tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post6351105867830616138..comments2024-03-27T22:53:00.759+01:00Comments on A Hippo On the Lawn: Booze, Lust and American Cars (Time for coffee, by the way)Hippohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-57599767488292717922013-07-30T07:11:35.367+01:002013-07-30T07:11:35.367+01:00Know any publishers who would take my kind of shit...Know any publishers who would take my kind of shit on?Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-69254829708340602912013-07-30T06:32:20.870+01:002013-07-30T06:32:20.870+01:00BOOK, BOOK, BOOK, BOOK, BOOK, BOOK, BOOK, BOOK, BO...BOOK, BOOK, BOOK, BOOK, BOOK, BOOK, BOOK, BOOK, BOOK, BOOK, BOOK, BOOK, BOOK, BOOK, BOOK, BOOK, BOOK, BOOK, BOOK, BOOK, BOOK, BOOK, BOOK, BOOK, BOOK, BOOK, BOOK, BOOK, BOOK, BOOK, BOOK, BOOK, BOOK, BOOK, BOOK, BOOK, BOOK, BOOK, BOOK, BOOK, BOOK, BOOK, BOOK, BOOK, BOOK, BOOK, BOOK, BOOK, BOOK, BOOK, BOOK, BOOK, BOOK, BOOK, BOOK, BOOK, BOOK, BOOK, BOOK, BOOK, BOOK, BOOK, BOOK, BOOK, BOOK, <br />Peter Mayle aint got nothing on you<br />SBWThe Suburban Bushwackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09372690405902840131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-78452431119847426342013-07-24T14:04:06.880+01:002013-07-24T14:04:06.880+01:00A friend who was 'Our man in Malawi' alway...A friend who was 'Our man in Malawi' always referred to his terrace as a 'Condi' (sp?). This may have been a Swahili word, and we still occasionally call ours the Condi.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-41193314575884319432013-07-24T13:59:34.325+01:002013-07-24T13:59:34.325+01:00My first car in France was a blue 2CV. I loved it....My first car in France was a blue 2CV. I loved it.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-42679447770507974432013-07-24T11:13:59.099+01:002013-07-24T11:13:59.099+01:00Your wheeling and dealing is so voluminous I will ...Your wheeling and dealing is so voluminous I will begin confusing you for a money market trader. Initially I thought this deal was related to the Roddie deal, but obviously I wasn't paying attention, and I can't say that my scepticism was warranted, (he wrote convincingly), second hand car dealers an' all.<br /><br />I too am concerned to hear that a jango should actually be referred to as a lappa. I had wonderous visions of something related to Tarrantino, especially when the Django had heavy ashtrays being utilised and buckets of blood followed. Ah well, my illusion is shattered, and all I can hope is that the new veHicle as our across-the-pond friends say, does not suffer the same fate.columnisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03764365428633038329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-71776343938356917942013-07-24T10:25:24.753+01:002013-07-24T10:25:24.753+01:00Sorry it was a long one but I have been unable to ...Sorry it was a long one but I have been unable to sleep lately so have plenty of time on my hands. Glad you enjoyed it though.Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-16440784938597893052013-07-24T10:24:01.353+01:002013-07-24T10:24:01.353+01:00By coincidence, I also once owned a V8 Rover SDI a...By coincidence, I also once owned a V8 Rover SDI and an R4 with a walking stick gear lever sticking out the dash. I used to take the R4 onto military training áreas when I was conducting recces for excercises, it could go places even a landrover couldn't. <br /><br />I always liked Citroens, especially the orginal DS.Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-59185465982643903492013-07-24T10:15:56.393+01:002013-07-24T10:15:56.393+01:00Good one!Good one!Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-26484601817681935872013-07-24T10:02:11.495+01:002013-07-24T10:02:11.495+01:00Cro Magnon,I am not surprised you are exhausted: A...Cro Magnon,I am not surprised you are exhausted: An R4 - at your age? Mine was black. <br /><br />Once upon a time I had a love affair with a Deux Chevaux. And whatever Hippo's father may have had to say about rust, Citroens make my heart sing. Drove one (a Turbo Diesel Estate - white) for about seventeen years and many miles all over Europe, till some bastard decided to go for a joy ride. Write off. Am still heartbroken. Why am I telling you this? Must be the Roquefort in you.