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Larry

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• Oct 9, 2004

• #1

The other day, someone I had not met before said to me.

"I bet you drive a land rover"

Was it the wide brimmed hat, the camo jacket, or maybe the black under my
fingernails

--
Larry
Series 3 rust and holes

 

J

Judith

Guest

• Oct 9, 2004

• #2

On Sat, 9 Oct 2004 21:37:10 +0100, "Larry" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>"I bet you drive a land rover"
>
>Was it the wide brimmed hat, the camo jacket, or maybe the black under my
>fingernails

You'd just taken some loose change out of your pocket and it contained
three differently-sized washers and some rust.

 

T

Tim Hobbs

Guest

• Oct 9, 2004

• #3

On Sat, 9 Oct 2004 21:37:10 +0100, "Larry" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>The other day, someone I had not met before said to me.
>
>"I bet you drive a land rover"
>
>Was it the wide brimmed hat, the camo jacket, or maybe the black under my
>fingernails

I turned up to a sales appointment t'other day, after a five hour
drive, to close a sale. As I exchanged pleasantries about the M5, the
weather and other stale small talk the guy handed me a cup of tea. In
a 101 club mug!

Suffice to say, the meeting flowed and the deal was done. My Sales
Manager just looked at me slightly bewildered as the meeting unfolded
before him.

I also found out, a while back, that my solicitor has a Series III and
a Disco. I now pay £125 per hour for the pleasure of advising him
about swivel grease, tyres and other important stuff.

One of my staff has just got a new bloke, who's just sold his
Freelander and bought a P38 Range Rover.

They're everywhere you know....







--

Tim Hobbs

'58 Series 2 88" aka "Stig"
'77 101FC Ambulance aka "Burrt"
'03 Volvo V70

My Landies? http://www.seriesii.co.uk
Barcoding? http://www.bartec-systems.com
Tony Luckwill web archive at http://www.luckwill.com

 

H

Hirsty's

Guest

• Oct 9, 2004

• #4

Probably caught you picking up the bits that had fallen off; at least he
did'nt ask if you drove a Jeep !!


"Larry" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> The other day, someone I had not met before said to me.
>
> "I bet you drive a land rover"
>
> Was it the wide brimmed hat, the camo jacket, or maybe the black under my
> fingernails
>
> --
> Larry
> Series 3 rust and holes
>
>

 

M

Mother

Guest

• Oct 10, 2004

• #5

On Sat, 09 Oct 2004 22:08:56 +0100, Tim Hobbs
<[email protected]> wrote:

> I turned up to a sales appointment t'other day, after a five hour
>drive, to close a sale. As I exchanged pleasantries about the M5, the
>weather and other stale small talk the guy handed me a cup of tea. In
>a 101 club mug!

Kin eck - is his membership up-to-date?

 

M

Mother

Guest

• Oct 10, 2004

• #6

On Sat, 9 Oct 2004 21:37:10 +0100, "Larry" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>The other day, someone I had not met before said to me.
>
>"I bet you drive a land rover"
>
>Was it the wide brimmed hat, the camo jacket, or maybe the black under my
>fingernails

Ot the oil slick?

 

T

Tim Hobbs

Guest

• Oct 10, 2004

• #7

On Sun, 10 Oct 2004 00:14:47 +0100, Mother <"@ {mother} @"@101fc.net>
wrote:

>On Sat, 09 Oct 2004 22:08:56 +0100, Tim Hobbs
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> I turned up to a sales appointment t'other day, after a five hour
>>drive, to close a sale. As I exchanged pleasantries about the M5, the
>>weather and other stale small talk the guy handed me a cup of tea. In
>>a 101 club mug!
>
>Kin eck - is his membership up-to-date?

Doubt it. He's only got a mug thus far. And a wife...


--

Tim Hobbs

'58 Series 2 88" aka "Stig"
'77 101FC Ambulance aka "Burrt"
'03 Volvo V70

My Landies? http://www.seriesii.co.uk
Barcoding? http://www.bartec-systems.com
Tony Luckwill web archive at http://www.luckwill.com

 

P

Paul - xxx

Guest

• Oct 10, 2004

• #8

Tim Hobbs vaguely muttered something like ...
> On Sun, 10 Oct 2004 00:14:47 +0100, Mother <"@ {mother} @"@101fc.net>
> wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 09 Oct 2004 22:08:56 +0100, Tim Hobbs
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> I turned up to a sales appointment t'other day, after a five hour
>>> drive, to close a sale. As I exchanged pleasantries about the M5, the
>>> weather and other stale small talk the guy handed me a cup of tea. In
>>> a 101 club mug!
>>
>> Kin eck - is his membership up-to-date?
>
> Doubt it. He's only got a mug thus far. And a wife...

Is she up-to-date ???

--
Paul ...

(8(|) Homer Rules !!!

"A tosser is a tosser, no matter what mode of transport they're using."

