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Old Jan 30th 2007, 3:04 pm
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Originally Posted by dbd33
That's a bit tacky if you ask me. We know he has a big one. We know he thinks it's the best one. Does he have to flaunt it?
I expect he will be putting polished alloys on it soon and maybe a supercharger for good measure.
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I expect he will be putting polished alloys on it soon and maybe a supercharger for good measure.
Or upgrading to this...
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Old Jan 30th 2007, 3:17 pm
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Originally Posted by dbd33
If that's the price, are you sure it's worth moving?
'Canada Oh Canada', I heard it being sung on South Park a few days ago by those farty Canadian, guys what's there names? Anyway it made me think of the joy and wonder that is...Canada, and I looked at my Jag, and it looked at me, I tapped it on the bonnet/hood, she seemed...well...so sad...I turned to go...glanced back at her one more time...and walked off...into the future....and fell over the bloody cat
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Or upgrading to this...
Hey wow! F%^&k the Jag, I want one of these!!
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Originally Posted by Souvenir
The bloke living opposite me spends more time preening his Lexus SUV than he does with his wife. I don't think he's a car fanatic as such; I'm certainly not. However, I reckon we'd both agree that the SUV has more sex-appeal than his missus.
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Hey wow! F%^&k the Jag, I want one of these!!
http://www.v8snowblowers.com/
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Originally Posted by steve666
I tapped it on the bonnet/hood, she seemed...well...so sad...I turned to go...glanced back at her one more time...and walked off...into the future....and fell over the bloody cat

I relate very well to that, and I feel for you - but you also made me at the end! Classic
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Fantastic. I want one too, i could take the kids to school on it.
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Default Re: What will you most miss about the UK

Theres a bit of a pattern emerging here of TOO many people missing curry and footie. !!!!

I'm getting this image that Canada is soon to be inundated with round stomached, shaven headed, Man Utd shirt wearing Brits with curry stains all down their fronts !!!!

Pls tell me this isn't the case. !!!
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Default Re: What will you most miss about the UK

Originally Posted by R2D2

Pls tell me this isn't the case. !!!
Its OK....they wont necessarily all be Man U shirts.....


On a serious note, there is plenty of footy to play, and plenty to see on TV, but if you are used to going to watch in person, then you had better learn to substitute with something else, like hockey for example.
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Theres a bit of a pattern emerging here of TOO many people missing curry and footie. !!!!

I'm getting this image that Canada is soon to be inundated with round stomached, shaven headed, Man Utd shirt wearing Brits with curry stains all down their fronts !!!!

Pls tell me this isn't the case. !!!
Jaycee wears a City shirt.
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Default Re: What will you most miss about the UK

Originally Posted by dbd33
That's a bit tacky if you ask me. We know he has a big one. We know he thinks it's the best one. Does he have to flaunt it?

There speaks the man shopping for a tractor (& presumably pto driven snowblower as well).
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Originally Posted by Atlantic Xpat
There speaks the man shopping for a tractor (& presumably pto driven snowblower as well).
I've been persuaded away from the blower, the current thinking is that having to drive backwards is too awkward and we'll just get a blade. Still, there are a lot more tractor and implement packages to consider; this isn't something one can choose on a whim, not like a car.
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Old Jan 30th 2007, 4:00 pm
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Default Re: What will you most miss about the UK

we will miss

proper beer/ country pubs

edinburgh traffic not!!

marmite

real tea

the festival and tattoo
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Default Re: What will you most miss about the UK

Originally Posted by bratpack
we will miss

proper beer/ country pubs

edinburgh traffic not!!

marmite

real tea

the festival and tattoo
You can get Marmite and Real Tea. (at a premium I admit)

As for festivals and tattoos? Well here in Calgary there'e plenty of festivals and every second woman seems to have a tat somewhere.
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