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Old Apr 6th 2004 | 3:58 am
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We all know the flying car just isn't going to happen, but what about one of these? http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/04...he_sea_starts/

I want one now!
 
Old Apr 6th 2004 | 4:11 am
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Forgot to attach the pic
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OMG they promised me they wouldn't publish that photo without my consent
 
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Are you the Starfish or one of the other fish?
 
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I put money on you replying to that.

Get a bit predictable

Guess???
 
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Originally posted by debio
I put money on you replying to that.

Get a bit predictable

Guess???
Your the clown fish, right?
 
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oh you devil you!!
How did you know?
 
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Originally posted by debio
oh you devil you!!
How did you know?
Its got dodgy lip stick on

Try a brown colour
 
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i don't do lipstick-iprefer a glossy pout

you must be looking at the wrong fish jack
 
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Originally posted by debio
i don't do lipstick-iprefer a glossy pout

you must be looking at the wrong fish jack
Thats a pity. She looked gorgeous

You need a haircut
 
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How do you know?

Oh i forgot your 'watching always watching'-right!
 
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Originally posted by JimInSomerset
We all know the flying car just isn't going to happen, but what about one of these? http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/04...he_sea_starts/

I want one now!
LOL!! Would be pretty useless in alot of Moreton Bay though Jim, it looks deeper than some of the water out there .

Scuba-Dooers do not have to bother with an uncomfortable mask or mouthpiece. Instead, their head is encased in an air-tight chamber with a wide, see-through viewing area.
There is something about the image that that conjures up that is just scary :scared: . (Just look at the pic of her, you'll see what I mean )
 
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Originally posted by JimInSomerset
We all know the flying car just isn't going to happen, but what about one of these? http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/04...he_sea_starts/

I want one now!
I think they have a couple of them down the Gold Coast ( belonging to sea world I think) - They featured them on Coast watch a while back, or creek to creek , can't remember which one.

They're good for spotting the turds and plastic rubbish in Moreton bay

Never mind those - I want one of those aqua cars .. just pull up and drive into the water ( they have the bus version in the GC) .. but I want the car


Next: Hybrid Car (Brit invention I believe)

FAST AND AMPHIBIOUS
Inventor: Gibbs Aquada

If you're wondering what to get James Bond for Christmas this year, read on. The Gibbs Aquada looks like a sporty roadster, but drive it into a suitable body of water, press a button and in 12 seconds flat its wheels tuck gracefully under its body, and you're boating, not driving. The Gibbs Aquada can do 100 m.p.h. on land and a cool 30 m.p.h. afloat, powered by a proprietary jet-propulsion system that generates nearly a ton of thrust. If you're not superspy material, don't worry: the Aquada comes with special sensors that keep it from accidentally transforming itself at embarrassing moments�say, when you're cruising along on dry land.

(it will only cost you 150,000 pounds .. I'll have two, or go on then get me three)
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Originally posted by MrsDagboy
LOL!! Would be pretty useless in alot of Moreton Bay though Jim, it looks deeper than some of the water out there .



There is something about the image that that conjures up that is just scary :scared: . (Just look at the pic of her, you'll see what I mean )
Oh damn! Maybe I could use it in the river?

About the pic - very 60s naff it seems to me. Perhaps going for the Bond image?

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