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Hut49

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3,544 posts

284 months

Tuesday 1st October 2002
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Hit the big 10k in my chim 450 today on the way to the Goodwood track day. Couldn't have been a more perfect moment - Monday morning, sun out, top off, clear stretch of the A29 south of Billinghurst, lots of loud pedal. And to my complete surprise the mileometer actually went round to 10,000!!

Hutch

danger mouse

3,828 posts

283 months

Tuesday 1st October 2002
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Hah... can beat that,

Saturaday afternoon, navagating the straightest course possible while still actually using roads from Cambridge to Royston (With Thrust Hot on her heels, that Punto sticks like magnatec!... I may add), sun in the sky, windows and observitory open, Belinda Carlisle digitally belting out Runaway Horses, Twinkie stormed through 145,000.

Happy Birthday Lady, many happy re-turns!


Mouse.

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jacksdad

307 posts

284 months

Tuesday 1st October 2002
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Belinda Carlisle !!!!!

Hut49

Original Poster:

3,544 posts

284 months

Tuesday 1st October 2002
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Nice one Mouse!
With the amount of unnecessary but essential miles I'm putting on my chim in this fantastic weather I reckon I could soon be having another milestone celebration. My piggy bank is wishing it would start raining to stop the flow of funds to Shell and Esso for yet more tankfuls of their finest.
Hutch

danger mouse

3,828 posts

283 months

Tuesday 1st October 2002
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All of my funds are going the way shell at the moment, until some else can tickle twink's belly button (from the inside) more effectively.

What the hell do they put in Optimax? She was always was a goer, but this is plain stupid!

and FYI Belinda Carlisle rocks! Period accessory, 80's car, 80's tunes

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N17 TVR

2,937 posts

293 months

Tuesday 1st October 2002
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Belinda Carlisle !!!!!





You call your CeRviX Twinkie !!!!!!!!

[edited to remove the phrase 'I have a conviction for interfering with livestock']

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danger mouse

3,828 posts

283 months

Tuesday 1st October 2002
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Sorry, I'm afraid that I nicked a car nick-name.

I'm sure it came from the ancient Ford powered Lotii, or Lotus powered Fords. Anyway was the Lotus DOHC-Headed Ford cortina engine not known as the Twinkie?

I ended up using the name after posting on yank sites where even their v-tecs are sohc. Just showing off really. Over there the most common mod is to put the non vtec "zc" dohc engine into the CR-X. So here I am all smug in the knowledge that into english "zc" translates to "1.6i 16", and the lovely people @ ho. mo.co. did it for me, ergo the name.

I do everything for reason.

Mouse.

Venom

1,864 posts

281 months

Tuesday 1st October 2002
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Speaking of landmarks, I've just realised that in the 2 1/2 weeks I've had my new mota I've cracked off the first 1,000 already. Shell are definitely profitting from the last of the summer vino!

If you think calling his Teranno-CRX Twinkie is bad, you should hear what he calls his, erm, wedding tackle

p.s. Are you gonna be wearing that smashing blouse again soon Mr Mouse?

N17 TVR

2,937 posts

293 months

Tuesday 1st October 2002
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I do everything for reason.




and there was me thinking it was just wild mushrooms that caused it.......

danger mouse

3,828 posts

283 months

Tuesday 1st October 2002
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You and that goddanm blouse!

If you want it, it's in the Oxfam on Burliegh street. I didn't wash, so it still has my scent. That should make you happy 'ay?

See at the massacre, 10-0 to Sunderland if my jinks is working properly!

Bring beer, and I guess you'll be hopping, right?

Mouse.

p.s.Your names for my wedding tackle worried me more!

danger mouse

3,828 posts

283 months

Wednesday 2nd October 2002
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7-0, close enough.

Big_M

5,602 posts

285 months

Wednesday 2nd October 2002
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Went out and bought a lottery ticket today - Hit 77777 on the Nova on the way into work and seeing that I was born at the 7th Hour of the 7th Day of the 7th Month I thought I might get lucky.

danger mouse

3,828 posts

283 months

Wednesday 2nd October 2002
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good luck I guess?!?

Drinks on you come saturday night then

Venom

1,864 posts

281 months

Wednesday 2nd October 2002
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I'm totally gutted. Not only did I have the great pleasure of witnessing your jinx have maximum impact, but I've now been down the Oxfam shop and the blouse was nowhere in sight

Have you got any undies you don't need any more, unwashed if poss? I'm sure the fragance ingrained in those will last far long than any blouse

Hut49

Original Poster:

3,544 posts

284 months

Wednesday 2nd October 2002
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You're totally gutted? I started a thread on deep emotional moments with my tiv and 14 posts later we're talking about Mouse's soiled underwear

Hutch

danger mouse

3,828 posts

283 months

Wednesday 2nd October 2002
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I'm really really sorry hut, Venom always bring down the tone, he can't help it.

There went the nieghbourhood!?!...er no.. the county. Why must you be so silly all the time HONESTLY!!!

I did try to carry on along your vane of motoring finer feelings but Venom's slurrs just had to be answered.

I'll make no more mention of unwashed garments, but try to restore this tread to it's true and just path...


This is my absolute favourite time of year for driving in England. The bright clear mornings, when you can see for miles across the chameleon countryside, along clear snaking roads. The crisp autunm air giving our high revving motors the that little extra response, and silence all around apart from the sonerous voice of your chosen 4/6/8 as you pound down you favourite back road.

Driving heaven for me is seeing the twin vortices of whirling golden wind-fallen leaves in the rear view mirror.


What your's,


Mouse.

Animal

5,636 posts

290 months

Wednesday 2nd October 2002
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Erm, getting back to the station car park to find that the dippy woman in the gigantic 4x4 hasn't dented my car?

Nope. Driving on the A5 from Dunstable to Milton Keynes at 5.15 this morning - great road, girlfriend in the passenger seat, no traffic.

Hut49

Original Poster:

3,544 posts

284 months

Wednesday 2nd October 2002
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Driving heaven for me is seeing Basingstoke in the rear view mirror - but that's a different story! Apologies 'Stokers, nothing personal!

Nice images conjured up by your descrption - we're back on track - thanks Mouse

danger mouse

3,828 posts

283 months

Wednesday 2nd October 2002
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Spent a fun three or four hours the other week pulling and banging my Dad's Rover, after exactlty the same thing happened to him.

Amazing what you can do with an engine hoist and a gate post. Doesn't look too bad now. Now to use the same tools on the 4x4...mmmmmm

That wasn't quite what I had in mind, I wanted to cheer Hut up, not depress him further.

Come people, nice stuff....

rwalker1

2,376 posts

285 months

Thursday 3rd October 2002
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Sorry, I'm afraid that I nicked a car nick-name.

I'm sure it came from the ancient Ford powered Lotii, or Lotus powered Fords. Anyway was the Lotus DOHC-Headed Ford cortina engine not known as the Twinkie?
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Mouse.



Just a quickie to end this name bit Mouse. The DOHC Fords were known as "Twinks" - not "Twinkies"!!
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