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From: thomas on 22 Apr 2010 03:05

"Halmyre" <no.spam(a)this.address> wrote in message
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> In article <4bd22524.76102671(a)news.flex.com>, verysorry(a)nocando.com
> says...
>> Jaime Oliver is doing a US reality show where he tries to get a West
>> Virginia school district ("fattest city in the fattest country) to
>> improve the school lunch menu and also increase healthy eating
>> awareness in the general community.
>>
>> He drives a ~30 year old short wheel base Ford Bronco.
>>
>> Is he a car collector or did the show runners just pick this vehicle
>> for retro cool?
>>
>> http://abc.go.com/shows/jamie-olivers-food-revolution
>>
>
> Erm, in which alternate universe is a 1980 Ford Bronco considered 'retro
> cool'?
>
> --
> Halmyre
>
Where "trendy" children just having left college, are working in the media
who are calling themselves assistant producers
and in Filth world - surely another upmarket 4x4;-)

From: Silk on 23 Apr 2010 03:32
On 21/04/2010 19:23, Halmyre wrote:

> Erm, in which alternate universe is a 1980 Ford Bronco considered 'retro
> cool'?

In this one we say, "old banger".
From: Halmyre on 21 Apr 2010 14:23
In article <4bd22524.76102671(a)news.flex.com>, verysorry(a)nocando.com says...
> Jaime Oliver is doing a US reality show where he tries to get a West
> Virginia school district ("fattest city in the fattest country) to
> improve the school lunch menu and also increase healthy eating
> awareness in the general community.
>
> He drives a ~30 year old short wheel base Ford Bronco.
>
> Is he a car collector or did the show runners just pick this vehicle
> for retro cool?
>
> http://abc.go.com/shows/jamie-olivers-food-revolution
>

Erm, in which alternate universe is a 1980 Ford Bronco considered 'retro
cool'?

--
Halmyre

This is the most powerful sigfile in the world and will probably blow your
head clean off.
From: thomas on 28 Apr 2010 02:11
who are the "arbiters" of cool?

they say an austin a40 is an old banger yet a moggie is cool - if you like
it - that's all that matters

chill man

"Silk" <me(a)privacy.net> wrote in message
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> On 21/04/2010 19:23, Halmyre wrote:
>
>> Erm, in which alternate universe is a 1980 Ford Bronco considered 'retro
>> cool'?
>
> In this one we say, "old banger".

From: Silk on 28 Apr 2010 04:35
On 28/04/2010 07:11, thomas wrote:
> who are the "arbiters" of cool?
>
> they say an austin a40 is an old banger yet a moggie is cool - if you
> like it - that's all that matters

It's one thing liking something, but a completely different thing to
bore the rest of us with it.

For the record, I think all old cars are inherently uncool, a Morris
Minor especially so.
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