JoelP
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| posted on 18/3/04 at 07:11 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by stephen_gusterson
Columbo watcher, slightly over weight, but not by much, becoming less of a Labour supporter by the day (wouldnt be a republican) anti gun, anti
smoking kit car builder.
Hey! Thats nearly me! cept im not overweight...
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 18/3/04 at 07:12 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by JoelP
quote:
Originally posted by stephen_gusterson
Columbo watcher, slightly over weight, but not by much, becoming less of a Labour supporter by the day (wouldnt be a republican) anti gun, anti
smoking kit car builder.
Im only talking a stone (6kg or 14lb of you dont understand old money)
atb
steve
Hey! Thats nearly me! cept im not overweight...
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Alan B
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| posted on 18/3/04 at 07:49 PM |
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Steve....the VAST majority of people I know here are not gun owners...and those that are have them for hunting purposes...
I totally agree they should be harder to get and not an automatic privelige.
Food...erm...I quite like hot dogs and meatloaf, but agree that except for breakfast McDs is pretty shite...
Funny, anyone I know here who says UK food is shite quotes cockles, mussles, tripe, eels, liver, kidney....and I agree IMO those things are REALLY
shite....
I tell them they should try some good old proper English food, like a chicken Tandoori, or a beef vindaloo...
And, as I've said before to anyone visiting Florida my kettle is always on, workshop open, and beer waiting....
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Alan B
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| posted on 18/3/04 at 08:02 PM |
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OK...now after my defence of the US, now my gripes...
<rant>
Sport....
Other than baseball, which is excellent, the rest is total f*****g rubbish....
Football, a game where your feet virtually never touch the ball...you score touchdowns were you don't actually touch the ball down.....how
anyone can excited about it is totally beyond me...
Basketball...utter garbage...how can anything with a score of 120 v 88 be exciting...there's a basket like every 10 seconds...and if you
aren't 6'8" you have little chance....
Hockey...now it could be my eyes..but how the hell do you see anything happening????
NASCAR.....no please don't get me started on this crap...this racing is for stock cars...is it bollocks.....no cars here have carbs...they are
nearly all OHC FWD V6's NOT pushrod RWD V8's....that's really stock....NOT.......even Toyota are having to design a pushrod V8 just
so they can compete....
</rant>
But yeah, other than that I love it here...
And yes, I acknowledge that F1 is pretty crappy right now too...
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sgraber
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| posted on 18/3/04 at 08:04 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Alan B
And, as I've said before to anyone visiting Florida my kettle is always on, workshop open, and beer waiting....
Me on the utherhaind, uhh duhh. <buck-tooth look> Any of yew chicken-livered FOR'NEIRS wunna show up at my doorstep, uh- lemme put down
this fried chicken. ... Ah said-- any of yews for'neirs try un shew up hear, Ah'll shoot U full of holes n' run yew over with my
SUV. Ah said Ah said....
Graber
Steve Graber
http://www.grabercars.com/
"Quickness through lightness"
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 18/3/04 at 08:06 PM |
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all agreed
what is it that mcdonals dont do the egg burger things all day?
Id have one of those all the time
doofusses
atb
steve
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macspeedy
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| posted on 18/3/04 at 08:28 PM |
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that new big tasty is great, a proper sized burger
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The Shootist
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 posted on 18/3/04 at 08:29 PM |
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Do we believe?
"Do amercans (as I have read many times) REALLY believe that you MUST own a gun, to protect yourself against the over powerful state machine?
Like I can just imagine us in the UK needing guns to get rid of labour cos there are too many speed cameras.... (no - wait a minute....) "
The gun owner that I know, feel that me should have the right to own guns so we hopefully won't NEED to protect ourselves from an opressive
government.
I for one would love to have some recipes for Britt, Scott, Irish foods. (Hint Hint)
If anyone from across the pond wanted to visit my area (semi-touristy), I would be glad to arange a little trip to one of the local public shooting
areas, just so you can see we're not all Rambo/Dirty Harry. I've never shot anything bigger than a Squirrel.
