[orp]

Fun fact about the UK. In order to get a license to drive a taxi in London, applicants need to pass an extensive test. Passing the test takes years of preparation and multiple attempts.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxicabs_of_the_United_Kingdom#...

[rhizome]

There's a documentary about that called "The Knowledge:"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYZcG2mY9Fs

[dublinben]

I bet you could write a bot that pastes that link any time a comment mentions UK and taxis in proximity.

[twic]

Just be grateful it's not the one about MRI showing black cab drivers have significantly enlarged hippocampi.

(for those not familiar with cerebral anatomy, the hippocampus is the part of the brain responsible for racism, swearing at cyclists, and tax evasion)