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Old 07-29-2010, 04:47 PM   #19 (permalink)
Arragonis
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He he. Want to know why we still drive on the left (aka the correct) side of the road ?

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Originally Posted by De Gaulle
Here is a country which is not European. Its history, its geography, its economy, its agriculture and the character of its people ‑ admirable people though they are ‑ all point in a different direction. This is a country which cannot, despite what it claims and perhaps even believes, be a full member
That was the french president deciding that Britain couldn't be part of the EEC in the 60s. After all that help and everything...

Anyway after that we had too many motorways, roads and cars to swap. So we didn't.

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Originally Posted by Clev View Post
My favorites are the giant billboards and electronic signs that espouse safe driving, while distracting drivers from it.

AdFreak: Don't drive distracted, says distracting ad
When myself and the wife got married and spent a lot of time driving instead of..., well, you know... our fave slogan was

"Frustration can cause accidents"

Still raises a titter in the Arragonis-mobile that one does.
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