of Buckingham Palace so us kids could get a better gander at the palace.

We got pulled over by a Bobby on the third circuit, and I kid you not, his first question was 'What's going on here, then?' We were told if we wanted a better look, we would have to park the car and walk - like everyone else. The answer to the question is 3.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 months ago

Well the answer now is 0. That round about isn't a roundabout anymore.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Wow, y'all have had roundabouts since the 60's? I didn't see any in the US until like 2010.

And here I thought they were modern inventions

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

Funnily enough, the concept of a circular traffic junction - in a form similar to a roundabout today - was first introduced in Washington DC in the 1790s, including the Dupont Circle.

So literally speaking, you septics invented the ~~roundabout~~ traffic circle.