Doing things the British way is never a bad idea.

Rowan Atkinson (Mr. Bean) had no flying lessons, yet he kept a private plane aloft until the pilot regained consciousness. Manute Bol, a 7'7" NBA player from Sudan, paid 80 cows for his wife.

The official car of James Bond was set to be the Jaguar E Type. However during the filming of Goldfinger, Sir William Lyons refused to supply the three vehicles requested by the film maker. Enter the Aston Martin DB5 & the rest is history. 

My favourite car was a Jaguar E type.

Wasn't into convertibles much but like the coupes.

Doing things the British way is never a bad idea.

That is "history" now, Mark. Jaguar is Indian, Mini-Cooper is German. Socialism, Unionism, Communism ruined you in the 60's. Quality control went down the tubes & you were building ships to sell at a loss just to keep people working. We are following suit & Canada as usual, doesn't count. 

Doing things the British way is never a bad idea.

That is "history" now, Mark. Jaguar is Indian, Mini-Cooper is German. Socialism, Unionism, Communism ruined you in the 60's. Quality control went down the tubes & you were building ships to sell at a loss just to keep people working. We are following suit & Canada as usual, doesn't count. 

When I was stationed in Germany they had Mini-Cooper S,s that could do close to 150 miles an hour. Must have been built for the autobahns of Europe. Art please advise.

Doing things the British way is never a bad idea.

That is "history" now, Mark. Jaguar is Indian, Mini-Cooper is German. Socialism, Unionism, Communism ruined you in the 60's. Quality control went down the tubes & you were building ships to sell at a loss just to keep people working. We are following suit & Canada as usual, doesn't count. 

When I was stationed in Germany they had Mini-Cooper S,s that could do close to 150 miles an hour. Must have been built for the autobahns of Europe. Art please advise.

Not a clue Pete I'm afraid. The Cooper S when you were in Germany was positively mundane by today's family car standards so anything that could do those speeds back then must have been custom made jobs.

I am partial to the old style MK-120 & MK-140 roadsters.

There is a timelessness to all Jaguars somehow. Just look at the length of that bonnet, now that's a truly real phallic symbol. They kicked off with the  XK100, the first car to use the legendary Jaguar XK engine, the straight six duel overhead camshaft, which would stay in production for over 45 years. It was called the XK 100 for two reasons, it had the XK engine and would do 100MPH, the XK 120 did 120MPH and guess what the XK140 did?

I am partial to the old style MK-120 & MK-140 roadsters.

There is a timelessness to all Jaguars somehow. Just look at the length of that bonnet, now that's a truly real phallic symbol. They kicked off with the  XK100, the first car to use the legendary Jaguar XK engine, the straight six duel overhead camshaft, which would stay in production for over 45 years. It was called the XK 100 for two reasons, it had the XK engine and would do 100MPH, the XK 120 did 120MPH and guess what the XK140 did?

When I was a youngster (too young to drive) a guy down the street had one. I fell in love with it, British racing green with gorgeous wood appointments, & fine tan leather. Dunno which MK it was, but if I remember right it did not have roll up windows but side curtains. Thanks for the pix, Major. 

A question for our American members . On Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA Gordon Ramsay often uses the phrase "86 it" when he wants something scrapped or dropped from the menu. Why 86? It's not a phrase we use over here. 

A question for our American members . On Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA Gordon Ramsay often uses the phrase "86 it" when he wants something scrapped or dropped from the menu. Why 86? It's not a phrase we use over here. 

I do not use the term. This may help, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/86_(term) .

A question for our American members . On Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA Gordon Ramsay often uses the phrase "86 it" when he wants something scrapped or dropped from the menu. Why 86? It's not a phrase we use over here. 

I do not use the term. This may help, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/86_(term) .

Thanks. I like the 86 Bedford St explanation best. 

Next week Sir Terry Wogan, had he lived, would be 84; he died in 2016. He was born in Ireland but took British citizenship in later life. He was undoubtedly GB's greatest radio broadcaster, a firm favourite with millions along with his TV appearances and hosting of numerous game shows, talk shows etc. 

His Radio 2 morning show was remarkably risqué, I doubt if anyone could get away with it today. Here's an example from a Christmas broadcast, one of the funniest things you'll ever hear and pure Terry.

What countries are these folk from?

What countries are these folk from?

Judging by the dead girl's name she's from Lithuania or thereabouts. The killer hasn't been named, but it's likely he's from the same part of eastern Europe. 

Boston and Lincolnshire in general have a large immigrant population who come here in the summer for the fruit harvest, many stay of course. For all the talk of "too many foreigners" farmers are complaining that since Brexit there now aren't enough to pick the crops!

The Brexit bonus Boris trumpeted so much hasn't quite materialized yet.   

What countries are these folk from?

Judging by the dead girl's name she's from Lithuania or thereabouts. The killer hasn't been named, but it's likely he's from the same part of eastern Europe. 

Boston and Lincolnshire in general have a large immigrant population who come here in the summer for the fruit harvest, many stay of course. For all the talk of "too many foreigners" farmers are complaining that since Brexit there now aren't enough to pick the crops!

The Brexit bonus Boris trumpeted so much hasn't quite materialized yet.   

Because we don't have a real Brexit. We are still governed by a myriad of EU rules and regulations, which Truss has said she'd dump if she becomes PM. I've heard it all before, so we'll see.

His defence is that it was the trustees of the charity that accepted the money, nevertheless he ought to have some oversight of what's going on in his name.

His defence is that it was the trustees of the charity that accepted the money, nevertheless he ought to have some oversight of what's going on in his name.

He & other "elites" use that defense often.