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"Four diesel-powered engines attach to each corner " 
You'll never get very far if all you do is follow instructions.
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1000 Years of Annoying the French[^]
A history of Franco-English history, and where the French delude themselves about it.
It's a good read, if you like history. And LOL funny in places.
But Rage - I did say you should ignore this. And definitely don't read the book. You won't enjoy it much...
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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That'll teach 'em not to invite Her Lizzieness to the 65th D Day memorial!
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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Today's xkcd[^] has taught me something, the bestest female chesser is Hungarian[^].
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And Kasparov still hasn't stopped sulking about it.
Mind you, he's still sulking about Deep Blue... 
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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He started sulking when he had to leave the warmth of his mother's womb and hasn't stopped!
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Monday
The professor isn't in the room but his umbrella is on the table. After 15-minute grace period, all the students left the room thinking the professor is absent.
The professor then arrives 10 minutes after the students leave.
Tuesday
The professor walks inside the room then ask the students, "Where are you yesterday? You didn't attend my classes!"
One of the students answered, "We left the class after 15-minute grace period thinking that you're absent, Sir."
Then the professor said, "You've seen my umbrella on the table, well, that clearly means that I'm here!" Then walks out of the room.
Wednesday
The professor walks inside the room and saw no one. Only umbrellas on each of his student's table.
Don't mind those people who say you're not HOT. At least you know you're COOL.
I'm not afraid of falling, I'm afraid of the sudden stop at the end of the fall! - Richard Andrew x64
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Why didn't I think of that back in high school? 
It's an OO world.
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{
public void DoWork()
{
throw new NotSupportedException();
}
}
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I'm afraid I may have to ding you for this, you should know by now that originality won't be tolerated!
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That joke is so old that it is played out in a Val Kilmer movie.
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My car passed it's MOT!
(For non-UKians, it's an annual fitness-for-the-road test for all vehicles over three years old, which is getting harder to pass with each passing year. Used to be "Do the lights and brakes work? Has it got tyres? With any tread?", it now checks emissions, airbags, and even washer bottle content.)
And then, as they drove it out of the MOT bay and parked it ready for me, the handbrake cable snapped...
So now, I won't get it back till this afternoon. Ho hum.
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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OriginalGriff wrote: for all vehicles over three and under 50 years old
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I've never owned a a car that was fifty years old or older, so I've never worried about the upper limit.
I've owned a few that looked like they were fifty...
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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The thinking is that once a car gets that old you are obviously going to take care of it; which I do. At 20 years they become Road Tax exempt as well.
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I do also.
Unfortunately the same can't be said for the other twenty owners!
(Though not with the current one - One elderly lady owner, I even found her disabled parking badge still in the car when I got it home...)
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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I am not sure what the tax exemption timeframe is but it isn't 20 years - I still have to pay road tax on my '76 vehicle
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You're right, it's pre 64; so 40 years.
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I think its pre 73 so whilst its 31 this year next year it will be 32 etc. its not rolling but a fixed point
(it used to be older than 25 years but that changed in 97 hence the pre 73 date)
You cant outrun the world, but there is no harm in getting a head start
Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.
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I checked before posting my correction and re-chicken says built before 01/01/74.
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my bad, the rolling exemption was reinstated in April this year
You cant outrun the world, but there is no harm in getting a head start
Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.
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Sounds like Tüv in Germany 
Congrats on that 
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I have a '76 VW Camper - MOT time is always rather fraught
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