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#178987 - 12/09/2003 09:56 Hehehe
CrackersMcCheese
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Registered: 14/01/2002
Posts: 2489
This appeals to my warped sense of humour! (1 meg)

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#178988 - 12/09/2003 11:16 Re: Hehehe [Re: CrackersMcCheese]
tfabris
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Registered: 20/12/1999
Posts: 31570
Loc: Seattle, WA
I'm going to have to explain my outburst to my co-workers now. Thanks!
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#178989 - 12/09/2003 12:21 Re: Hehehe [Re: CrackersMcCheese]
lectric
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Registered: 20/01/2002
Posts: 2085
Loc: New Orleans, LA
I am constantly amazed at the speed at which these things travel across the net. This is the third time I've seen it in 2 days, all from people that have never heard of each other.

It is, however, exceedingly funny!


Edited by lectric (12/09/2003 12:21)

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#178990 - 12/09/2003 15:24 Re: Hehehe [Re: lectric]
muzza
Pooh-Bah

Registered: 21/07/1999
Posts: 1765
Loc: Brisbane, Queensland, Australi...
Man, That is good!

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#178991 - 12/09/2003 16:50 Re: Hehehe [Re: CrackersMcCheese]
RobotCaleb
pooh-bah

Registered: 15/01/2002
Posts: 1866
Loc: Austin
on the same note
trunk monkey

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#178992 - 12/09/2003 17:35 Re: Hehehe [Re: CrackersMcCheese]
msaeger
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Registered: 23/09/2000
Posts: 3608
Loc: Minnetonka, MN
That car looks cool why can't ford sell that one in the USA instead of the ugly focus.
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#178993 - 13/09/2003 02:21 Re: Hehehe [Re: msaeger]
andy
carpal tunnel

Registered: 10/06/1999
Posts: 5914
Loc: Wivenhoe, Essex, UK
The Focus isn't ugly when it doesn't have that stupid extended rear fender that it gains in the US or the awful saloon version which seems to be very popular there too.

Non-US version:



US version:



Anyway, the Ka is far, far smaller than the Focus.
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#178994 - 13/09/2003 04:35 Re: Hehehe [Re: msaeger]
CrackersMcCheese
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Registered: 14/01/2002
Posts: 2489
The Ford Ka is one of the most disgusting looking cars I've ever seen. Its never grown on me at all. Is the Focus in the US the same style as we have in UK?

Edit: Just noticed Andy's post. The US Focus looks like an old Honda. The UK one did grow on me, although I found it ugly to begin with.


Edited by PhilipOHare (13/09/2003 07:25)

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#178995 - 13/09/2003 08:03 Re: Hehehe [Re: andy]
msaeger
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Registered: 23/09/2000
Posts: 3608
Loc: Minnetonka, MN
I like smaller.
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#178996 - 13/09/2003 09:52 Re: Hehehe [Re: CrackersMcCheese]
andy
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Registered: 10/06/1999
Posts: 5914
Loc: Wivenhoe, Essex, UK
The US Focus looks like an old Honda

Those pictures are a little misleading, the only different (that I am aware of) between the US and UK Focus is the fenders (bumpers). The reasons those two pictures look so different is that one is the three door and the other the five door.

The three door does have a bit of a Civic look about it...
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#178997 - 13/09/2003 09:55 Re: Hehehe [Re: msaeger]
andy
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Registered: 10/06/1999
Posts: 5914
Loc: Wivenhoe, Essex, UK
I like smaller

You'll love this then http://www.ford.co.uk/ie/streetka/-/

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#178998 - 13/09/2003 10:19 Re: Hehehe [Re: andy]
peter
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Registered: 13/07/2000
Posts: 4172
Loc: Cambridge, England
I like smaller
You'll love [the Streetka] then
Daihatsu Copen. Almost a foot shorter, 8in narrower, and has SLK-esque power roof. Nice.

Peter

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#178999 - 14/09/2003 10:59 Re: Hehehe [Re: msaeger]
ashmoore
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Registered: 24/08/1999
Posts: 564
Loc: TX
One thing with the Ka is that the name only seems to work in Endland
Ka is pronounced "Kar" there. The naming thing doesn't work if it is pronounced any differently.
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#179000 - 14/09/2003 11:46 Re: Hehehe [Re: peter]
andym
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Registered: 17/01/2002
Posts: 3995
Loc: Manchester UK
In reply to:

You'll love [the Streetka] then




As nice as it is, it's a girls car, as is the Audi TT. (Donns flameproof suit)...
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#179001 - 14/09/2003 13:47 Re: Hehehe [Re: andym]
julf
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Registered: 01/10/2001
Posts: 1307
Loc: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
In reply to:

As nice as it is, it's a girls car, as is the Audi TT.



