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I mean the British bureaucracy has an extremely well chronicled tradition of Kafkaesque obstinacy and causing chaos via slavish adherence to rules that long pre

• andybak 8y ago
  (After finding out his home was scheduled for demolition and being told he'd had ample time to file a complaint) “But the plans were on display…” “On display? I eventually had to go down to the cellar to find them.” “That’s the display department.” “With a flashlight.” “Ah, well, the lights had probably gone.” “So had the stairs.” “But look, you found the notice, didn’t you?” “Yes,” said Arthur, “yes I did. It was on display in the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying ‘Beware of the Leopard.”
• aluren 8y ago
  "Arthur reached out for the bedside light, not expecting it to come on. To his surprise it did. This appealed to Arthur’s sense of logic. Since the Electricity Board cut him off without fail every time he paid his bill, it seemed only reasonable that they should leave him connected when he didn’t. Sending them money obviously only drew attention to yourself." -from So Long and Thanks for All the Fish
• js2 8y ago
  Also, Terry Gilliam's frustration with it boiled over into Brazil. https://youtu.be/nWbIxFKtTmE https://youtu.be/nWbIxFKtTmE