TFL Cycle Superhighways

Tit for tat, fairplay. Culture = corporate culture + traditional culture.

Why not vent your frustrations by seeking more informed choices as mentioned above, or by ceasing your own contribution to our beautiful system of signifiers (thereby eliminating your own understanding of and contribution towards "the machine").

There are many similarities between a corporation's hunger for growth via visibility and any average human seeking social connections, it's very easy to be angry at the rich, gregarious twat in the corner being worshipped and adored, but c'est la vie... find solace and enjoy the richness of an alternative lifestyle/standpoint.

I think that would be 'What is wrong with the rose we already have for bike lanes? It matches the colours of our city'.

rose tinted glasses?

They appear to be running your brain too. Grow a spine. Stop posting on the internet about it.

I was pondering over this in the shower this morning, and then realised that my shower curtain, my towel and my bathroom scales were all Barclay's Blue. I suspect they crept in over night and painted them.

You've been given good advice by BQ, but he fails to mention that if you buy Guinness shares, you get to go to the AGM and drink for free. Surprising number of people do that.

If my government decides something, I have a small chance of doing something about it. If a huge corporation decides to do something, I have no chance.

I'm afraid you're kidding yourself about the first bit. Governments are now controlled by corporations more than the general public. Basically what I'm saying is, ultimately, we have no choice in who 'governs' us.

Let's just count ourselves lucky we were born in this country and not say, the third world, where things are much worse for the prols.

Fucks sake. First world gripes. Makes me cringe.

+1

I do, fuckface.

But no-one gives a fuck about you, titwank>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Think about it another way. What the fuck have Barclays got to do with biking? Nothing. Will more cyclists bank with Barclays because of it? Nope.

Would the superhighways/bike hire scheme ever launched without corporate sponsorship? Nope. If it wasn't barclays blue it could be t-mobile pink or intel blue.

Its either that or higher taxes. Woo.

precisely.

Money makes the world go round, stop crying FFS and get on your bike. Unless you'd rather pay £120 a month to use the tube...

A friend who used to work at Barclays capital told me once that Chief Exec John Varley helps out at a soup kitchen at weekends, but doesn't publicise the fact.

Bollox does he

When Ken gets back in will they paint them red?

It is flagrant institutionalized corporate corruption. 'O2' Arena, 'Carling' Academy, 'HMV' Forum, 'British Gas' Great North Swim, the list is endless - how about 'MacDonalds' Olympics? Motorola Glastonbury?

what exactly if being corrupted? i'm don't think i am. do people come out from watching coldplay and really want a better deal on there broadband? do coldplay fans even deserve good broadband deals?

don't people only turn there noses up at corporate branding once they have some beef with it? like BP and the national portrait gallery suddenly becoming an issue to protest about. i guess this means that people are fine with it, as long as they can complain about it and claim the moral high-ground.

When Ken gets back in will they paint them red?

Santander Red?

Let's just be thankful they aren't sponsored by My Little Pony.

i wish!
i'd totally use them then.

Tit for tat, fairplay. Culture = corporate culture + traditional culture.

Why not vent your frustrations by seeking more informed choices as mentioned above, or by ceasing your own contribution to our beautiful system of signifiers (thereby eliminating your own understanding of and contribution towards "the machine").

There are many similarities between a corporation's hunger for growth via visibility and any average human seeking social connections, it's very easy to be angry at the rich, gregarious twat in the corner being worshipped and adored, but c'est la vie... find solace and enjoy the richness of an alternative lifestyle/standpoint.

...says the graphic designer?

This thread reminds me... where are the LFGSS shirts?

When Ken gets back in will they paint them red?

he won't need to. THE RIVERS OF BLOOD running down the streets will see to that.

I'm going to merge this thread with the main cuper sycle wigh hays thread. Post 'em if ya got 'em and don't sook when they disappear..

Nice

They're such bastards arent they?

They gave loads of money for cycle lane paint works - the inhumanity of it.

They gave loads of money to get a massive public bike hire scheme up and running - the fascists.

When will the injustice ever end?

Fucks sake. First world gripes. Makes me cringe.

I do see your point. Particularly 'First world gripes' - I mean I have a roof over my head, food on my table and my legs aren't blown off by landmines. I spent 15 years of my life in Africa so I do actually appreciate that.

But there is a direct link between how fucked the third world is and banks like Barclays. Try Googling 'Barclays Apartheid' for example.

But no, they're really kind great guys who all work in soup kitchens! And thanks for the shit cycle lanes that don't work!

I accept corporate culture + trad culture = culture.

All I'm saying is the branding thing has gone too far and that no one seems to give a shit as long as they 'get something' from it.

Money makes the world go round, stop crying FFS and get on your bike. Unless you'd rather pay £120 a month to use the tube...

I'd rather have the trains on the streets and an underground network of smooth asphalt for bikes, with skylights and a petting zoo.

My friend also told me that Chairman Marcus Agius works evenings in a cat rescue centre making poorly kittens better.

I read in The Guardian that Max Clifford gives away Calpol to schoolchildren on Bank Holidays.

...says the graphic designer?

I've been pretty vocal in the past about why I'm not very apathetic when it comes to corporate-bashing. I just thought it might give the OP an alternative to gripes... we are all part of the machine, you can find human nature in every aspect of life, first world gripes, do something about it, there are no shortcuts, moan, moan, yawn, etc.

All I'm saying is the branding thing has gone too far and that no one seems to give a shit as long as they 'get something' from it.

Branding has not gone nearly far enough in my opinion, the funny thing is that the majority are in shock and awe about it... we brand ourselves and align our perceptions as we see fit everyday, but as soon as a large corporation tries the same tricks we shout "where's the humanity".

Fair play Jono. I suppose my feeling is that the 'Public Realm' is being fucked over every day by the barrage of marketing imagery and that this is deeply corrosive culturally, not to mention ugly in the extreme.

...says the (as yet unqualified) architect.