 

M

McBad

Guest

• Oct 10, 2004

• #9

> Was it the wide brimmed hat, the camo jacket, or maybe the black under my
> fingernails


On an adjacent topic, why DOES everyone wear those wide brimmed hats? Is it
because all l/rs leak or is it a daft cult thing like those burberry caps??

Puzzled of Cardiff.

M.

 

T

Tim Hobbs

Guest

• Oct 10, 2004

• #10

On Sun, 10 Oct 2004 10:49:21 +0100, "McBad"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>
>> Was it the wide brimmed hat, the camo jacket, or maybe the black under my
>> fingernails
>
>
>On an adjacent topic, why DOES everyone wear those wide brimmed hats? Is it
>because all l/rs leak or is it a daft cult thing like those burberry caps??
>
>Puzzled of Cardiff.
>
>M.
>

<FAWLTY>

It's called style dear. You wouldn't understand.

</FAWLTY>


--

Tim Hobbs

'58 Series 2 88" aka "Stig"
'77 101FC Ambulance aka "Burrt"
'03 Volvo V70

My Landies? http://www.seriesii.co.uk
Barcoding? http://www.bartec-systems.com
Tony Luckwill web archive at http://www.luckwill.com

 

M

McBad

Guest

• Oct 10, 2004

• #11

"Tim Hobbs" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Sun, 10 Oct 2004 10:49:21 +0100, "McBad"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >
> >> Was it the wide brimmed hat, the camo jacket, or maybe the black under
my
> >> fingernails
> >
> >
> >On an adjacent topic, why DOES everyone wear those wide brimmed hats? Is
it
> >because all l/rs leak or is it a daft cult thing like those burberry
caps??
> >
> >Puzzled of Cardiff.
> >
> >M.
> >
>
> <FAWLTY>
>
> It's called style dear. You wouldn't understand.
>
> </FAWLTY>
>

You're right luv, I don't. ;o)

M.

 

R

Rory Manton

Guest

• Oct 10, 2004

• #12

No , it's 'cause I likes it!!!!

My "I don't care if I look a ****" hat that is.


"McBad" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> > Was it the wide brimmed hat, the camo jacket, or maybe the black under
my
> > fingernails
>
>
> On an adjacent topic, why DOES everyone wear those wide brimmed hats? Is
it
> because all l/rs leak or is it a daft cult thing like those burberry
caps??
>
> Puzzled of Cardiff.
>
> M.
>
>

 

M

Mother

Guest

• Oct 10, 2004

• #13

On Sun, 10 Oct 2004 10:49:21 +0100, "McBad"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>On an adjacent topic, why DOES everyone wear those wide brimmed hats?

To keep the sun / rain off mi head. Mind, I'm just looking around the
office and along with my battered old Tilley I can see a Bowler, Fez,
2 'opera' Top hats and a Fedora...

 

L

Larry

Guest

• Oct 10, 2004

• #14

Well considering I don't have such a thing as a sunshade, it is usefull when
driving off into the sunset


--
Larry
Series 3 rust and holes


"McBad" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
>
> On an adjacent topic, why DOES everyone wear those wide brimmed hats? Is
it
> because all l/rs leak or is it a daft cult thing like those burberry
caps??
>
> Puzzled of Cardiff.
>
> M.
>
>

 

L

Lee_D

Guest

• Oct 10, 2004

• #15

"Rory Manton" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> No , it's 'cause I likes it!!!!
>
> My "I don't care if I look a ****" hat that is.
>


Extortionate cost is the only thing that puts me off them. Any folically
challenged folk will know it doesn't take a storm to result in rain to start
dribbling down your collar. Those with more of a thatch at least have some
soakage before total satuaration.

So given some people have have that makes them look total tools it's the
privalidge of us baldies to return the favour now and then to balance up
things.

Not that i have such a hat yet, but when I do have one it will not be for
it's looks.. more it's use.

Lee D

 

A

Andy.Smalley

Guest

• Oct 11, 2004

• #16

"Lee_D" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> "Rory Manton" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > No , it's 'cause I likes it!!!!
> >
> > My "I don't care if I look a ****" hat that is.
> >
>
>
> Extortionate cost is the only thing that puts me off them. Any folically
> challenged folk will know it doesn't take a storm to result in rain to start
> dribbling down your collar. Those with more of a thatch at least have some
> soakage before total satuaration.
>
> So given some people have have that makes them look total tools it's the
> privalidge of us baldies to return the favour now and then to balance up
> things.
>
> Not that i have such a hat yet, but when I do have one it will not be for
> it's looks.. more it's use.
>
> Lee D

I made myself a "****" hat once out of an old leather jacket
It was originally intended for when I was fishing but I ended
up using it at work
One morning I had to work outside on a truck in the ****ing
rain. after about 10 mins the driver informed me I looked a
'**** in my hat' so I continued to engage the driver in conversation
for another 10 or 15 mins outside in the rain until I'd done,
as I left I just turned round and said that I didn't care what I
looked like but which one of us had had water ****ing down
their neck for the last 20 minutes or so )


Andy
--
SWB Series 2a ( dressed as a 3) "Bruce"
It's big, it's mean it's really, really green