Britain shrinks in Virgin Trains viral

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Virgin Trains is heartily embracing juvenile humor to attract younger travelers. On a new Web site called Littler Britain, a series of comical short films plays around with the idea that the U.K. is “shrinking” due to faster train times. In the first (and so far, only) video, an enormous rooster terrorizes a town, as residents scream things like, “Get that cock away from me!” and “That’s the biggest cock I’ve ever seen!” Get it?

—Posted by Tim Nudd

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