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09-16-2021, 11:03 PM   #92011
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But does anyone actually believe Sir Hardly Anyone or Dame Cicely Plantsward were actually born halfway up a wall?
That all depends on what you think the word “here” means.

09-17-2021, 12:43 AM - 1 Like   #92012
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Rod, in this country when car number plates were introduced, a son of the aristocracy made bally sure he was first in line for the registration A1. Plus ca change.

On the other hand, some likely lads do a little badge engineering on their wheels. One fellow decided his Golf GT DI could use some er, embellishment and bought a few extra letters. Upon fitting he now had a Golf GTI TDI - he thought. Unfortunately there wasn’t much room to fit the extra figures and after people had laughed loudly it occurred to him he was now driving a GTIT DI. Oops.

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09-17-2021, 04:58 AM - 2 Likes   #92013
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Hey #3, if #2 doesn't show up soon, we'll move you up the ladder to #2 and make #4 #3.

The Thread™ is less than a month away from its 8th anniversary. We need to start planning the party.
I'll make and bring the bacon.
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The Thread™ is less than a month away from its 8th anniversary. We need to start planning the party.
I'll make and bring the bacon.
I got the music...

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I got the music...
Music is good, I was afraid you'd bring your noise maker.
09-17-2021, 07:23 AM - 1 Like   #92016
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The Thread™ is less than a month away from its 8th anniversary. We need to start planning the party.
I'll make and bring the bacon.
It is also nearing 100,000 posts.
09-17-2021, 07:29 AM - 4 Likes   #92017
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QuoteOriginally posted by robtcorl Quote
We need to start planning the party.
QuoteOriginally posted by bertwert Quote
I got the music...
I'll bring some ribs.

All we need now is beer and potato salad.

09-17-2021, 07:33 AM   #92018
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QuoteOriginally posted by rod_grant Quote
I was going to paste this on the trains and plains and boats and automobile thread; but decided the inhabitants there might not be so keen on a story. (I know Les/Bob will be)
I started ruminating after a comment on that thread indicated that the poster thought the last part of a number plate (licence plate to some) spelt BOZO (it was actually 8 OZO)

Although the plate configuration in Victoria have been pretty straightforward - even logical - until the past few years when they have gone a bit awry.
The earliest Victorian plates that I recall seeing (probably pre WW2 but date uncertain) were 99 999 then 999 999
The first car in the family 1947 Austin was AA 999 (actually TL 278 - what a memory; if only I could remember what day it is now)
This was followed by AAA 999 - except the States allocated groups of numbers to each State - Victoria started at GAA...
Eventually the States ran out of their allocations an so they overlapped, differentiated only by colour.
I have had cars with regos starting with (in order, but mostly preloved) G K L B D F P R and U
The current series of plates - of which my current ride is one - is configured 9AA 9AA I have no idea how they increment, but I have not yet seen any starting with other than 1 as yet.
On top of that plates are now also issued (at an extra cost) in the old format AAA 999 and with a different colour, and for lots more cost specials can be ordered with any mixture of up to six alphas-numerics-symbols as long as it is not offensive.
"Sorry officer, I can't remember the number of the car that hit me, but I think it had a heart in it"
Fascinating license plate information Rod. I have been a plate collector since my teens when I got a dealer plate. Discovered ALPCA, the Automobile License Plate Collector’s Association about 24 years ago, and joined. Membership numbers are sequential, the first member given number 1. I am 8426.

Haven’t checked recently but the membership numbers are into six digits now, with members on all continents. I have made connections with members the world over, traded plates and some members have even gifted me plates.

My favorites are the personalized plates issued in some jurisdictions, the myriad graphic plates that have become quite common since the advent of inkjet printing, government, municipal and law enforcement plates, foreign plates, especially the difficult to obtain ones, and plates like the one on Tim’s car that can suggest a funny or interesting word or phrase.
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QuoteOriginally posted by Parallax Quote
I'll bring some ribs.

All we need now is beer and potato salad.
I got the beer.



Oh, wait.

Um, I think I need to go back to the store.
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That's just sad.
It looks like there were some survivors though.
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I'll bring some ribs.

All we need now is beer and potato salad.
I'll bring the fake vegan "turkey".
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Tofurky. Yum!
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Jim, perhaps put the igunaq on the boil now? Should be ready in time for the party.
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Jim, perhaps put the igunaq on the boil now?
Boil igunaq???????
Never. It would spoil the taste.
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QuoteOriginally posted by Parallax Quote
Boil igunaq???????
Never. It would spoil the taste.
I suppose we’ll have to fry instead. In castor oil.
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