Comments on: Batman arrests burglary suspect

By: userw014

userw014 — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 12:36:00 +0000

Why is the only successful “Batman” in England?

Is this another situation where the US of A’s educational system has left us behind?

By: Peter Freeman

Peter Freeman — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 11:54:00 +0000

Unfortunately, the reality is not as dramatic as the facts now they come out.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-21668307

By: dr

dr — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 05:41:00 +0000

I like Bradford. And I live in Hawaii.

By: Antinous / Moderator

Antinous / Moderator — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 22:01:00 +0000

Never heard of Chang Apana?

One night in Honolulu, with no backup and armed only with his bullwhip, Apana arrested 40 gamblers, whom he then lined up and marched back to the police station.

By: MarlboroTestMonkey7

MarlboroTestMonkey7 — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 19:23:00 +0000

C’mon, if Batman had to make a visit to curb criminals its surely a art deco-ed hell hole.

By: Stooge

Stooge — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 18:55:00 +0000

You forgot to mention that Bradford is the world’s only UNESCO City of Film: who knew all those CCTV cameras would count, eh?

By: Art

Art — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 17:35:00 +0000

Sounds accurate.

By: A Viescas

A Viescas — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 17:20:00 +0000

My uneducated guess: overzealous compression algorithms due to storage concerns

By: Narmitaj

Narmitaj — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 17:05:00 +0000

I must protest. OK, it’s not the most beauteous city in the world, but Bradford is the home of the National Media Museum (formerly the Museum of Photography, Film and Television, site of the first IMAX in Britain) and part of the national Science Museum Group.

It’s also the location of the world’s oldest (continuously-operating pub-based) folk club, The Topic, which has been going weekly (barring some weeks off for Xmas and New Year) since before the Suez Crisis (1956); I look after the website.

For sf types, Eastercon 2013 (Eight Squared Con) is in Bradford this year. Finally, there’s good walking countryside not far out of town.

Also finally, Bradford is Britain’s Curry Capital winner for 2012. Yay!

I see Wells is also on the Telegraph’s list… that’s a few miles from where I live and is a perfectly innocuous little town that is a city due to its well-regarded cathedral… it has surrounding fine old buildings, nestles up against the Mendip Hills and is only a few miles from the legendary Glastonbury Festival. One problem for Wells is that it doesn’t have a railway station.

Anyway, it’s fine for locals. Edgar Wright is from Wells, and shot Hot Fuzz in its streets and shops.

By: DreamboatSkanky

DreamboatSkanky — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 16:58:00 +0000

But how does he fare against England’s criminal mastermind…The Naked Rambler!!!

By: RobsWriting

RobsWriting — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 16:53:00 +0000

I’d love to know how he was able to force the suspect to accompany him to the police station without a weapon. Either that pudgy dude has some mad ninja skills or the thief was sick of running and went along quietly.

By: GawainLavers

GawainLavers — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 16:15:00 +0000

So impressed that he went with the classic costume.

By: Art

Art — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:38:00 +0000

It’s 2013. Nine year olds have phone cameras that take highres 8MP stills.

So why is it that CCTV camera stills always look like they were shot with a 1963 Kodak Instamatic?

By: Romeo Vitelli

Romeo Vitelli — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:30:00 +0000

You’d think a billionaire superhero could afford something that actually fits.

By: oasisob1

oasisob1 — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:20:00 +0000

Instead, he should have made the trip to Keswick to visit the Pencil Museum, and toured the town’s many wonderful shops afterwards (they seem to be split evenly into cafés, outdoor shops and women’s clothing – the perfect shopping day for any couple).

By: WaferMouse

WaferMouse — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:06:00 +0000

Everyone knows that’s not Batman, it’s Delboy! Our folk hero! http://www.anorak.co.uk/329868/technology/how-a-joke-about-nbc-and-stupid-americans-went-viral-on-twitter.html/

By: Rob Beschizza

Rob Beschizza — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 14:24:00 +0000

“Did you enjoy your vacation, Mr. Wayne?”

“Of course, Alfred. Perhaps next time you will join me.”

“Not likely, sir. I understand Bradford is England’s worst city for tourists, bar none.”

“I was bored of London.”