<br /><br />UAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-41819980175845274032013-07-24T05:59:42.672+01:002013-07-24T05:59:42.672+01:00Whew! Very entertaining. Whew! Very entertaining. Helsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15136273834165751276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-15212030112335246362013-07-24T05:41:56.746+01:002013-07-24T05:41:56.746+01:00I'm late with my comment because I had to go a...I'm late with my comment because I had to go and lie down for a while. I'm not really a car person, as long as it doesn't break down, and starts when asked, I'm reasonably happy. But I did recently own a bloody great 3.5 litre Rover SDi that drank more than I do and sounded like a Spitfire. I changed the beast for a Renault 4; it just wasn't right in the French countryside. I'm exhausted again.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-55236913895404587172013-07-23T22:49:03.110+01:002013-07-23T22:49:03.110+01:00You lied. That was definitely a two cups of coffee...You lied. That was definitely a two cups of coffee story, not one. <br />A great story AND you came out smelling of roses. Well done old chap. <br />Maybe you should consider spending a few bob and get your eyes done and thus avoid any future situations involving beautiful ladies and potential hospital visits. :)<br /><br />A young lad at school gets asked by a young girl, "What is a penis?" So that evening, he asks his dad what a penis is. Dad drops his pants, points to the old fella and says, "Son. That is a perfect penis" The next day at school he sees the young girl. He drops his pants and says to her, "That is a penis and if it was 6 inches shorter it would be perfect" Retired job.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14349739454297792385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-57319355685314368092013-07-23T19:13:59.985+01:002013-07-23T19:13:59.985+01:00Mine was made before they were covered with plasti...Mine was made before they were covered with plastic like your (new) one, and when they still called them Willys. :-)MuddyValleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13561027881611420247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-23197280707695614392013-07-23T16:49:39.713+01:002013-07-23T16:49:39.713+01:00It's only the wonderful engine that enables me...It's only the wonderful engine that enables me to put up with the cheap plastic and formica interior that every visitor to an American starred hotel has to endure. It is utterly tasteless but so wonderfully brutal.<br /><br />Thanks for the tip to switch off while filling, by the way! This thing is thirstier than I am!Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-54515406456683116622013-07-23T16:26:42.008+01:002013-07-23T16:26:42.008+01:00American eh? Word to your mother, yo baby, never l...American eh? Word to your mother, yo baby, never leave the engine ticking over while you try to fill the tank - you'll never keep pace...<br /><br />Splendid beastie. There is indeed nothing to beat the sound of a lovely lumpy V8. My first straight-six XJ's engine sounded nice when wound up, but in truth it still sounded like just a very expensive sewing machine and I wished it was a V8. Ten, twelve and sixteen cylinder Ferraris? Nope, no thanks, they just sound as though they're in pain, please give me a V8. Burble burble burble...<br /><br />Burble burble burble woofle burble. Burble. Nice one!The Owl Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11484484539144369129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-42719096958006531722013-07-23T16:15:18.095+01:002013-07-23T16:15:18.095+01:00I'd love a Willy's. The trouble is the wi...I'd love a Willy's. The trouble is the willie I have just gets me into trouble...Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-56924194048605440912013-07-23T16:07:44.480+01:002013-07-23T16:07:44.480+01:00Your blog is always an enjoyable read! Enjoy the J...Your blog is always an enjoyable read! Enjoy the Jeep. Hope it runs as well as mine does. It's a 1942 Willys MB still going strong. Daily driver here on the farm.MuddyValleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13561027881611420247noreply@blogger.com