The return of the[last word]thread

[moe]

I thought it was a Cadillac!!!

[westgrandboulevard]

Which is the most prestigious?

[moe]

Depends on who you speak with, westgrand!

[westgrandboulevard]

Well, right now, I'm speaking to you, Moe - so which [[if either) would you rate the best - ?

[moe]

Not a Cadillac fan, westgrand.........although they have improved their product tremendously in the past few years. Ford needs to take heed on this [[re. Lincoln cars).

[westgrandboulevard]

You can imagine, to us over here, some of the US models can still look 'stretched' compared to most European cars - though I think they're smaller than before [[?)- or perhaps same size, just don't have all those extra fins which typified the American models decades ago.

Funnily enough, we were viewing some US vehicles lined up on the Pier Approach here on Sunday.

Is the Lincoln a good vehicle in the Ford range?

[moe]

No. Ford needs to put some effort into a better Lincoln [[i.e. don't use a Ford underneath and call it a Lincoln). Cadillac learned that lesson [[don't put a Chevy or Buick underneath).
I remember being in Paris when I saw a Smart car on the sidewalk & 4 men came & removed it from the sidewalk!

[westgrandboulevard]

I expect you mean they just lifted it between them, and walked.....!

There are quite a few Smart cars in use around our town. People like them because they can use street parking, but then park them at right angles. Fine around town for a touch of shopping, but I would not want to travel far in one!

The young couple living in the flat right next door on our landing had the use of a Smart Car last week, as a courtesy car, while their own was being repaired. We inspected it. They are both quite tall, but Kari [[male) is especially tall and very slim. [[I really must ask him just how his trousers rest exactly where they do, and why they don't fall down...) He said he didn't feel too safe in the Smart Car, so they now have another model, until their car is eventually fixed.

Kari and Arianna are both Scottish so, while I'm sat here at home on SDF, I have some semolina shortbreads baking in the oven right now, just to leave some outside their door, for when they return...

[moe]

Shortbread??? Can you deliver??? YUM!!!

[westgrandboulevard]

Just give me a postal address, moe. And some hints how to get it past Customs....both for the post, and for when I'm playing at the Ohio Theatre.......

[moe]

Well, I went to get my usual latte at the local coffee house this morning & they had just baked some shortbread! It was just ok; doesn't hold a candle to anything Fortnum & Mason makes!!!

[westgrandboulevard]

At least they baked it at your local coffee house. Most coffee places here just buy it in.

Fortnum & Mason? I can tell you are a discerning shortbread consumer!

[arr&bee]

I can get you pass customs,now repeat after me...shhhhhhhhhh!!!

[westgrandboulevard]

I wonder if Customs could get past me....

[moe]

It is always customary to check out R&B!!

[westgrandboulevard]

He's well-known to them, all over the world.

USA = Universal Suspect Arr&bee

[arr&bee]

Ahhh thank you my feinds..opps-my friends for that testamonial.

[westgrandboulevard]

That testimonial is shown large at every single airport, harbour and ferry terminal throughout the world. Must be the most popular man in the world, as he is wanted in every country.

[arr&bee]

Shhhhhh,not so loud...i am wanted in afew places..i mean just because i try to bring afew thousand cases of this wonderful elixir to the people the folks at the borders say i have to check with them...some nonsense about passports and taxes,i don't have time for that i got happiness to deliver.

[westgrandboulevard]

Arr&bee, I think of you as a free spirit. It's just a pity that the same can't be said for what you are carrying across those borders.

[arr&bee]

You can't put a price on happiness[didn't the spinners sing about that??]so i ain't paying.

[westgrandboulevard]

Money doesn't bring happiness, but it helps....

[arr&bee]

But if you got cash then i got the answer...[what was the question??]

[westgrandboulevard]

The question was : "If you have cash, do you have more choice?"

The answer is always 'yes'.

[moe]

You have more EVERYTHING.......

[westgrandboulevard]

Including taxes.....

[moe]

And headaches!!!

[westgrandboulevard]

I can get just as stressed over having a lot of money as I can over having no money at all.

At least, with some money, I can pay someone to help me with my stress.

[moe]

Beulah, peel me a grape!!!

[arr&bee]

Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!

[westgrandboulevard]

A peeled grape diet for very rich, stressed people. It could be trending very soon.....

[arr&bee]

I tried to peel a raindrop once,but it started crying so i let it go.

[westgrandboulevard]

I expect it was embarrassed, because it knew it was in need of a shower.

[moe]

And the smell.................!!!!!

[144man]

Was it an acid raindrop then?

[westgrandboulevard]

I've never fancied drinking rainwater, for that reason....

[moe]

Ohhhh, that acid would burn!!!

[westgrandboulevard]

Mind you, one burp after sparkling mineral water can feel like your head is exploding.

[144man]

Acid indigestion would be the result. That's why I only drink water that's been passed by the management.

[westgrandboulevard]

A certain clearing of the sinuses can be quite beneficial.

[144man]

That statement got right up my nose.

[westgrandboulevard]

Base catarrh.....

[arr&bee]

You know of course that this wonderful elixur can clear your sinuses up,one tiny little side effect...all those little nerve endings in the nose will be gone too,but hey who needs to smell and you can still breath out of your mouth...[the makers of this wonderful elixur are not responsible enough to be responsible for all and any side effects that may and most likely will occur]

[westgrandboulevard]

It should be put on prescription for every single soul, marketed as 'The Last Thing You Do'...although there is an underlying element of suicide to the exercise...

[arr&bee]

West my man read the smallprint under the other small print,hooch ain't fatal it justsharpens your senses becuase it might take away afew ofthe ones you have which in turn will make you pay more attention to the ones you have left,for example it might burn out the left nostril but you still have one on the right,so drink up,you're more likely to get run over by a heard of elephant ants than die from this wonderful elixur.

[westgrandboulevard]

And what can you tell me about the possibility of elephant ants being attracted to a corpse....?

[arr&bee]

It won't matter if you're a corpse,so stick around besides your big underwater scene is coming up soon.

[westgrandboulevard]

If I'm a corpse, I won't get any residuals.

I've been watching Esther Williams movies, and have learned a lot. She did a lot under water.

[arr&bee]

Bet you didn't know that the fine esther was a mermaid.

[westgrandboulevard]

Oh! Was she the lady who used to sing "There's No Business Like Show Business"....?