The Mini was a British design classic

Lack of imagination and investment stopped us ever updating it; it took BMW to do that

The Routemaster is the same. It's so negative and British Leyland to say "It's had its day". With investment and imagination, we could have a new gen of Routemasters and that would be ace ventura.

And you're a cyclist, aren't you? As am I. Don't you hate those bendies? I do, I really do. I crap myself every time one overtakes me on a corner. They are the devil's spawn.

Posted By: Old Git on May 2nd 2008 at 14:55:57

Message Thread

People wishing Blair was still in power (General Chat) - stringersrevenge, May 2, 14:32:29
- Classic stuff. (General Chat) - Tim Westwood, May 2, 14:38:41
  - Livingstone=cunt. Johnson=cunt. Unlucky, London! (n/m) (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, May 2, 14:46:23
    - Yeah good, bunch of stupid cunts for living in london - oh shit I live in London (n/m) (General Chat) - stringersrevenge, May 2, 14:49:50
  - Red Ken soon to be gone! (General Chat) - phrankin, May 2, 14:40:01
    - Replaced by a philandering buffoon with a bus fetish (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, May 2, 14:46:43
      - Maybe but Ken's had 8 years so why not give Boris a shot. (n/m) (General Chat) - Tim Westwood, May 2, 14:50:00
        
        I think a lot of people would give Johnson a shot. (n/m) (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, May 2, 14:52:23
        
        when the only excuse labour supporters can give (General Chat) - phrankin, May 2, 14:51:15
        
        And why do you have to be a Labour supporter to doubt the Tories (General Chat) - CB41, May 2, 14:54:53
        
        you were the one saying those words (General Chat) - phrankin, May 2, 14:57:57
        
        My my, you are an angry boy - (General Chat) - CB41, May 2, 15:00:16
      - Ken's also a philanderer, and drinks too much, and is a crook (rather than a buffoon) (General Chat) - Old Git, May 2, 14:49:13
        
        Oh yes. I'm not denying that. (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, May 2, 14:52:05
        
        Like Pinochet you mean? (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, May 2, 14:56:02
        
        Thatcher loved Pinochet, I believe. (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, May 2, 15:00:21
        
        Indeed, that was my point. (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, May 2, 15:01:52
        
        Ah, but Boris (LOLZ!) is a lovable buffoon...not at all an odious right-wing shitbag. (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, May 2, 14:53:27
        
        The routemaster bus thing is a load of total populist codswallop (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, May 2, 14:51:49
        
        The Mini was a British design classic (General Chat) - Old Git, May 2, 14:55:57
        
        I live on the route of one of the last routemasters to go (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, May 2, 15:03:32
        
        I really don't agree (General Chat) - Old Git, May 2, 15:13:48
        
        Problem is with the Route Masters that Johnson is proposing (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, May 2, 15:49:09
        
        Sigh. (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, May 2, 15:26:32
        
        Sighier sigh (General Chat) - Old Git, May 2, 15:30:10
        
        Can I just ask something? (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, May 2, 15:35:18
        
        You're embarrassing yourself (General Chat) - Old Git, May 2, 15:37:12
        
        Irriot (General Chat) - malkybarkid, May 2, 15:37:01
        
        Oh. A bus. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, May 2, 15:39:57
        
        indeed. and a centre-piece of Boris's campaign (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, May 2, 15:43:49
        
        not the routemasters though (General Chat) - blindasabat, May 2, 15:42:59
        
        Oh, one of them. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, May 2, 15:44:15
        
        Those bendy ones do my head in (n/m) (General Chat) - Small, May 2, 15:47:02
        
        yes, I saw. You think it'll happen? (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, May 2, 15:34:28
        
        Thank you Marvin (General Chat) - Old Git, May 2, 15:36:52
        
        Not at all. (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, May 2, 15:41:33
        
        Blesa (General Chat) - Old Git, May 2, 15:45:52
        
        dog's (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, May 2, 15:27:05
      - Boris Johnson is great (General Chat) - phrankin, May 2, 14:48:43
        
        Yeah as a comedien not to control a multi billion pound city (n/m) (General Chat) - stringersrevenge, May 2, 14:52:20
        
        Red Ken! you are having a fucking laugh... (General Chat) - phrankin, May 2, 14:54:18
        
        I like Boris more than Ken, but still think they're a couple of clowns, at least boring (General Chat) - stringersrevenge, May 2, 14:57:39
        
        'Liked by most'. Complete fallacy. (n/m) (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, May 2, 14:56:43
    - That would be nice (General Chat) - Old Git, May 2, 14:44:14
      - not a chance, I wouldn't have thought, given other results (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, May 2, 14:49:53
        
        I was in London the other day (General Chat) - camcan, May 2, 14:51:19
        
        The Standard is and always has been a vicious and beastly... (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, May 2, 14:53:28
        
        yep - horrid rag - had forgotten just how bad though (General Chat) - camcan, May 2, 14:56:20
        
        Ha ha, me too (General Chat) - Old Git, May 2, 14:57:46
        
        Daily Mail, innit. (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, May 2, 14:54:22
        
        I love it when Tricky says "innit" in his posh banker's voice (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, May 2, 15:00:00
        
        Does he really work at the Bank of England? (General Chat) - camcan, May 2, 15:00:53
        
        Yes (General Chat) - Old Git, May 2, 15:03:32
        
        One of my oldest friends is an Old Lady employee (General Chat) - camcan, May 2, 15:05:30
        
        (who is your friend?) (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, May 2, 15:10:18
        
        There aren't THAT many BoE employees called Gareth who support the Norwoci (General Chat) - Old Git, May 2, 15:07:18
        
        Funnily enough I don't use my wotb username at work though (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, May 2, 15:07:04
        
        You have let your real name slip on here though. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, May 2, 15:15:48
        
        Schoolboy error (General Chat) - Old Git, May 2, 15:17:26
        
        there was a Hereward Smythington-Smythe* sat behind me at the QPR game (General Chat) - blindasabat, May 2, 15:34:35
        
        Has been every day. For months. Quite incredible. (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, May 2, 14:52:48
        
        Nailed Lee Jasper though (General Chat) - Old Git, May 2, 14:58:43
        
        Why not a buffoon? We've had a crook for 8 years! (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, May 2, 14:50:55
      - you're leaving London though (General Chat) - camcan, May 2, 14:49:32
        
        I was able to vote Boris as a final act of revenge on London, though (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, May 2, 14:50:22
        
        Indeed, and glad to hear you admit it. (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, May 2, 14:53:32
      - at lunchtime with 22% of the vote counted (General Chat) - phrankin, May 2, 14:48:23

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