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To: Tax-chick

Joke among British sports car fans:

Q: Why do the English drink warm beer?
A: Because they have Lucas refrigerators.

{Lucas electronics are notoriously unreliable.}


420 posted on 03/04/2009 4:08:26 PM PST by Professional Engineer (Why are guns always named Bill? Why not Bob or Fred? Maybe something cheery, like Petunia.)
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To: Professional Engineer; NicknamedBob

Funny!

I have put Offspring to bed. Now I’m going to read a book with Wednesday.


422 posted on 03/04/2009 4:37:32 PM PST by Tax-chick ("There are more enjoyable ways of going to Hell." ~ St. Bernard)
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To: Professional Engineer
{Lucas electronics are notoriously unreliable.}

Electrical systems too. My first car had a Lucas electrical system (1959, used, bought 1970). The charging system was horribly unreliable, and extremely frustrating for this EE student.

423 posted on 03/04/2009 4:58:46 PM PST by sionnsar (Iran Azadi | 5yst3m 0wn3d - it's N0t Y0ur5 (SONY) | "Tax the rich" fails if the rich won't play)
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