Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2018/03/15/britons-struggle-to-walk-up-ic.html
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Living in the Northeastern US, I sympathize!
I suppose that they don’t get ice often enough to be equipped for it? This time of year, I pretty much have a pair of Microspikes or Hillsounds in my backpack all the time, With spikes on, I’d cruise right up that.
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i wonder what’s so great about the top of that hill?
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Apparently it involves a deal with God.
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Took a whole lot of tr-y-in’, just to get up that hill!
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Pesonal Sisyphus Syndrome
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How can we be sure they’re not just trying out for a Japanese game show?
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Oblig.
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it reminded me of this too!
Mute and maximise the left-hand vid.
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They’ve made the rookie mistake of walking the wrong way on one way ice. No excuse for it, it’s clearly signposted.
My favourite walking-uphill-failure video is:
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Micro Spikes! The cold weather backpackers friend… and I suppose, the city dweller’s ice laden street companion.
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Is the fact that it’s Swanage part of the joke? I don’t get it.
Who are the Britons?
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Totally needs Bolero, excellent!
wondering what lizzie yarnold would say
The people who didn’t vote for Author?
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Swanage? Sounds like fake news, probably ice walking actors.
ISWYDT
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Reminds me of…
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