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Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter1-Mar-16 1:53

1-Mar-16 1:53

I grew up in Hungary and never heard 'Nagy Vilmos' as a joke...
I do not know why our Nagy choose the name (maybe a translation of Big Willy?), but if you look up that name you will find someone very interesting...(Wikipedia)

Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.

Nagy Vilmos1-Mar-16 2:09

1-Mar-16 2:09

Maybe not, but it was funny at the time. When I moved to Hungary, my boss called me Willy or Big Willy; as my names William. I needed an email and so signed up for a free account with the name Nagy Vilmos. I've used it ever since; 18 years or so.

veni bibi saltavi

Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter1-Mar-16 2:15

1-Mar-16 2:15

Interesting...Did your boss knew that Big Willy has some secondary meanings? If did, than it should be really funny...

Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.

Nagy Vilmos1-Mar-16 2:18

1-Mar-16 2:18

Of course he did, our office was the like the warm up area for this[^] Big Grin | :-D

veni bibi saltavi

Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter1-Mar-16 2:19

1-Mar-16 2:19

Those fine years!!! Thumbs Up | :thumbsup:

Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.

Nagy Vilmos1-Mar-16 1:52

1-Mar-16 1:52

To ruin everything, it should be pronounced "nodge" to rhyme with dodge.
Oh and in Vilmos the 's' is an 'sh' sound.

veni bibi saltavi

ZurdoDev1-Mar-16 1:59

ZurdoDev

1-Mar-16 1:59

I always thought it was your real name. Blush | :O

There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.

Nagy Vilmos1-Mar-16 2:09

1-Mar-16 2:09

It's my 'real' online name Laugh | :laugh:

veni bibi saltavi

Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter1-Mar-16 2:11

1-Mar-16 2:11

Vilmos IS his real name...He probably added Nagy (which means big) because of certain problems with his self confidence...

Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.

Jörgen Andersson1-Mar-16 2:40

1-Mar-16 2:40

If I recall correctly he's driving a Peugeot or Vauxhall or similar. No lack of confidence there.

Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello

Nagy Vilmos1-Mar-16 4:02

1-Mar-16 4:02

It was an Opel but we have a Renault as the family car. I also have a vintage sports car for playing.

veni bibi saltavi

Jörgen Andersson1-Mar-16 5:05

1-Mar-16 5:05

Going from an Opel to a Renault is having balls the size of watermelons in my book.
It's either that or a being a complete pillock. Smile | :)

A vintage sportscar sounds a lot more interesting.
How vintage is it?

Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello

Nagy Vilmos1-Mar-16 5:42

1-Mar-16 5:42

It's only 1971, but it has a custom body and looks like a 1930's Aston Martin - NG TA[^] Cool | :cool:

veni bibi saltavi

Jörgen Andersson1-Mar-16 6:09

1-Mar-16 6:09

That's an officially cool car! Thumbs Up | :thumbsup:

But is it really from 1971?
According to the german wikipedia the company was founded in 1979.
I can't find any english wikipedia entry.

Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello

Nagy Vilmos1-Mar-16 6:19

1-Mar-16 6:19

Thanks. She started life in 1971 as an MGB and was rebuilt [in 1981 IIRC] as a NG TA, but kept her original paperwork hence she's a '71. We bought her in 2006 and love her to bits, now we're waiting for some good weather again so we can take her out.

veni bibi saltavi

Jörgen Andersson1-Mar-16 6:27

1-Mar-16 6:27

OIC.
I will have to admit I'm more than just a bit envious.

Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello

Revon1-Mar-16 6:19

Revon

1-Mar-16 6:19

iirc age is derived from the donor car, so even if the kit was built this year the new car is given the identity(reg plate, age, exclusion from taxation) from the donor vehicle

Jörgen Andersson1-Mar-16 6:29

1-Mar-16 6:29

I see, I wasn't aware that it was working that way. Makes sense though.
Thanks for clarifying.

Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello

Richard MacCutchan1-Mar-16 2:20

Richard MacCutchan

1-Mar-16 2:20

Nagy Vilmos wrote:
to rhyme with dodge

Or todge(r).

Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter1-Mar-16 1:55

1-Mar-16 1:55

[ˈnɒɟ][^]

Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.

ZurdoDev1-Mar-16 1:27

ZurdoDev

1-Mar-16 1:27

chriselst wrote:
If you cannot be bothered signing off with you name

Because you aren't sure who it is from? Poke tongue | ;-P

chriselst wrote:
I'm in a grumpy mood today.

Why did the superhero flush the toilet?

Because it was his doody.

You're welcome. $Shucks | :-\$

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chriselst1-Mar-16 1:29

chriselst

1-Mar-16 1:29

RyanDev wrote:
Because you aren't sure who it is from?

It's respect innit.

Love from Chris x

Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.

ZurdoDev1-Mar-16 1:37

ZurdoDev

1-Mar-16 1:37

chriselst wrote:
Love from Chris x

I see your point. Big difference. I shall amend my ways.

James.

There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.

Slacker0071-Mar-16 1:27

Slacker007

1-Mar-16 1:27

Well said. Feel better now? Smile | :)