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  1. 7th December 2006, 12:10 AM #1
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    Article of the year.

    G`day all one of the blokes at work found this article in Sundays evening post out here in Dubai, after the rain, warning people about some of the mechanical dangers of driving during the wet period.

    Sorry about the quality of the scan, but you will get the general idea.

    This article had a couple of us rolling around laughing, and the sad part is, there are probably people out there who try to learn from this crap.

    This really gets my vote, for worst article of the year, have a read and laugh, and try to spot the odd mistake here and there, then try to explain to me, the meaning of accelerator boots!

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  2. 7th December 2006, 12:15 AM #2
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    i thought grog was banned over there
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  3. 7th December 2006, 04:34 AM #3
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    now that has me in two minds... (assuming the quotes are accurate)

    1. do I go over there and charge like a wounded bull to do half ass bodgie repairs that would seem to the customer to be the best work they've ever seen...

    or

    3. Do I run like hell from a safety standpoint if thats the quality of mechanicing that keeping the vehicles on the road.
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  4. 7th December 2006, 04:55 AM #4
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    I think it is possible that the article was originally written in a language other than English - and then translated into English by someone whose knowledge of the subject was nil. Reminds me of a sign I saw some years ago on the waterfront at Ras al Kaimur - it was dual language; I could not read the Arabic - and I still have no idea what the English version said. I think it was talking about where you could anchor, but I'm not sure. It seemed to have been translated literally from the Arabic by someone who had no idea about boats or marine matters.

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  5. 7th December 2006, 08:11 AM #5
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    Who cares, it's just funny as
    Cheers Baz.

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  6. 7th December 2006, 08:14 AM #6
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    Truly brilliant!

    Its actually a coded message for CIA/US military operatives and the like.

    The word Axis the clue - and 'loosening' means that invading Iran is now unlikely, due to impending bad weather. It also means that all US military vehicles in the area should expect heavy weather in the coming winter.

    GQ
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  7. 7th December 2006, 11:26 AM #7
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    I better seal up my exhaust tip next time i do a river crossing!

    Does anyone have a water proof computer case for the rear of my vehicle?
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