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Hehe ... A favourite of mine comes from a stag weekend that I was on in Reading, last summer (in fact the same weekend as Billing :() .... The stags were all outside the pubs in the centre of Reading (Old Orleans, I think) and the stag came wandering along with a ball-and-chain around his ankle, when ... Two lovely young ladies come running out of the nearest restaurant and ask him "are you the convict?" .. it transpires that they've heard on the local radio that there's a competition to find the convict ... cash prices forthcoming ... hmmm, thinks he, opportunity for a wind up (evil sod) ... Anyhow, one of the stags convinces the ladies that they're on the right track and says in order to qualify they need to fetch 50 catalogues from a "well known catalogue store", 'cos they're sponsoring the whole event .. amazingly, off they run ... 30 minutes later they return, laiden with 50 Argos catalogues :eek:, expectant of winning some dosh (we can't believe it) .. so, same evil sod says "you're on to a winner here girls" .. and convinces them that all they need to do to collect the grand prize is to make outfits out of the catalogues and turn up at 7 at Reading College, where the radio station will present the prize ... they look a little un-believing but nonetheless off they go ... So, we're sat in another pub at about 6.45, wondering if, by some 100-1 chance they may have taken the bait, and send two of the stags (including the world's biggest liar) down to the college, armed with a disposable camera .... they report that there's two pissed-off looking lovelies, clad only in Argos catalogues, looking for a radio presenter!!! :D:D Being a fairly supsicious chap, I decide this *has* to be a lie and bet the liar bloke 50 quid that it's all fabrication .... 1 week later at the wedding - during the best man's speech, I'm presented with a blown up photo of the girls, dressed in Argos catalogue ra-ra skirts and bra tops, and duly have to despense with 50 quid .... I still can't believe *anyone* can be that gullable and fall for such lies from a bunch of half-cut blokes ... :D:D:D Lovely stuff (apart from the 50 notes!! :() CheerZ, John.

Oops sorry Tim ... first time I've logged in since Wednesday .. bloody work got in the way, would you believe - arse! :( Anyhow, thanks for the disk - it arrived this morning :D:D Cheers m8, John.

Hehehe ... well done Neet :D Good effort ... But, a pedant as a moderator .... oh dear, we'd better watch out .. will you be doing grammar as well as content?? ;)

Bob, Don't be fooled by the photo ... there was some serious engineering by Nissan to make it look so bad in photos compared to real-life :D In the flesh it's a serious piece of kit ... squat, purposeful, and *nothing* like the pansy's favourite, the TT. I mean NOTHING. IMHO, of course :D:D. And in case you didn't guess, I am a big fan! :D CheerZ, JB.

LMAO - Still, better a "skipping ladyboy" than a "mincing one", I guess. :D;) Not that I'd know about such things, but then James has just got back from Amsterdam, so who knows what went on! :eek:

What, no votes for the M3 convertible ... tee hee :D For me it's the Diablo :) ... I've never really liked the styling of the F40 (although it is a motoring icon) that much and the Enzo is butt-ugly IMO .... mind you, it is unbelievably fast!!!! :D As witnessed in this month's Top Gear magazine.

L'd MFAO!!! :D:D:D Christ knows what I'm gonna sit on now!! :eek: Superb!!!

Err Dunno Jimbo .. but I do notice that your the first person to reply .... :D:D:D Now what does that tell us? ;)

Yep, I enjoyed it .... actually not *that* much the first time, but a little more the second and by the time I got to the last time (let's just say, several viewings later ;)) I really liked it. Can't wait to see the second one, dunno whether it's gonna suffer for lack of Vin though :D

It's almost as if some people would post anything, just to increase their post-count!!! :D:D Still, at least that doesn't happen on this forum!!! :D

Don't tell me you guys have a synchronised time of the month too!!! :D:D;) Stu, how about, as an alternative - making the backing for your dials in the material of your worktop/table? It's got definite potential I reckon!! :D:D

Jeesh .. what a nightmare ... another one bites the dust :(:( Really gutted for you .. and your mate, I bet he feels awful. Glad you're OK - hope you find another one soon. CheerZ, John.

Hmmm, I really like the Z-centre one, but only with the black dials ... I reckon white dials are gonna look better with a dark surround - assuming you're still going to go with that mate ... don't like the carbon at all. *Stupid Question Alert* What happened to the IDials mega-buy? I missed a few days from the forum and it seemed to have died out? CheerZ, JB.

It all depends what you want to read into it Mike! Personally, I don't know what you could have been thinking of, other than a hangover, of course :D:D;)

Belated birthday greetings Mike! :D Late as usual .. useless! ;) Hope the bad head was worth it! :D:D

You are Freddie Ljungberg Although you need a new hairdresser, you're a class player. You're not a saint but you're not a hatchet man either. However, unlike a solid Swedish table, you're a bit unstable. Your temper needs to be controlled.

I'm pretty sure in the Highway Code it was 315 feet (well, it was when I took my test) .. mind you, if memory serves me correctly this was done in something like a Ford Anglia with brakes that are bettered by the average pushbike, these days!!! :D:D I take your point about raising the speed limit, it's a tough one, but I do agree that there ought to be some common sense applied to whether or not it's necessary to stop/fine a driver ... I very rarely see cars pulled over at the side of the motorway these days (allowing for a simple warning), but in contrast, if there's a mobile laser camera installed on your local bridge, I'm pretty sure they zap everyone they can, rather than taking account of road conditions etc. It's a racket :mad: As for ANPR (number plate recognition) - I agree totally with SRRAE on this one - nothing to hide nothing to worry about, and I'd like to know that, if, heaven forbid some b'stard decided to take my Z without my permission, there'd be a network of cameras capable of immediately flagging up its whereabouts. I suppose the question of whether anyone would bother to do anything about it is a whole different issue! :D CheerZ, John-Boy.

Well a big thanks to the pair of you making me go boss-eyed trying to work out was wrong with Timmy's post:p :p :p Got a headache now! :D Arse :(

No problems matey .. it was a kind offer anyhow (sniff) ;) ... BTW, I couldn't PM you (I did try) I'm sure it said it was disabled, unless of course, it was a special anti-JB filter!! :D CheerZ, John-Boy.

Spot on, I'd say .. I also have Greddy Boost Gauge and it never gets any higher than 0.6 bar .... Standard boost. How much were you hoping for? :D:D

Yikes :eek: - that's a worry, I got exactly the same - you been following me around, Stu? ;)

Jimbo, you cheeky tw*t!!! Who's rushing up there to take him out for a candlelit dinner date, eh? Originally posted by "skip-through-the-pansies-jimmy-300:" Nuff Z? ;)

CheerZ Jimbo .. top dog ... thanks mate. :D Let's hope we are quick enough, eh? :) JB.

You're having it painted white!!!???? :D:D:D Seriously, though - I think that Stillen front-end is the only one that's better than the 99 spec ... I'd switch myself, but then there's all the hassle with different shaped indicators etc ... may leave that for a while ;) It's the gills that I really like, though ... anyone know how these are done? CheerZ, JB.

Hi, I would very much like to relieve you of the targa straps :D:D That's jolly decent of you .. thank-you. If they're still available could you PM me and I'll send you my address and a cheque :D Thanks, John.