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Mark J Daniels - The Tragic Column (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Yesterday's Independent newspaper writes on page 3 about Mark Lowe , a high-powered hedge-fund manager who's got himself in to a spot of bother with a colleague for sending jokes around the office about dumb blondes . It seems that Jordan Wimmer, quite a pretty 29 year old blonde, has got a bit upset because of e-mails that suggest the best way to find out which one loves you more, your wife or your...
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nufc1892 blog on Absolute Radio (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
In the 15 years since the National Lottery began, over £23 billion has been given to good causes, with an average of 100 Lottery grants awarded in every postcode. Here we look at some of the most unusual requests for lottery funding. One man asked for funding so he could teach young people how to time travel. A woman asked for money to buy a new toaster. One lady asked for money for a reindeer...
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Great Classic Cars (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
The VW Golf GTI has come of age and been recognised as a true classic by the UK’s largest specialist classic car hire company. Great Escape Classic Car Hire has added a 1982 Volkswagen Golf GTI Mk1 1.6 in iconic Mars Red to its fleet. The car is available for self drive hire by the day, weekend or week. The VW Golf GTI invented the idea of a fast, highly entertaining family hatchback. Interest...
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Great Classic Cars (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
It happens twice every 12 months, roughly around the time of birthdays and Christmas. And each time the same question - what do you buy the person of a certain age (ok, it's usually men, we admit it) who appears to have everything and wants nothing? It's a challenge that gift companies and high street stores have been grappling with for decades, without much success. The list of ideas that they've...
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Great Classic Cars (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
The Ford Capri has been recognised as a bonafide classic 40 years after it first went on sale. We've added a 1984 Ford Capri Mk3 2 litre S to our fleet of over 30 classic cars for rental. It is the first Capri available for hire in the world and now sits alongside classic rental cars like Jensen Interceptors, Jaguar E Types and Triumph Stags. The Great Escape Ford Capri is available to hire to anyone...
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Great Classic Cars (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
Children of the 1980s can now roll up the sleeves of their white jackets, kick back in their stonewash jeans and take their 80s revival to the road thanks to a small company in the Cotswolds. Great Escape Classic Car Hire has added a range of iconic 1980s classic cars to its fleet that are pure eyeliner and big hair. The new Great Escape 80s cars include a VW Golf GTI Mark 1, Ford Capri S , Porsche...
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Kaz Dragon's Whimsies (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Omegle is a website that, as far as I can tell, hooks you up to chat with a random person somewhere in the world. The Conclave guild, " We Are Angry Robots ", plays a game using this tool. It's called "Make someone disconnect in a funny way." Here's a prime example by Entropy: Connecting to server... Looking for someone you can chat with. Hang on. You're now chatting with a random...
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Autobulbs Direct Blog (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
Written by Richard Sinclair.Motorists looking to buy a classic Ford should first invest in Ford Capri – The Essential Buyer’s Guide, which advises on things to check before buying, such as light bulbs and wiper blades.The guide takes the potential purchaser through a short initial examination to find obvious defects followed by a more comprehensive [...] Related posts: Ford Capri celebrates...
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The Motorcycle Blog Aggregator (Free subscription) | 29/10/2009
From Sideblog - Dave Skooter Farm has done a lot to help grow the UK flat track scene. I've said a few times, if I'd never met him it's unlikely I'd be racing now. Jeez, I can't even imagine that. This is his first dirt track racer, that he built way before there was a race scene in the UK. Here's its story...I built this bike in 1998 with the sole intention of riding round 'n' round at Capt Highside's...
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Jalopnik (Free subscription) | 19/10/2009
British printmaker Surface View is offering up giant prints of the artful and technical Haynes Manual drawings for purchase. Wouldn't you love a wall-sized blue mural of a VW Golf for you wall? The choices range from an MK1 VW Golf to a vintage Porsche Carrera , with a Ford Cortina , VW Microbus, Jaguar E-Type, and other assorted vehicles thrown in for the serious enthusiast and lover of technical...
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Jalopnik (Free subscription) | 15/10/2009
In The Lotus Eater by Somerset Maugham, a banker chooses bohemian existence on the Isle of Capri over his job. Today, Nice Price or Crack Pipe has a Capri that may bewitch you too — if you've got the bank. Yesterday, the PDQ TVR got an OMG from 75% of you. That was one of the very few to have snuck through Customs in order to enjoy the pleasures of American macadam, and got itself a hoontastic...
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Msg car leasing and contract hire (Free subscription) | 12/10/2009
With the advent of the ‘credit crunch’ it appears that the staff shortages within the main car manufacturers is within the ‘new cars’ departments as Ford have followed Vauxhall, Toyota and VW with the re-release of an old favourite – the Capri. With the success of the latest generation VW Scirocco within the UK market [...]
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Jalopnik (Free subscription) | 10/10/2009
Welcome to Down On The Street , where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. Is this a Mercury or a Ford? In North America, the Ford Capri was branded simply "Capri" and sold in Mercury dealerships; the later Mustang-clone Fox Capri had Mercury emblems on the car. I think sufficient time has passed since the Early Malaise Era...
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Tusitala - Teach! Teach! Teach (Free subscription) | 05/10/2009
Only there, the afternoons could suddenly pauseand when I looked up from lacing my shoea long road held no one, the gardens were empty,an ice-cream van chimed and dwindled away. On the motorway bridge, I waved at windscreens,oddly hurt by the blurred waves back, the speed.So I let a horse in the noisy field sponge at my palmand invented, in colour, a vivid lie for us both. In a cul-de-sac, a strange...
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garagecar (Free subscription) | 08/09/2009
Low ceilings and high resistance to the middle line is `Capri and Capri a charm adds the URL to the sports car look to cover up. Thus rival Scirocco from is a step forward. When buyers see the new engines will be more reasons for smiling. In the vehicle can produce 1.6 liter 148 horsepower turbocharged 178 or the ground while ecoboost also 1.6 liter 128 horsepower engine, 168 hp and 197 hp 2.0-liter...
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