Learn something new everyday

Learn something new everyday

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Izza

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571 posts

277 months

Saturday 14th January 2006
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Was killing time in Paper Plus today, so picked up a book on John Britten.

He owned and race a TVR Griffith!!!



They is now an even bigger legend in my books!
If a grey one comes up for sale with the plate SZ5, I suggest someone buy it quick smart!

Esprit

6,370 posts

284 months

Saturday 14th January 2006
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wow... never knew that... knowing him he probably stripped it down and rebuilt it as a lawnmower

chevtrev

785 posts

237 months

Sunday 15th January 2006
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I'm pretty sure that Griff sold not to long ago for 70k,had only 20 something km on the clock.

jamieheasman

823 posts

285 months

Sunday 15th January 2006
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Yeah, it was a bog standard car though, not like the Whittaker Griff' with 5-stud hubs, AP brakes, roll cage, uprated suspension and a proper pre-cat 5.0litre. A very quick car.

A couple of guys at the Britten factory commented on John owning a TVR when I visited a few years back. My engine builder in Christchurch developed the V-twin engine for them - John had some great ideas but occasionally they were compromised by aesthetics!

Roger A

1,267 posts

241 months

Thursday 19th January 2006
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Here's something new: "everyday" is adjectival-as in: "My everyday car" Otherwise it's two words, as in; "You learn something new every day" Oh, and , by the way Too is spelt too (not "to" and losing is spelt losing ( not "loosing"
Now, I think my sock drawer needs tidying....

Roger A

1,267 posts

241 months

Thursday 19th January 2006
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You're going to get me for that wayward capital letter, aren't you?

Esprit

6,370 posts

284 months

Thursday 19th January 2006
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Roger A said:
You're going to get me for that wayward capital letter, aren't you?


Yup, grammar police... pull over

GravelBen

15,696 posts

231 months

Thursday 19th January 2006
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Roger A said:
Here's something new: "everyday" is adjectival-as in: "My everyday car" Otherwise it's two words, as in; "You learn something new every day" Oh, and , by the way Too is spelt too (not "to" and losing is spelt losing ( not "loosing"
Now, I think my sock drawer needs tidying....



...and yet you missed "They is now an even bigger legend..."

Roger A

1,267 posts

241 months

Thursday 19th January 2006
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I doesn't see nuffink wrong wiv that

GravelBen

15,696 posts

231 months

Thursday 19th January 2006
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ha! mine englander got speaked much gooderer than you's!





(tis cos I got eduhmuhcahshun)

Kiwi XTR2

2,693 posts

233 months

Thursday 19th January 2006
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GravelBen said:
ha! mine englander got speaked much gooderer than you's!





(tis cos I got eduhmuhcahshun)

And I was going to offer you a job when you graduated . . .





GravelBen

15,696 posts

231 months

Thursday 19th January 2006
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but I thought you didn't need to speak English to get a job in this country anymore? (one of my lecturers thinks we should all speak Maori instead)

Kiwi XTR2

2,693 posts

233 months

Thursday 19th January 2006
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What about writing in English? I've even now seen a Bush-ism is a draft report I had to review :

Irregardless



Not entirely sure whether they were taking the pi55 or not ? ¿ ?

GravelBen

15,696 posts

231 months

Thursday 19th January 2006
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haha...talking of Bush, the best couple of quotes I've heard from him so far:


"border relations between Canada and Mexico have never been better"

"we like to refer to natural gas as 'hemispheric', because we find it in our back yards"

"we are committed to NATO, we are a part of NATO. we are committed to Europe, we are a part of Europe"



and many, many more at www.dubyaspeak.com

kylie

4,391 posts

258 months

Thursday 19th January 2006
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Roger A said:
I doesn't see nuffink wrong wiv that


How was that sock drawer.....? colours in order?



>> Edited by kylie on Thursday 19th January 07:48

Izza

Original Poster:

571 posts

277 months

Saturday 21st January 2006
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hmm did anyone see that thread I started/ I'm sure it is in here somewhere

GravelBen

15,696 posts

231 months

Saturday 21st January 2006
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Izza said:
hmm did anyone see that thread I started/ I'm sure it is in here somewhere



not that I've noticed. when did you start it?

Kiwi XTR2

2,693 posts

233 months

Saturday 21st January 2006
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I blame Roger. He led me (and this thread) astray.





BTW - Ted seems to have been busy.

Esprit

6,370 posts

284 months

Saturday 21st January 2006
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AAAARGH, it's all bass ackwards! aaaaaah!!!!

GravelBen

15,696 posts

231 months

Saturday 21st January 2006
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if you go to [my info](in top menu) >> [preferences] then you can change which way up it goes. but it gets confuzzled sometimes and changes for no reason.