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Mussels wrote: Wed Feb 16, 2022 8:11 am
Felix wrote: Wed Feb 16, 2022 1:01 am Does this mean if a yank gets run over with a uninsured driver driving a ford can they sue Ford.
That was my first thought but it was about the adverts for the guns and the image they promoted, it would be like Ford running an ad that says driving fast makes you more manly.
Or that Red Bull gives you wings...
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Mussels wrote: Wed Feb 16, 2022 8:11 am That was my first thought but it was about the adverts for the guns and the image they promoted, it would be like Ford running an ad that says driving fast makes you more manly.
Funny you say that as Land Rover have this advert running just now and if you read the text at the bottom it has a couple of cover my ass disclaimer's

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Yorick wrote: Thu Feb 17, 2022 3:55 pm F1 has a small clear out..


https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/60418716
"2 men will now alternate the roll" So now there may be a different interpretation of the rules each race :wtf:
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McNab wrote: Thu Feb 17, 2022 6:20 pm
Yorick wrote: Thu Feb 17, 2022 3:55 pm F1 has a small clear out..


https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/60418716
"2 men will now alternate the roll" So now there may be a different interpretation of the rules each race :wtf:
That might be good to find problems.
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Don't discard your masks too soon...

https://www.theguardian.com/science/202 ... eparedness
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OH MY GOD!




A Guardian article.....
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https://www.bbc.com/news/business-60429584


VW state they had 137,000 cars on board.
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Yorick wrote: Fri Feb 18, 2022 4:26 pm https://www.bbc.com/news/business-60429584


VW state they had 39,000 cars on board.
They're gonna need s bigger boat.

"German newspaper Handelsblatt reported the vessel was carrying 3,965 vehicles"
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slowsider wrote: Fri Feb 18, 2022 4:40 pm
Yorick wrote: Fri Feb 18, 2022 4:26 pm https://www.bbc.com/news/business-60429584


VW state they had 39,000 cars on board.
They're gonna need s bigger boat.

"German newspaper Handelsblatt reported the vessel was carrying 3,965 vehicles"

I seem to remember that VW have, in the past, offered up numbers that were not borne out in reality. Yorick was being funny.
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slowsider wrote: Fri Feb 18, 2022 2:35 pm Don't discard your masks too soon...

https://www.theguardian.com/science/202 ... eparedness
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This is a big deal.

https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/ ... 022-02-18/
Members of a trans-Pacific trade pact have agreed that Britain can proceed with its bid to join the group, Japan said on Friday, as it looks for new trading relationships after leaving the European Union.
The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) is a free trade agreement (FTA) between Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, New Zealand, Singapore and Vietnam.
If the UK is admitted to full membership this will include four of the Five Eyes, with the remaining 'eye' being the USA which will hopefully either become a future member, or negotiate a separate trade deal with the UK.
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Isn't this like Australia being in the Eurovision song contest?
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Mr. Dazzle wrote: Fri Feb 18, 2022 6:27 pm Isn't this like Australia being in the Eurovision song contest?
No, no, Britain is really close to the Pacific. I expect the Tories have an oven ready deal ready to go and all will be well.
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Yambo wrote: Fri Feb 18, 2022 5:31 pm
slowsider wrote: Fri Feb 18, 2022 4:40 pm
Yorick wrote: Fri Feb 18, 2022 4:26 pm https://www.bbc.com/news/business-60429584


VW state they had 39,000 cars on board.
They're gonna need s bigger boat.

"German newspaper Handelsblatt reported the vessel was carrying 3,965 vehicles"

I seem to remember that VW have, in the past, offered up numbers that were not borne out in reality. Yorick was being funny.
Yorick? Unlikely. :obscene-birdiedoublered: :obscene-birdiedoublered: :obscene-birdiedoublered: ;)
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Mr. Dazzle wrote: Fri Feb 18, 2022 6:27 pm Isn't this like Australia being in the Eurovision song contest?
More like South Africa mulling over joining the Six Nations :)
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irie wrote: Fri Feb 18, 2022 6:15 pm This is a big deal.

https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/ ... 022-02-18/
Members of a trans-Pacific trade pact have agreed that Britain can proceed with its bid to join the group, Japan said on Friday, as it looks for new trading relationships after leaving the European Union.
The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) is a free trade agreement (FTA) between Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, New Zealand, Singapore and Vietnam.
If the UK is admitted to full membership this will include four of the Five Eyes, with the remaining 'eye' being the USA which will hopefully either become a future member, or negotiate a separate trade deal with the UK.
No, it really isn't a big deal, it means fuck all, in case you hadn't noticed Britin doesn't make anything.
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irie wrote: Fri Feb 18, 2022 6:15 pm This is a big deal.

https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/ ... 022-02-18/
Members of a trans-Pacific trade pact have agreed that Britain can proceed with its bid to join the group, Japan said on Friday, as it looks for new trading relationships after leaving the European Union.
The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) is a free trade agreement (FTA) between Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, New Zealand, Singapore and Vietnam.
If the UK is admitted to full membership this will include four of the Five Eyes, with the remaining 'eye' being the USA which will hopefully either become a future member, or negotiate a separate trade deal with the UK.

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slowsider wrote: Fri Feb 18, 2022 2:35 pm Don't discard your masks too soon...

https://www.theguardian.com/science/202 ... eparedness
Yebbut rich people coming to the UK to buy houses have been stopped.
Let's not upset anyone by pointing out that poor people from godforsaken hell holes can still wander in with diseases that could wipe everyone out.
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Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Fri Feb 18, 2022 8:28 pm
irie wrote: Fri Feb 18, 2022 6:15 pm This is a big deal.

https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/ ... 022-02-18/
Members of a trans-Pacific trade pact have agreed that Britain can proceed with its bid to join the group, Japan said on Friday, as it looks for new trading relationships after leaving the European Union.
The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) is a free trade agreement (FTA) between Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, New Zealand, Singapore and Vietnam.
If the UK is admitted to full membership this will include four of the Five Eyes, with the remaining 'eye' being the USA which will hopefully either become a future member, or negotiate a separate trade deal with the UK.
No, it really isn't a big deal, it means fuck all, in case you hadn't noticed Britin doesn't make anything.
Ignorance is bliss. :lol:
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