dipbeneaththelasers ( @dipbeneaththelasers@kbin.social ) 57•11 months agoFor anyone wondering like me:
A Tannoy is a system of loudspeakers used to make public announcements, for example at a fair or at a sports stadium. [British, trademark]regional note: in AM, use public address system.
dm_me_your_boobs ( @dm_me_your_boobs@lemm.ee ) 12•11 months agoI definitely googled it before coming to the contents. You’re awesome.
Hadriscus ( @Hadriscus@lemm.ee ) 37•11 months agoA few years ago in Paris I was waiting for my train to Marseille and the announcer was rambling about our destination like he were paid to advertise it. “Marseille ! its cicadas ! its legendary sunny weather ! the smiles on people’s faces !” after a while he seemed to run out of things to list so he went on with random stuff “its horses ! the ladies’ perfume !” I had a good laugh
Kilgore Trout ( @kilgore_trout@feddit.it ) 36•11 months agoThe funniest announcement in my railway station has been: “The train xxxxx coming from y and directed to z has been canceled because someone stole the electrical cables on the line”.
Funny only since it wasn’t my train.
worfamerryman ( @worfamerryman@beehaw.org ) English19•11 months agoI’m surprised his bosses allow it. It seems that everyone is expected to act like a robot in their jobs.
TheEmpireStrikesDak ( @DakRalter@thelemmy.club ) 9•11 months agoOnce at, it was either Oxford Circus or Piccadilly, the announcer was doing the announcements in a Dalek voice. “Be careful on the escalaaaaator!”
DNOS ( @DNOS@reddthat.com ) 17•11 months agoWhat magicial land di you live in where u can understand shit when they talk …
Asymptote ( @Asymptote@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) 5•11 months ago DNOS ( @DNOS@reddthat.com ) 2•11 months agoI laughed so hard 😂
Asymptote ( @Asymptote@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) 2•11 months agoA rarity with SNL these days… But it’s old 🙂
youngalfred ( @youngalfred@lemm.ee ) 16•11 months agoRemind me of a time where the announcer called the three-car train arriving ‘petite’.
Got to have fun where you can!
sam ( @buffalobuffalo@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) English11•11 months agowhy does this post sound British
kkard2 ( @kkard2@lemmy.ml ) English7•11 months agowhy do i understand this
even tho it doesn’t make sense, he sounds too happy for a british person
machinaeZER0 ( @machinaeZER0@lemm.ee ) English8•11 months agoA few weeks ago I got on the train home and whoever had control of the intercom (not the guy at the front, though he was having a grand time) proceeded to yell a bunch of stuff about anime (mostly names) during the time when they normally say to hit the button to request street level stops. I will always wonder who that hero was, it totally made my day.
Blastasaurus ( @Blastasaurus@lemm.ee ) 7•11 months agoI bought a vehicle when the pandemic hit, but the last time I took a public transit train we had hometown boy Seth Rogan doing the announcements.
s20 ( @s20@lemmy.ml ) 7•11 months agoI want to go to there…