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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...
Ah, yes, "Welcome" doormats. Not just amusing and decorative but also functional (given a little ingenuity) Message - "Feel free to drop in any ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Or vice-versa. I've never figured out the definitive answer.
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...
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...
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...
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...
I sold him it a while back. All part of the service.
Funny. But my inner pedant doesn't think they are euphemisms. Aphorisms, maybe?