Man gives Brighton Google car the two finger salute (From The Argus)
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Man gives Brighton Google car the two finger salute
1:00pm Thursday 24th February 2011 in News By Neil Vowles
Man gives Brighton Google car the two finger salute
If you're a Google car driver on Sussex’s streets, you’d better grow a thick skin.
First The Argus revealed how an unknown builder had seemingly given a camera car taking pictures for Google Street View a one-fingered salute while working in Powis Villas, Brighton.
Now another workman has been spotted throwing rude shapes at the passing car.
The Street View image of Palmeira Square, Hove clearly shows a tattooed man flicking a cheeky V sign with both hands behind his back.
The man, who we managed to track down, claimed he was just being a “naughty schoolboy”.
The cleaner, who said he didn’t want to give his name, added: “To be honest, I can’t even remember doing it.
“I was just being a bit of a naughty schoolboy.
“It’s a bit like wet paint, you shouldn’t touch it but it’s sort of instinctive.
“I’m not one of these lefties who think Google shouldn’t be doing this; I think Street View is pretty useful.”
The picture of the gesturing cleaner was flagged up by Chris Whittle.
Comments(12)
Wiggsy
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1:25pm Thu 24 Feb 11
chipmunk77 wrote:If you 'have a life' why did you feel the need to comment?
And this is honestly classed as "newsworthy"? Some people need to get a life! I have one!
dhamallamafarmer
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1:39pm Thu 24 Feb 11
Wiggsy wrote:An effort to get the paper to write some real news stories which will enrich his, your, and everybody else's life perhaps?
chipmunk77 wrote:If you 'have a life' why did you feel the need to comment?
And this is honestly classed as "newsworthy"? Some people need to get a life! I have one!
UglyAmerican
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2:47pm Thu 24 Feb 11
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As you are obviously paying someone to go street surfing on Google to find pictures of people "at their best", I'd like to submit my CV for your review. I have extensive experience wasting time surfing the internet and street surfing in various places. My extensive time wasting capabilities ensure that you can expand your Google Streets articles beyond Brighton and Hove. I would immediately expand to neighboring Portslade, Shoreham, Worthing and the 'Deans.
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Just think of the massive volume of articles I could generate, with such scintillating titles as "Person gestures obscurely at Google van", or "Parking Warden seen ticketing illegally parked wheelchair on Google Street View", or "Argus employees seen vacating bankrupt newspaper building on Google Streets".
Granny
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2:56pm Thu 24 Feb 11
Gerard Scrawse
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3:23pm Thu 24 Feb 11
The Argus was absolutely right to remind us all of how much improvement there is still to be made.
General Dreedle
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7:53pm Thu 24 Feb 11
Don't miss out - order your copy of the Argus now!
brightonandproud
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8:12pm Thu 24 Feb 11
your just all jealous you didnt get on google maps!! haha..
Ale Merry
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11:35am Fri 25 Feb 11
Ashles
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1:07pm Fri 25 Feb 11
Tye
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4:51pm Sun 27 Feb 11
Aunt Dess
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11:53pm Tue 22 Mar 11
chipmunk77 says...
1:11pm Thu 24 Feb 11
Some people need to get a life! I have one!