British humour in the US
Feb 8th 2006, 10:29 am
#76
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Re: British humour in the US
Originally Posted by Big D
...and as we all know Skoda was taken over by VW.... 
Feb 8th 2006, 10:30 am
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Re: British humour in the US
Originally Posted by gruffbrown
Sad really, I see MG finally went tits up a few months ago. Have you seen that Arial Atom that was on Top Gear?
Feb 8th 2006, 10:30 am
#78
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Re: British humour in the US
I Think the Ariel Square Four should come back...
way ahead of its time
way ahead of its time
Feb 8th 2006, 10:36 am
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Re: British humour in the US
Originally Posted by Bob
Who owns Lotus these days?
Anyway, there's a car company out in b'ham that's a Brit company, makes fast, but small little numbers, started out using motorbike engines, can't remember the name now though, but they weren't half fast..
Anyway, there's a car company out in b'ham that's a Brit company, makes fast, but small little numbers, started out using motorbike engines, can't remember the name now though, but they weren't half fast..
Reliant?
Feb 8th 2006, 10:42 am
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Re: British humour in the US
Originally Posted by Schnorbitz
Morgan?
Reliant?
Reliant?
and Lotus (Lots Of Trouble Usually Serious) owned by GM
Feb 8th 2006, 10:44 am
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Re: British humour in the US
Originally Posted by Big D
Morgan!
and Lotus (Lots Of Trouble Usually Serious) owned by GM
and Lotus (Lots Of Trouble Usually Serious) owned by GM
sorry thought you meant back in the day!!
There are a few doing the small pocket rockets - i know the one you mean - had 2 motorbike engines in it?
Feb 8th 2006, 10:45 am
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Re: British humour in the US
Originally Posted by Celtic_Angel
huh did the thread change topic??!! 
I think it's on to a third or fourth topic now. Most diverse thread ever perhaps? Now all we need is for someone to mention real bacon and sausage rolls.
Feb 8th 2006, 10:45 am
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Re: British humour in the US
Not sure i can be arsed to go through the whole thread - but how did we get from humour to british car makers of yesteryear?
Feb 8th 2006, 10:45 am
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Re: British humour in the US
Originally Posted by neil
I think it's on to a third or fourth topic now. Most diverse thread ever perhaps? Now all we need is for someone to mention real bacon and sausage rolls.
Has anyone got any real bacon or sausage rolls?
Feb 8th 2006, 10:47 am
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Re: British humour in the US
Originally Posted by Big D
Has anyone got any real bacon or sausage rolls?
Feb 8th 2006, 10:54 am
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Re: British humour in the US
Originally Posted by Big D
and Lotus (Lots Of Trouble Usually Serious) owned by GM
Feb 8th 2006, 10:56 am
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Re: British humour in the US
Originally Posted by Celtic_Angel
Barbara Streisand!!!!!!! I'd be star struck!! 
i reckon with most famous people i'd deliberatly ignore them /be nonchalant...Babs would NOT be one of them...Meryl Steep neither, Clint Eastward,...oh the list just goes on!
i reckon with most famous people i'd deliberatly ignore them /be nonchalant...Babs would NOT be one of them...Meryl Steep neither, Clint Eastward,...oh the list just goes on!
Feb 8th 2006, 10:57 am
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Re: British humour in the US
[QUOTE=neil]I think it's on to a third or fourth topic now. Most diverse thread ever perhaps? Now all we need is for someone to mention real bacon and sausage rolls.[/QUOT
reminiscent of any night sitting round the fire at the pub.....when did any of us start and end a conversation on the same subject.....
reminiscent of any night sitting round the fire at the pub.....when did any of us start and end a conversation on the same subject.....
Feb 8th 2006, 10:58 am
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Re: British humour in the US
Originally Posted by Big D
Has anyone got any real bacon or sausage rolls?
Feb 8th 2006, 11:00 am
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Re: British humour in the US
Originally Posted by nottsinCT
I had Sausage rolls from the Bronx they serve them with brown sauce to go.. yum yum 75c each Bargain..
Thats British humor for you!!!