Or a hairdressers...

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#179002 - 15/09/2003 03:14 Re: Hehehe [Re: andym]
peter
carpal tunnel

Registered: 13/07/2000
Posts: 4172
Loc: Cambridge, England
As nice as it is, it's a girl's car
I think the phrase you're looking for is "car for someone with nothing to prove"...

Peter

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#179003 - 15/09/2003 04:40 Re: Hehehe [Re: peter]
boxer
pooh-bah

Registered: 16/04/2002
Posts: 2011
Loc: Yorkshire UK
Alright, so I sold my AudiTT after just over a year, it was just about the worst car I ever owned - totally lacking in feel, speaking of which I'm only just getting the feeling back in my bum from that suspension and it was like getting into the dark of a letter box each morning and looking out through the slit.

Moral of tale: Don't order a car from the photos, try before you buy.

I have to say that Ka convertible is about the most ill proportioned car to ever come from a major manufacturer - it looks like a kit car conversion - with the possible exception of the Mini convertible, the Silver Cross pram.
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#179004 - 15/09/2003 11:53 Re: Hehehe [Re: andym]
Dignan
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Registered: 08/03/2000
Posts: 12318
Loc: Sterling, VA
As nice as it is, it's a girls car, as is the Audi TT
It would seem that's pretty accurate. My girlfriend's family owns a TT convertible, and it is certainly not made for me. I can barely fit in the passenger seat, and when I drove it once it was incredibly uncomfortable.

That's a great description of what it's like, Boxer. It wasn't even much better with the roof down
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#179005 - 15/09/2003 14:18 Re: Hehehe [Re: msaeger]
davec
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Registered: 18/08/2000
Posts: 992
Loc: Georgetown, TX USA
Not me



with the boat trailer in tow it's almost 50 feet long and as wide as a traffic lane!
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#179006 - 06/04/2004 05:37 Re: Hehehe [Re: CrackersMcCheese]
g_attrill
old hand

Registered: 14/04/2002
Posts: 1172
Loc: Hants, UK
New "evil twin" advert making waves here. This one was rejected by Ford but was "leaked" by the agency, the same as the Nokia advert with the cat spinning from the ceiling fan.

Unfortunately a cat gets it *again* this time!

http://www.viralmeister.com/movies/EvilTwinCat.mpg

It's a bit gross for anybody that likes cats, but I can see where they were coming from, and it is amusing to a certain extent (assuming the cat is CGI!)

Gareth

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#179007 - 06/04/2004 07:04 Re: Hehehe [Re: g_attrill]
JBjorgen
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Registered: 19/01/2002
Posts: 3583
Loc: Columbus, OH
It's a bit gross for anybody that likes cats
But it's quite nice for cat haters!
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#179008 - 06/04/2004 07:07 Re: Hehehe [Re: g_attrill]
CrackersMcCheese
pooh-bah

Registered: 14/01/2002
Posts: 2489
lol thats made my day. Great ad.

Where'd you find it?

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#179009 - 06/04/2004 07:31 Re: Hehehe [Re: CrackersMcCheese]
g_attrill
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Registered: 14/04/2002
Posts: 1172
Loc: Hants, UK
Where'd you find it?

It's been going around, but it was in the Daily Mail a couple of days ago - I think they referred to it as "sick" and had quotes from the RSPCA and Cats Protection etc.

Gareth

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#179010 - 06/04/2004 09:04 Re: Hehehe [Re: g_attrill]
wfaulk
carpal tunnel

Registered: 25/12/2000
Posts: 16706
Loc: Raleigh, NC US
I'm not sure why anyone would think that that would sell a car, regardless of any animal cruelty issues.
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#179011 - 06/04/2004 09:55 Re: Hehehe [Re: CrackersMcCheese]
g_attrill
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Registered: 14/04/2002
Posts: 1172
Loc: Hants, UK
You'll probably like Happy Tree Friends then, if you haven't seen them before:

http://www.happytreefriends.com/

They used to have "Smoochies" too, but you need to buy the DVD now. They were a little popup with a character and three buttons which killed them in some unique way.

Gareth


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#179012 - 06/04/2004 10:00 Re: Hehehe [Re: g_attrill]
Dignan
carpal tunnel

Registered: 08/03/2000
Posts: 12318
Loc: Sterling, VA
I've got the DVD. It scares my friends when they see the cute video on my shelf. Then I pop it in and it worries them.
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