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Sun, 19 May 2013 19:25:04 +0100

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I just read your response to the okcupid guy and seriously, good on you because I remember something like this happening to me a long time ago and it bothered me but I couldn't place why and your message was the exact response I should have done haha

Sun, 19 May 2013 19:15:34 +0100

It boils my blood when men act as if we owe them something. I know that it’s silly to think we...

shedisenchants: shedisenchants: so every year after the juniors finish reading The Great Gatsby my...

Sun, 19 May 2013 17:48:36 +0100

shedisenchants: shedisenchants: so every year after the juniors finish reading The Great Gatsby my...

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Sat, 18 May 2013 22:15:31 +0100

fishingboatproceeds: #sass

Sat, 18 May 2013 21:59:40 +0100

fishingboatproceeds:

#sass

plot twist: nbc cancels itself

Wed, 15 May 2013 22:27:43 +0100

plot twist: nbc cancels itself

"DiCaprio and Mulligan, meanwhile, don’t seem like star-crossed lovers so much as a delusional man in..."

Mon, 13 May 2013 19:21:41 +0100

“DiCaprio and Mulligan, meanwhile, don’t seem like star-crossed lovers so much as a delusional...

fawun: People always think that when you sleep together,...

Mon, 13 May 2013 19:11:25 +0100

fawun:

People always think that when you sleep together, there’s always something that is happening in between the sheets and the bed. But let me tell you, It’s not always like that. The feeling of actually hugging each other until you fall asleep, the warmth of each other’s breath, and the total happiness in the morning when you wake up right beside him. Everything may sound too good to be true, but sometimes it takes a lot of responsibility and love to be able to be as wholesome as possible. Sleeping with your special someone is one of the most heartwarming experiences you’ll ever have. No nothing, simply hugging and smiling yourself to sleep.

Hahahahahaha.No.

Mon, 13 May 2013 19:09:59 +0100

Hahahahahaha.

No.

nevver: Message to a Graduate

Mon, 13 May 2013 19:08:49 +0100

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nevver:

Message to a Graduate

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Sun, 12 May 2013 22:02:15 +0100

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Tue, 07 May 2013 23:28:17 +0100

oldglasgow: Glasgow’s T.A.R.D.I.S.(s) I’m a terrible populist...

Sun, 05 May 2013 23:08:15 +0100

Botanic Gardens box.

Buchanan St box.

Cathedral St box.

Transport Museum box.

Wilson St box before the street was relaid.

Wilson St box after the street was relaid.

oldglasgow:

Glasgow’s T.A.R.D.I.S.(s)

I’m a terrible populist and because Tumblr is 90% fandom and 10% filth, I thought I’d take a look at one of Glasgow’s quirkier landmarks, its Tardises. To begin with there were more than 50 dotted around the city but in 1994, Strathclyde Police decided to get rid of them. Some were saved and retained as part of the city’s architectural legacy and you can still visit them today.

I have no doubt that you’re aware of the fictional function of the Police Public Call Box but its real world function was no less impressive in the days before two-way radios.

The first Police Public Call Box in Britain was erected in Glasgow in 1891 and you can see it in the first picture. It was a large hexagonal affair with a large gas lamp on top. It utilised new telephone technology and allowed the officers to keep in touch with the Central Police Station. The gas lamp could be remotely activated from the Station to attract the attention of officers on the beat in the area to instruct them to check in.

Subsequent boxes worked by the same principle but used electric light and were expanded to allow a small “police station” to be placed inside. This is the reason that the telephone- quite unlike any other call box- was placed on the outside. This ‘mini station’ usually contained incident books and first aid kits as well as wet weather gear for officers on patrol.

Until the 1960s, Glasgow’s Police Public Call Boxes were actually painted red and you can see that reflected in the ones which were in the Transport Museum and Wilson Street. Unfortunately the one in the Transport Museum was not moved to the Riverside and was taken back by the Civil Defence Trust.

The one on Wilson Street in the Merchant City was restored and painted blue when the street surface was relaid but you can see it before and after in the photos.

The Civil Defence Trust have taken steps to ensure that the ‘Glasgow Tardises’ are not modified beyond their trademarked design which will hopefully protect them from being turned into anything more than coffee kiosks and ice cream parlours (seriously).

Since 2005 Glasgow has had an entirely new design of Police call box. The 10ft chrome monoliths which stand in the city centre are a Police Public Call Box for a new generation but I wouldn’t expect them to travel in time and space.

Fancy going TARDIS spotting? Why not have a look at our interactive map to find their locations?

Check out more great stuff from Glasgow’s past on our Facebook page.

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Sun, 05 May 2013 00:07:40 +0100

termsofenragement: Corporate social media accounts just remind me of this: So, feel free to...

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Sun, 05 May 2013 00:02:48 +0100

teamgirlcomic:

To celebrate Free Comic Book Day, we’re giving away a 22 page sample of some of the stories from the first 6 issues of Team Girl Comic!

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Sat, 04 May 2013 23:58:42 +0100

ourvaluedcustomers:

HAPPY FREE COMIC BOOK DAY!

comiques: Aimless

Sat, 04 May 2013 23:55:31 +0100

comiques:

Aimless

"Of all the words of mice and men, the saddest are, ‘it might have been.’"

Wed, 01 May 2013 23:22:19 +0100

“Of all the words of mice and men, the saddest are, ‘it might have been.’” - Kurt...

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