Caroline, from Brainy Films, writes:
“Does pressing the button at a pedestrian crossing actually *do* anything? This issue is explored in absolutely no detail in our latest cheapo comedy short “Julian”,
starring Liam Hourican and Cillian Ó Gairbhí.”
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Yep, called a “placebo button”. Same function as the indicator stalk on 5 – series BMW’s.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Placebo_button
Haha.
Do you know that Limmy sketch where he’s making the VCR change from 13:59 to 14:00. This reminds me of it.
Here it is.
(I just realised that sketch lasts exactly a minute, the longest it could possibly have lasted.)
Got a good laugh out of that
The old Rathkeale accent came out there at the end, Cillian.
Funny!
Funny + nice actoring.
Just jay-walk already ya feckin’ tourist !
And don’t get me started with those sexist men in lights! Where be the red and green women! It’s an outrage! Feckin’ tourists walking slow and no green women ! I’ve had enough, I’m sticking on Star Trek
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwF5sOxy_AY
Very Adam and Paul.
“Does pressing the button at a pedestrian crossing actually *do* anything? ” – This could be a question in the Leaving Certificate 2019 Philosophy paper. Candidates who answer the question as Gaeilge will earn 5 bonus points.
But in the meantime telephone 1850 751 851 and Talk to Joe Duffy.
The one opposite the gate of Leinster House Dawson Street works great funnily enough
The light is actually blue(shirt)!!!
very good.
That’s just a reworking of:
Bernard, Bernard, Bernard, Bernard, Bernard, Bernard, Bernard, Bernard, Bernard, Bernard, Bernard, Bernard.
The really annoying thing is that there ARE buttons that work almost immediately – at Supervalu in Kilmainham for example – but people just assume that it doesn’t so they don’t press it.
It does on the one on Kildare St. The lights change within two seconds of a button push