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HeatherKay
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Of course, we all know it was not a Beetle, but a Volkswagen. The vehicle never carried "Beetle" as an official name throughout its long production run. I'll get my anorak. _________________My Flickr | Snaptophobic BloggageHeather Kay: modelling details that matter. "Let my windows be open to receive new ideas but let me also be strong enough not to be blown away by them." - Mahatma Gandhi.
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adidan
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No, but that's what it was known as you pedant.  
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Paul1965
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I've been in Naples on New Year's Eve and that was a real eye-opener. It is the only time of the year when the streets are not crammed with cars because of the damage they are liable to sustain. Fireworks (mostly of very dubious legality) are lit and thrown from rooftops and balconies into the streets below and they are mostly intended to be loud rather than pretty. As you might expect, the fireworks are handled in a very cavalier fashion. I watched one guy carrying a cardboard box full of 'bandolier' style fireworks while ash from his cigarette dropped into it.
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belchingmatt
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I thought he was hung, drawn and quatered. Anyway I went down to the beach with a couple of people and got a good old fire going.
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HeatherKay
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Card-carrying member.  _________________My Flickr | Snaptophobic BloggageHeather Kay: modelling details that matter. "Let my windows be open to receive new ideas but let me also be strong enough not to be blown away by them." - Mahatma Gandhi.
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oceanicitl
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Says on Wiki he jumped and broke his neck before he was hung, drawn and quatered... _________________Still the official cheeky one
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okenobi
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Ok, so over the weekend as I was going in and out, I kept thinking there was some kind of epic floating bonfire night thing going on in the bay. Apparently not.... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-11702899Doh!
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l3v1ck
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Doh. I missed it this year.
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oceanicitl
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How? Did you not notice the huge explosions that have been going on for the last 2 weeks?? _________________Still the official cheeky one
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l3v1ck
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If I'd seen any huge explosions over the last week it would have been a nearby oil rig blowing up.
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oceanicitl
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Ah fairy nuff. Well you'll have to do your own then  _________________Still the official cheeky one
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adidan
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* Sigh * My point was that part of the "celebrations" involve that of his death, signified by throwing a effigy of him on a fire. I wasn't meaning to allude to the actual demise of the man. My bad, it eaily reads like that.
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l3v1ck
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I've never seen the point of making a Guy (other than the fact it gives children something to do).
For me it's about bonfires, fireworks and a get-together.
When I was young I always looked forward to going to our family friends do. Everyone brought a box of fireworks so they lasted for ages. Nowadays I go to the big city display. It's awesome!
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