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It's not entirely unusual to be overtaken by VW Campers doing 190 on the Autobahn.
Nagy Vilmos wrote: Bloody Germans, think they own the Autobahn
Strange people, I wonder where that delusion comes from.
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I remember the thrill of doing 200 on the autobahn when I lived in Munich for a while... pity it was only KPH rather than MPH!
Having said that, I also remember the shrieks of delight from a couple of my young nieces when the digital speedometer showed 100 while I was driving them down to Portsmouth one day. My car was one of the original Audi Quattros and I could switch the display between MPH and KPH any time I wanted. They didn't realise I was actually only doing 60ish! Their mother was not impressed since the limit was officially 50 but their father had a huge grin and wanted me to take them on the motorway for a spin!
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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As I remember the original Quattros (more grip forward than sideways) I would have asked for a drive on a dirtroad.
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I always said I learned to drive sideways before I learned to drive in a straight line. I started with Rally-Cross driving at the age of 14 so spent my earliest few miles travelling sideways in muddy fields and dodging trees!
I actually found the sideways grip on the Quattro quite acceptable but then mine was a special edition with slightly better suspension and the Quattro Sport engine installed giving a few extra horsepower and 0 to 60 mph in 5.0 seconds!
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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I don't really have anything to add, I just thought I would keep the thread going with all-MVP participant content...
Never moon a werewolf.
- Harvey
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Funny read.[^]
I am surprised that #2 is on the list and it is totally against the stereotype.
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:cough: :cough: A Himnusz at #4 :cough: :cough:
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I had to read it again (after over 20 year) to remember how much blood is in it...But IMHO it's not that 'harcias'...
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is. (V)
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Well, I have no clue about Hungary so cannot comment here.
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It's what you get around 11ish when you missed breakfast...
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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It was kind of a joke for us in school. Coming from India, hungry and Hungary sound same. I still do not know if it is pronounced different.
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Yes there is a difference - there is no 'a' sound in hungry.
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Ok, so is it pronounced as hung-gary?
I know what to expect in response.
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Nope it's MADGE-AH-OR-SAG.
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There was an article recently about how to annoy a Hungarian and that was second after refusing to drink.
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Yes! :PunchTheAirSmiley:
1st again!
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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If you were a veggie, you'd get another top 5 slot with that.
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"Hungary's really has no cause to be as violent as it is. There was no war for independence on the horizon. No foreign invader was occupying their homeland. "
Well clearly the author hasn't done his homework. Himnusz was written in 1823. At that time Hungary has been under Habsburg occupation since 1686. Before that the turks were controlling most of the terrotorries since 1541. The hymn contains 300 years worth of sorrow, sadness and yes, violence. Also 25 years after it was written was the year Hungarian Revolution of 1848 broke out, just 4 years after Erkel Ferenc composed the music for Himnusz (which is the version used to this day).
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d@nish wrote: I am surprised that #2 is on the list and it is totally against the stereotype.
Many French people were shocked too, who did not know the lyrics, when at the 1998 World Cup opening ceremony the full anthem was sung in the stadium.
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
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GuyThiebaut wrote: French people were shocked too, who did not know the lyrics
French people who did not know the lyrics ? Or French-speaking people ?
Apart from a bunch of silly soccer player (excuse the redundancy here), who in France does not know the lyrics of our national anthem ?
~RaGE();
I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus
Entropy isn't what it used to.
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Its a great anthem, the most blood curdling of them all, it is, superb.
"The whole idea that carbon dioxide is the main cause of the recent global warming is based on a guess that was proved false by empirical evidence during the 1990s." climate-models-go-cold
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My opinion too. Much better than the anthem of Spain which unfortunately has no lyrics at all. Do they mumble when they win or protest ?
~RaGE();
I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus
Entropy isn't what it used to.
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My wife started a new online business selling clockwork eggs.
She isn't making a lot, but enough to keep her ticking ova.
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Obscurum per obscurius.
Ad astra per alas porci.
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur .
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Did she chose to do this or did you egg her on?
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It's a bad yolk...
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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