David Jenkins
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| posted on 16/12/03 at 12:18 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by ned
"What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet."
-William Shakespeare
Not if it's a Rolls Royce Silver Mist
- look up 'mist' in a German dictionary! 
(I tried it on an on-line German-English translator and got a telling off in German for using rude words!)
David
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Mark H
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| posted on 16/12/03 at 04:25 PM |
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David,
To save time and to save getting sacked, would you like to tell us what mist is?!
My guess is that it must be a minge/tw@, etc.
Matches the type of person who buys RR's!
(ooh)
Mark Harrison and
Q986 KCP back from the dead...
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timf
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| posted on 16/12/03 at 04:38 PM |
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google says mist in german = muck
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kingr
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| posted on 16/12/03 at 04:51 PM |
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I seem to recall that it's slangy for sh1t.
Kingr
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Peteff
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| posted on 16/12/03 at 06:35 PM |
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das mist = manure. Strange lot the Germans. Would the silver mist go well with a golden shower, another german phrase.
yours, Pete.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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bob
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| posted on 16/12/03 at 06:39 PM |
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No MK misty doesnt work for me either
SPD mystery does though
are we still on the new name new car hunt? or is it just me and my cuddly friend ChristopherG
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chrisg
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| posted on 16/12/03 at 06:42 PM |
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Bob, it's settled, and you're on your own 'cos I'm going away for Christmas.
Please your bloody self
Cheers
Santa's little helper
Note to all: I really don't know when to leave well alone. I tried to get clever with the mods, then when they gave me a lifeline to see the
error of my ways, I tried to incite more trouble via u2u. So now I'm banned, never to return again. They should have done it years ago!
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bob
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| posted on 16/12/03 at 07:02 PM |
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Settled ? bah humbug
Have a nice time and happy christmas.
P.S.
Eat and drink as much as you like,i doubt it will make a difference
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 16/12/03 at 08:03 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by kingr
I seem to recall that it's slangy for sh1t.
Kingr
Yep!
Only the posh translator sites say 'muck'...
David
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donut
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| posted on 17/12/03 at 07:54 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by bob
Settled ? bah humbug
Have a nice time and happy christmas.
P.S.
Eat and drink as much as you like,i doubt it will make a difference
Now THAT's Funny LOL LOL LOL
Andy
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andywest1/
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DaveFJ
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| posted on 17/12/03 at 09:51 AM |
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If were trying german - how about the...
MK Giel (maybe spelt wrong!)
Anyone who has watched some of the more - er cultural videos from the fatherland will have heard this word enoguh...
Dave
"In Support of Help the Heroes" - Always
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Metal Hippy
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| posted on 17/12/03 at 10:04 AM |
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LM isn't an option with Coram already having one...
[Edited on 17/12/03 by Metal Hippy]
Cock off or cock on. You choose.
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James
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| posted on 17/12/03 at 11:14 AM |
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I don't!
But then I like the name Banshee so what would I know!
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macspeedy
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| posted on 17/12/03 at 11:57 AM |
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i'd like to know
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bob
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| posted on 17/12/03 at 07:02 PM |
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Rich
I dont know the full story on the coram,i got snippets from petrolhead.com and sites of that type.
I do know somebody has taken on the project, if you search through the mid engine section there should be info there.
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Deckman001
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| posted on 18/12/03 at 01:40 AM |
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Vauxhall had it's GSI and Volkswagen had their GTI , so i would have thought that if changing 1 letter was enough for them, It would have been
ok for M.K.
Jason
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Peteff
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| posted on 18/12/03 at 12:01 PM |
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Doesn't it say on Shuggie Pattersons description that he's building a Coram?. I think I saw it on there.
yours, Pete.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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ned
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| posted on 18/12/03 at 12:35 PM |
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i think theres a few guys on here, shug is one of them that are in on the project on various sides/aspects eg chassis/bodywork/machining etc. maybe
one of them will red this thread soon and explain all!
Ned.
beware, I've got yellow skin
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Hellfire
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| posted on 18/12/03 at 01:03 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Deckman001
Vauxhall had it's GSI and Volkswagen had their GTI , so i would have thought that if changing 1 letter was enough for them, It would have been
ok for M.K.
Jason
Yeah, thats what I was thinking. Plenty of cars have a GTi suffix. I doubt whether any major manufacturer would take a company the size of MK to court
anyway, over breach of copyright. Besides, Porsche didn't seem to be too concerned about copyright over MK's GT1.
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ned
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| posted on 18/12/03 at 01:21 PM |
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and the current owners of the triumph marque (ford or bmw?)didn't mind when seat used the name toledo!
Ned.
beware, I've got yellow skin
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timf
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| posted on 18/12/03 at 01:36 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by ned
and the current owners of the triumph marque (ford or bmw?)didn't mind when seat used the name toledo!
Ned.
maybe something to do with seat buying the name from them at the time
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locoboy
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| posted on 18/12/03 at 01:41 PM |
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I heard some years ago that Citroen were the only car Co. allowed to have a name on the back of a car with an X in it, not including the suffixes such
as XR3I etc, maybe it was nutsack but at the time i couldnt think of another car that had an X in its model name....can you? They are carrying the
theme forward still with the Xantia and Xara, what about BMW X5?
ATB
Locoboy
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JoelP
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| posted on 18/12/03 at 01:46 PM |
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i suspect stuff like GTi GSi GTE etc cannot be registered as trademarks because they are in common use by everyone. Stuff has to be new i think.
Confusing to have copyright, patents and trademarks though innit?
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Hellfire
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| posted on 18/12/03 at 01:50 PM |
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So now we've gone full circle........ why not GT2 as Bob suggested earlier in this thread
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Peteff
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| posted on 18/12/03 at 03:40 PM |
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when seat used the name toledo!
It shouldn't be feasible to copyright a place name like Toledo, Capri or Cortina because you can't lay claim to it as it's already
in common usage and the country it's in should have the rights to it. I'm calling it the Mistral because I like aliteration. Didn't
Dutton have a Sierra before Ford by the way.
yours, Pete.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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