Del
South East
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Dec 15, 2017 20:30:22 GMT
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Nudger is a common nickname for people with the surname Needham I find stuff like this really interesting. Spike Milligan was born Terence, but says in his autobiography that when asked his name in the Army, and replied 'Milligan, sir', the reply was 'Spike, then.' 'No sir. Terence.' 'No. All Whites are Chalky, all Smiths are Smudger and all Millgans are Spike.' And now it seems all Needhams are Nudger. I wonder why?
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Dec 15, 2017 21:17:30 GMT
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Project bobcat was the name Ford used as the development 'code' name for the Mk1 Ford Fiesta.
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mk2cossie
Club Retro Rides Member
Posts: 3,031
Club RR Member Number: 77
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Dec 15, 2017 21:20:05 GMT
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Mine is quite simple, I drive a mk2 Granada that is (tenuously powered) by a Cosworth v6. And mk2cossie isn't taken up on a few Ford forums strangely
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Dec 15, 2017 22:10:28 GMT
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quatermass ..your post is just the same as me giving up on the ford scene...mostly the I can pay more than you And I’ll pay thousands for an old snotter brigade That became no longer a hobby I wanted to be in Sorry guys rant over It pees me off that the cars are mostly becoming over polished ornaments now, i am one of the old type owners who had and loved their cars before they became cool and only continue because I like the cars and not use them as a Willy waving contest like most
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Darkspeed
Club Retro Rides Member
Posts: 4,845
Club RR Member Number: 39
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Dec 15, 2017 22:38:08 GMT
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My name is Dark and I have a weak bladder.....
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Dec 15, 2017 22:46:42 GMT
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Because I'm Pete.. And and occasionally I get it wrong. So it all went petetong.. Get it 😉
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philsford
Part of things
Posts: 733
Club RR Member Number: 100
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Dec 15, 2017 23:00:56 GMT
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quatermass ..your post is just the same as me giving up on the ford scene...mostly the I can pay more than you And I’ll pay thousands for an old snotter brigade That became no longer a hobby I wanted to be in Sorry guys rant over It pees me off that the cars are mostly becoming over polished ornaments now, i am one of the old type owners who had and loved their cars before they became cool and only continue because I like the cars and not use them as a Willy waving contest like most I agree the whole ford scene was a better place when cars were selling for more affordable numbers. The cars I go to shows to look at are all in storage instead of hooning down the road to a show on a Sunday morning. As a result I just don't have the incentive to go to the shows that I wouldn't have missed 10years ago. Back on track my username explains itself. My name and fords upto 1990 being my car of choice for a few decades now. I first came up with that name when I first registered on ebay in about the year 2000 and I have used the same name on all sites since. I think I had a mk1 XR2 at the time.
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Last Edit: Dec 15, 2017 23:07:32 GMT by philsford
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Dec 15, 2017 23:02:12 GMT
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Being into Escorts I loved the sound of the word......quick.....rack.....evokes visions of rally cars in the woods and stuff.... well it does to me, so I started using it and it stuck.
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Dec 15, 2017 23:06:49 GMT
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Project bobcat was the name Ford used as the development 'code' name for the Mk1 Ford Fiesta. every day is a school day!
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'80 s1 924 turbo..hibernating '80 golf gli cabriolet...doing impression of a skip '97 pug 106 commuter...continuing cheapness making me smile!
firm believer in the k.i.s.s and f.i.s.h principles.
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Dec 16, 2017 18:46:32 GMT
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^^ So the good bits of gauge plate come from you,and the bits with skid marks in them come from your apprentice? 😂😂😂 You know it. If you get any with orange ends thats some Indian curse word he’s trying out. Red ends is Chinese curse word. Think it’s all going to end up being imported soon to be honest.
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Dec 16, 2017 18:50:27 GMT
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Nudger is a common nickname for people with the surname Needham I find stuff like this really interesting. Spike Milligan was born Terence, but says in his autobiography that when asked his name in the Army, and replied 'Milligan, sir', the reply was 'Spike, then.' 'No sir. Terence.' 'No. All Whites are Chalky, all Smiths are Smudger and all Millgans are Spike.' And now it seems all Needhams are Nudger. I wonder why? No idea. There was a full back who played for Sheff Utd who had the nickname but don’t know which came first.
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Dec 16, 2017 19:10:06 GMT
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^^ So the good bits of gauge plate come from you,and the bits with skid marks in them come from your apprentice? 😂😂😂 You know it. If you get any with orange ends thats some Indian curse word he’s trying out. Red ends is Chinese curse word. Think it’s all going to end up being imported soon to be honest. We need an unlike button....😊
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Dec 16, 2017 22:33:05 GMT
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Easy. I'm not bald, I'm shampoo efficient.
(Or growing my forehead. Or a bit thin on top. Etc)
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Dec 16, 2017 22:51:34 GMT
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Back in the 90s my mate's sister called me "Bouncey Dave". Rather than sound like Mr Blobby's stunt double, I changed it slightly to Mr Bounce and have been known as that ever since. I quite like it.
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Davenger
Club Retro Rides Member
It's only metal
Posts: 7,272
Club RR Member Number: 140
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My name is Dave, and I own an Avenger DAVEnger dAVENGER. It's not rocket science, lol
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spacekadett
Part of things
F*cking take that Hans Brrix!!
Posts: 830
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Back in the days of the old retro cars magazine my Kadett coupe was featured in the readers rides bit, and and spacekadett was the header they used. Still use it for most forums apart from a couple where I’m cornholio ( beavis and butthead character if you don’t know) for no reason other than it seemed a good idea at the time! 😂
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Mechanic's rule #1... If the car works, anything left on the floor after you finished wasn't needed in the first place
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because that what all my cars get..
used and abused..
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Dec 17, 2017 11:32:11 GMT
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my Kadett coupe was featured in the readers rides bit Any chance of posting up a scan/pic/link of that? I love a Kadett, me.
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Dec 17, 2017 13:03:38 GMT
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Getting old cos I am or gettin gold cos I wish I was
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luckyseven
Posted a lot
Owning sneering dismissive pedantry since 1970
Posts: 3,839
Club RR Member Number: 45
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Dec 17, 2017 14:05:14 GMT
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My name is Dave, and I own an Avenger DAVEnger dAVENGER. It's not rocket science, lol Is that not DAVEAVENGER? I prefer d'AVENGER. Sounds like a musketeer
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