tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750120863647373520.post9156608195380297225..comments2023-08-08T11:48:10.725+01:00Comments on swisslet: beep beep! beep beep! yeah!swisslethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16708248700851998044noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750120863647373520.post-61321714314774684382007-03-28T02:47:00.000+01:002007-03-28T02:47:00.000+01:00My very good friend Julia has a sea-foam green min...My very good friend Julia has a sea-foam green mini with white leather interior. Last summer, as luck would have it, my car was scheduled to be in the repair shop during the few weeks when Julia would be in Fiji. She allowed me to borrow it on one condition: I must obey the unspoken law of the obligatory "mini wave," in which all mini owners wave at one another in acknowledgement of their shared ideals.. She was right. The waves were present right off the bat.Samanthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15055518520916844387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750120863647373520.post-50637217826213102462007-03-27T20:37:00.000+01:002007-03-27T20:37:00.000+01:00You name boats, don't you, Bedshaped? And plan...You name boats, don't you, Bedshaped? And planes. <br><br>Cars should be named after<br>a) the saints day of their birth<br>b) a name formed from their number plate<br>c) a play on their model name.<br><br>So as Vinnie ticks both B and C, an excellent name. Unfortunately St Vincents day is 19 January, or you could have a triple whammyianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13462118851964861754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750120863647373520.post-10379332164251957182007-03-27T16:04:00.000+01:002007-03-27T16:04:00.000+01:00Over 4 years in the motor trade and I still never ...Over 4 years in the motor trade and I still never understood the whole 'naming' thing.bedshapedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02274452988546107908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750120863647373520.post-36561807630875674592007-03-27T12:01:00.000+01:002007-03-27T12:01:00.000+01:00Nice car, but I thought vehicles traditionally had...Nice car, but I thought vehicles traditionally had lady names?Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11858850210791504996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750120863647373520.post-19427569132262157982007-03-27T09:04:00.000+01:002007-03-27T09:04:00.000+01:00It looks ace, but I can't help of being remind...It looks ace, but I can't help of being reminded of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nLukRMsHRs" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">this episode of the Simpsons</a>.<br><br>heh heh heh.LBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234702470107953581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750120863647373520.post-45994238806535149672007-03-27T08:17:00.000+01:002007-03-27T08:17:00.000+01:00I can hardly call it Dave though, can I?I can hardly call it Dave though, can I?swisslethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16708248700851998044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750120863647373520.post-79626922641373532652007-03-27T08:05:00.000+01:002007-03-27T08:05:00.000+01:00Nice wheels...You're not going to win the girl...Nice wheels...<br><br>You're not going to win the girl car/boy car argument if you call it Vynnie though! ;-)Stefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16723338929365683113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750120863647373520.post-86056853611975347002007-03-27T00:14:00.000+01:002007-03-27T00:14:00.000+01:00Gah! If you'd waited til next week, you could ...Gah! If you'd waited til next week, you could have got an extra month of tax. Another good reason to pick up a car on the first of the month!ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13462118851964861754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750120863647373520.post-61392011158787380632007-03-26T23:39:00.000+01:002007-03-26T23:39:00.000+01:00Nice choice of wheels and in the right colour if y...Nice choice of wheels and in the right colour if you don't mind me saying so.<br><br>My old-style mini (my first car) was best described as 'Walkers Cheese And Onion Packet Blue' which led to the logical (in my mind) name of 'Max.'<br><br>You see, one of the Blue Meanies in 'Yellow Submarine' was called Max, and I had a... um... blue Mini. It made sense to me, anyway.<br><br>Hope all is well with your Dad (I tried to comment ages ago but Blogger was being an arse). The holiday sounds great.<br><br>(Go easy with me on the Glastonbury thing BTW - to be honest you may win with a defence of 'It's great!')Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08181720545813261578noreply@blogger.com