..., quite the opposite; I do not have, nor have I ever had, an ambition to own any kind of impracticably fast car), but I do find Top Gear very funny. I think it needs to be taken in context that it's not really a programme about cars any more, though (Fifth Gear is more what it used to be), it's more about laddishness. Neil -- Neil Williams Put my first name before the at to reply.
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... quoted text - - Show quoted text - Congratulations! It seems to me the Victorian ideal of self-improvement would serve Britain better than the present laddish culture. If you remember Victorian Britain had some first rate scientists, engineers and architects: Michael Faraday, I K Brunel, J C Maxwell, Joseph Paxton, etc. Now our only...
... quoted text - - Show quoted text - Congratulations! It seems to me the Victorian ideal of self-improvement would serve Britain better than the present laddish culture. If you remember Victorian Britain had some first rate scientists, engineers and architects: Michael Faraday, I K Brunel, J C Maxwell, Joseph Paxton, etc. Now our ...
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