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Graeme Ogg
Graeme Ogg
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Joined: Dec 9, 2020
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RE: Door Mats.

Well, yes, but since we don't use coal any more it has been "intelligently re-purposed" as a Yuletide Vocalist Sequestration and Humane Disposal Facil...

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RE: Door Mats.

Ah, yes, "Welcome" doormats. Not just amusing and decorative but also functional (given a little ingenuity) Message - "Feel free to drop in any ...

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RE: McDonalds Visit.

Well, you know, David, the superb efficiency of McDonald's service depends on a well-planned and carefully defined menu system, and you really shouldn...

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RE: If they made a 1:43 model of my car

Gee whiz. As the drunk said when he walked into a pole "I can't quite get my head round this". But I would still be interested to read how far yo...

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RE: Mopar at the Red Barns @ The Gilmore Car Museum-2016

Goodness knows why they went for a Buick-style "toothy" grille for that one year. It really doesn't suit. Previous and future grilles were much subtle...

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RE: If they made a 1:43 model of my car

I am but a simple peasant and live in the Dark Ages, with a deep mistrust of many aspects of invasive AI or letting it anywhere near my PC (I even add...

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RE: Burger Wars.

Well, that is perhaps being a little simplistic, but I'll let it pass and will move on to contemplating the range and complexity of scales larger than...

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RE: Burger Wars.

Or vice-versa. I've never figured out the definitive answer.

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RE: Burger Wars.

Is the 1/18th car smaller or larger than the 1/16th? Well, a bit of a tricky one there, Tony. I have a 1/18 MGB and a 1/16 1977 Chevy Caprice and th...

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RE: Burger Wars.

Well, I hate to sound smug, but I am a product of the highly superior British education system and feel capable of dealing with all the above question...

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RE: Simple pleasures are still to be found

Books? BOOKS? What on earth are you talking about, man? Oh . . . oh damn! Yes. Another trip to the charity shop in the morning, I guess. Might pick up...

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RE: Poll: Which '64? (9/9/2025)

Not my favourite year for the styling of either of these cars, but the Mercury has too many "pointy" bits for my taste, and the brightwork and bumpers...

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RE: Trying to create a new password.

I sold him it a while back. All part of the service.

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RE: Euphemisms

Funny. But my inner pedant doesn't think they are euphemisms. Aphorisms, maybe?

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