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• rugor287 commented on Zoom-Zoom
  Goes all petrolhead for a moment: 426 Hemi, not 427. The 427 was the side-oiler, made by Ford where the Hemi was a Chrysler engine. Dave Robinson...
• Stina Leicht commented on Zoom-Zoom
  Thanks for the clarification. :)...
• paws4thot commented on Zoom-Zoom
  Well, that's correct, but I mentioned the Lewis distillery; they released a 2YO as "Spirit of Lewis" to get some cashflow whilst the Single Malt is still maturing. 99 - Since Charlie's on hols, I doubt anyone will object that much about some petrolhead chat, esp given that Stina and Moderator Alan (and his alter ego) are petrolheads as well. Can I claim a "Scottish and these are nearly a exotic as Ferraris and Porsches to me" on 1 CI?...
• Stina Leicht commented on Zoom-Zoom
  "Can I claim a "Scottish and these are nearly a exotic as Ferraris and Porsches to me" on 1 CI?" You certainly get a hall pass* from me. Do teachers give 'hall passes' in school where you come from? They're officially issued by teachers to grant students permission to be outside the classroom during class hours--or were when I was a kid. But then we didn't have metal detecters and cops on school grounds. Although, we did have the school shootings. Ahem.** ** Don't get me started on making education scary and the school as prison thing....
• paws4thot commented on Zoom-Zoom
  Para 3 - We didn't have (or need) such a system back in the 1970s, but American culture is ubiquitous enough that most people will understand you. What we did have a pass system for was the school office could give us a pass giving us official permission to go into town during school hours. These would normally only be issued for dental or medical visits....