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Old 03-26-2014, 01:15 PM   #1
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My guess is diplomatic plates.
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Old 03-26-2014, 04:58 PM   #2
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I guess that happens when you leave giant gaping fucking holes two feet off the roadside.

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Old 03-27-2014, 02:38 AM   #3
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I guess that happens when you leave giant gaping fucking holes two feet off the roadside.

Good job it was a basement and not a cellar.

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It takes serious application to knock down iron bollards and railings before 'parking' your Range Rover.

I don't suppose anyone is too worried. In that part of London many people will finance the replacement out of petty cash.
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Old 03-29-2014, 09:26 AM   #4
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I don't suppose anyone is too worried. In that part of London many people will finance the replacement out of petty cash.
More likely, the insurance company will pay-off without comment and the expense will be spread across others, because you want those clients.
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Old 03-31-2014, 08:45 PM   #5
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(maybe because it's not unusual to get a plethora of menu options followed by an answerphone on the regular number)
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Old 04-01-2014, 09:29 AM   #6
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By the by, all this is a hoax, y'know:

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Old 04-03-2014, 01:06 PM   #7
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Nope, same at my age.
Really, where are they sensible to drive? Not anywhere I can think of in the UK.
I may be an eternal pedestrian, but I do have a driving licence and did have cars. It's only the cost of driving which stops me having one now.

But I just don't get owning an impractical car, even if you have money falling out of your aresehole.
Expensive? Fine, your choice.
Can't go over speed bumps or carry an overnight bag? Silly.
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Old 04-03-2014, 01:36 PM   #8
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It would appear that with the lamborghini, there is also a high risk of people pulling out in front of you because they misjudge your distance. Maybe because it's short, it is closer than it appears. And if you are driving fast, as sports cars are want to do, then you also have less reaction time to people pulling out in front of you.

I think that's how James Dean died too.
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Old 04-03-2014, 01:51 PM   #9
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Glatt and me, walking.
Walking down the streets and saving ourselves the price of a house by doing so.
And I'm happy, because I'm walking with a man I think could be The Doctor.
Even though the Tardis probably costs more than a sports car.
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Old 04-03-2014, 02:21 PM   #10
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Walkin' man.

Every day. I'm the walkin' man. Why, just one hour ago, I finished my usual 3 mile lunchtime stroll. I didn't see a Lamborghini, but I did see a DeLorean. Another impractical car.
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Old 04-03-2014, 04:40 PM   #11
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But I just don't get owning an impractical car, even if you have money falling out of your aresehole.
Nothing is more impractical than a pet... yet here we are with millions of them.

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I didn't see a Lamborghini, but I did see a DeLorean. Another impractical car.
Oh, I see, if it doesn't suit your wants/needs, it's impractical.
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Old 04-04-2014, 11:58 AM   #12
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Walkin' man.

Every day. I'm the walkin' man.]
♪ ♫The walkin' man walks on by♪ ♫
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Old 04-04-2014, 01:05 PM   #13
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On today's episode of walkin' man, walkin' man sees yet another impractical vehicle. Takes a sloppy picture of it. Parked in front of the field office of the FBI.


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Old 04-04-2014, 01:39 PM   #14
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On today's episode of walkin' man...
Glatt, I think that would make an excellent thread.
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Old 04-04-2014, 01:43 PM   #15
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On today's episode of walkin' man, walkin' man sees yet another impractical vehicle. Takes a sloppy picture of it. Parked in front of the field office of the FBI.



...on a very special "walkin' man" (music swells, then fades...and...we're out.

I was having lunch with sis in law and my great niece and sis in law noticed on her phone that a nearby Wifi connection was: FBI Surveillance Van. At first I was like "HERE? Why?" then my dumb self realized that the actual FBI probably doesn't have open WiFi nor would they name it as such. Too funny. It made me think about the Simpson's episode with the surveillance van disguised as "Flowers By Irene."
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