{"id":800,"date":"2008-02-24T20:06:44","date_gmt":"2008-02-24T20:06:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/UnhinderedByTalent.com\/Phi\/archives\/2008\/02\/24\/the-things-you-learn-on-the-tube\/"},"modified":"2008-02-24T20:06:44","modified_gmt":"2008-02-24T20:06:44","slug":"the-things-you-learn-on-the-tube","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/UnhinderedByTalent.com\/Phi\/archives\/2008\/02\/24\/the-things-you-learn-on-the-tube\/","title":{"rendered":"The things you learn on the Tube"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/nicmcphee\/2279482877\/\" title=\"The things you learn on the Tube by Unhindered by Talent, on Flickr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2254\/2279482877_4a4e39bc9f.jpg?w=450\" alt=\"The things you learn on the Tube\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After a long day of being <a href=\"http:\/\/unhinderedbytalent.com\/Phi\/archives\/2008\/02\/15\/darwin-dinosaurs-and-flesh-eating-beetles\/\">cultural and scientific in London with Kildegaards<\/a> a few weeks ago, we got on the Tube back to Liverpool Street and the train back to Colchester.  Looking across into the next car on the Underground, I was surprised to learn that a volcano was expected to erupt in Rome!<\/p>\n<p>Turns out it&#8217;s a reference to a rugby player in an international match.  And here I thought it was gonna be Pompeii all over again, but with more automobiles.<\/p>\n\n\t<div class=\"st-post-tags \">\n\tTags: <a href=\"https:\/\/UnhinderedByTalent.com\/Phi\/archives\/tag\/friends\/\" title=\"Friends\">Friends<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/UnhinderedByTalent.com\/Phi\/archives\/tag\/london\/\" title=\"London\">London<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/UnhinderedByTalent.com\/Phi\/archives\/tag\/london-underground\/\" title=\"London Underground\">London Underground<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/UnhinderedByTalent.com\/Phi\/archives\/tag\/my-photography\/\" title=\"my photography\">my photography<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/UnhinderedByTalent.com\/Phi\/archives\/tag\/news\/\" title=\"news\">news<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/UnhinderedByTalent.com\/Phi\/archives\/tag\/public-transport\/\" title=\"public transport\">public transport<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/UnhinderedByTalent.com\/Phi\/archives\/tag\/sabbatical\/\" title=\"Sabbatical\">Sabbatical<\/a><br \/><\/div>\n\n\n\t<h4>Related posts<\/h4>\n\t<ul class=\"st-related-posts\">\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/UnhinderedByTalent.com\/Phi\/archives\/2008\/02\/15\/darwin-dinosaurs-and-flesh-eating-beetles\/\" title=\"Darwin, dinosaurs, and flesh-eating beetles! 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Looking across into the next car on the Underground, I was surprised to learn that a volcano was expected to erupt in Rome! &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/UnhinderedByTalent.com\/Phi\/archives\/2008\/02\/24\/the-things-you-learn-on-the-tube\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;The things you learn on the Tube&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0},"categories":[11,25,14,20,19],"tags":[877,174,144,65,222,42,875],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p90sy-cU","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":734,"url":"https:\/\/UnhinderedByTalent.com\/Phi\/archives\/2007\/12\/01\/a-reminder-for-american-tourists\/","url_meta":{"origin":800,"position":0},"title":"A reminder for American tourists","author":"Nic McPhee","date":"1 Dec 07","format":false,"excerpt":"Emma Clarke has been doing the official voice overs for the London Underground since 1999, and she has a page of spoofs she's recorded in her sillier moments. 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