I'm "Mostly Harmless"
Also a stupid question refering to an English movie? In Bend it Like Beckham, the Indian girls Dad works at Heathrow, and wears some sort of uniform.
Any idea what his job was?
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Alan B
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| posted on 18/3/04 at 08:51 PM |
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Bend it....
Someone wil answer better I'm sure, but I'd guess he was a customs officer or something like that at the airport.
Good movie BTW, I loved it......
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Alan B
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| posted on 18/3/04 at 08:55 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by The ShootistIf anyone from across the pond wanted to visit my area (semi-touristy)
Where, roughly?
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The Shootist
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 posted on 18/3/04 at 09:06 PM |
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Location
Chattanooga, TN ... located in the tri-state area where Tennessee, Georgia, and Alabama meet.
Straight up I-75 for you Alan.
I've got a Grandmother on the Florida coast at Mims (Space Coast area). Where in FLA are you?
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Alan B
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| posted on 18/3/04 at 09:44 PM |
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Yeah, I know Chattanooga....very pretty...didn't stop though, just passed through heading north....
I'm about 1 hour south of Mims, about 4 miles off I-95...
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JoelP
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| posted on 18/3/04 at 09:55 PM |
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im off on a tour of america one day, always wanted to go. maybe visit all the states just for a variety! or import my next car and go on tour big
time!!!
then again, england may only be a small place but theres so much squeezed in, i love it myself. Havent left these shores in many many years!
PS Steve! I did a geography project on phoenix once, what a bizzare place! flat as f*** and no water is all i remembered!
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 18/3/04 at 10:14 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by macspeedy
that new big tasty is great, a proper sized burger
I have had one on 3 occasions. Each time I felt id eaten a greaseball.
No homo jokes about hippy please, he's sensitive about these things
atb
steve
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 18/3/04 at 10:16 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by The Shootist
"Do amercans (as I have read many times) REALLY believe that you MUST own a gun, to protect yourself against the over powerful state machine?
Like I can just imagine us in the UK needing guns to get rid of labour cos there are too many speed cameras.... (no - wait a minute....) "
The gun owner that I know, feel that me should have the right to own guns so we hopefully won't NEED to protect ourselves from an opressive
government.
I for one would love to have some recipes for Britt, Scott, Irish foods. (Hint Hint)
If anyone from across the pond wanted to visit my area (semi-touristy), I would be glad to arange a little trip to one of the local public shooting
areas, just so you can see we're not all Rambo/Dirty Harry. I've never shot anything bigger than a Squirrel.
I'm "Mostly Harmless"
Also a stupid question refering to an English movie? In Bend it Like Beckham, the Indian girls Dad works at Heathrow, and wears some sort of uniform.
Any idea what his job was?
look up Yorkshire Pudding - easy to make and a great british delecacy - bit like american 'pigs in a blanket' - but no pigs.
I think that the dad was a customs officer.
The indian girl was cute.
what suprised me was how unhorny her mate was, seeing as she was the BABE in Pirates of the carribean!
I have been to Kenosha, Wisconsin about 8 times (dont bother!)
Newark NJ once
for a day
Denver for a day
Suyracuse for a day
5 trips, once for 3 weeks to LA and Cal.
A week in Las Vegas
atb
steve
[Edited on 18/3/04 by stephen_gusterson]
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macspeedy
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| posted on 18/3/04 at 10:18 PM |
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i could eat 2 on 1 occassion...
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 18/3/04 at 10:23 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by macspeedy
i could eat 2 on 1 occassion...
barf
done 2 b macs once - never again
anyway - too much sautated fat and WW points
atb
steve
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Alan B
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| posted on 18/3/04 at 10:25 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by JoelP......Steve! I did a geography project on phoenix once, what a bizzare place! flat as f*** ........
You failed I guess...?
The place is completely surrounded by moutains......very picturesque...
Now florida.......that IS flat......the area of England and Wales and a high spot of about 300 feet...
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sgraber
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| posted on 18/3/04 at 10:28 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by JoelP
PS Steve! I did a geography project on phoenix once, what a bizzare place! flat as f*** and no water is all i remembered!
AHA! One would THINK!...
But in reality there are numerous mountains dotting the lanscape of Phoenix, there is a significant water table underground (being used faster than it
is replenished unfortunately) and we have world-class skiing just 2 hours to the north where the mountain range peaks out at over 12,600 feet. In
fact... Arizona is one of the few places in the world where you can travel through 5 biomes in less than 2 hours! From Sub-Desert to above the
tree-line.
It's an awesome place to live. Plus there are lots of HOT chicks everywhere! The Fatties tend to live in the Mid-western states. California
and Arizona have lots of good looking people. (How's THAT for steroetyping! hehehehe
Graber
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 18/3/04 at 10:36 PM |
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I spent a day in LA once on the boulevard of Venice BEach.
I thought id died and gone to heaven.
It was right out of baywatch. Leggy babes just rollerblading around waiting to be discovered. It was totally unreal.
I stayed off muscle beach - just didnt seem fair to humble the regular guys and the girls would have been so dissapointed to know I could only stay
the day....
atb
steve 
[Edited on 18/3/04 by stephen_gusterson]
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James
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| posted on 19/3/04 at 12:47 AM |
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LOL!
That's real charitable of you Steve!
James
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timf
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| posted on 19/3/04 at 09:02 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by sgraber
I watch Benny Hill.... Am I thinking that your entire nation behaves like that?!Graber
steve you`ve met alan havent you
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GO
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| posted on 19/3/04 at 01:02 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by macspeedy
i could eat 2 on 1 occassion...
Try White Castle, now there's some burgers for ya...
20 (yes twenty!) steam cooked beef burgers, 5 bucks.
Been to the other side (of the pond) several times now. Live in BC (ok, so I know thats Canada) for almost a year and then toured the west coast of
the states for about 6 weeks. Was fun. And I have to admit, I did meet some intelligent, pleasant Americans!
Amazing variety in the landscape, crossed the Rockies a couple times, through Death Valley, stopped in Vegas for a bit. Great times. Just a shame it
was a month before I was 21!
Went to Florida as a kid, all I remember is getting told off for sticking my hand in the water when we were in the everglades on one of those air boat
thingies (you, Gentle Ben stylee).
Chicago and Boston I liked as well, Boston more.
What did amuse me though were the tiny hick towns ('scuse the expression). They're great, you're on the road in the middle of
nowhere and you see this sign, InbredsVille, population 15. No kidding. Ok, so the name I invented. Man, how do you live in a place like that??
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Alan B
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| posted on 19/3/04 at 01:28 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by timf
quote:
Originally posted by sgraber
I watch Benny Hill.... Am I thinking that your entire nation behaves like that?!Graber
steve you`ve met alan havent you
ROTFLMAO...
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Alan B
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| posted on 19/3/04 at 01:37 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by GO
Try White Castle, now there's some burgers for ya...
20 (yes twenty!) steam cooked beef burgers, 5 bucks.
Yep, seen ones like that..Krystal burgers...absolutely minute (very un American) but pretty tasty too...
quote:
Originally posted by GO
What did amuse me though were the tiny hick towns ('scuse the expression). They're great, you're on the road in the middle of
nowhere and you see this sign, InbredsVille, population 15. No kidding. Ok, so the name I invented. Man, how do you live in a place like that??
Yeah we have a few like that near here....
Keenansville, Holopaw and Yeehaw Junction spring to mind...probably 100 population between them...
Speaking of airboats...my local bar (which is pretty good actually...50c draft beers* on Mondays..) often has copies of airboat monthly on the bar
to read..
*for 16oz pint rather than a UK 20 oz pint...still VERY cheap though..
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