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Judy

You Shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC

Hi there bigkidd, it's good to have another member this side of 'the Pond'. I'm looking forward to seeing pictures of your dioramas - I collect 1:18 cars myself.

court

The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades - Timbuk 3

It's a great story, but sadly, as with so many other things on the internet, it's not true - sorry Julie. Read the real origin here: www.snopes.com (about 2/3 of the way down).

football

The English have traditionally been good at inventing team sports. Then they show the rest of the world how to play and, very unsportingly, the rest of the world come back and beat us . Surprisingly, hurling and Gaelic Football are played in small patches around the world - if you live in a part of the US with an Irish community, it may be played there.

Wow - for the first time I don't need to post BoJames's solutions (they were all correct). Here's another 10 to work on: Buy Moron Net Nerd Hogs Guidebook A Turbocharged Mousey Leek Sassy Dingo Rocker's Dud Venue A Hogg Bonded Dissidents She Nets Cola Cans Twopenny Twin Due Tom's Banned A Ride Tilt Shallow Loft

Somebody Told Me - The Killers

exercise

Love Action (I Believe in Love) - Human League

I know what you mean. F1 is back this weekend after a long break. With interactive satellite TV I get to watch the first 2 practice sessions on Friday, 3rd practice and qualifying on Saturday, and the whole race on Sunday, all without a single commercial break because it's on the BBC.

I'm certainly not here to start an argument about something I know so little about. I just know reputations aren't easy to lose - it may or may not have been Montoya's fault. Considering that you've told us who your favorite drivers are, I think you're doing alright when it comes to impartiality. Red Bull owns 2 F1 teams (4 cars), and both teams look very similar at 200 mph. One team is Red Bull Racing, the other is Scuderia Toro Rosso (Italian for Team Red Bull).

Thanks, I'm starting to understand it bit by bit. I'm sure it would be easier if I got to see full coverage and not just highlights. No we don't - I think it's only played in the North America - that's why you called it the World Series (sorry, couldn't resist). Us Europeans (it was either the English or the French) just invented it for y'all. Over here they play hurling, Gaelic football, rugby, and soccer. You can check out some hurling here: If you're really brave you can watch the match with Irish commentary :

You can see this reply coming a mile off, but I still like it. In 'Go West, Young Dukes', Rufus was apologizing to Thaddeus for finding the discarded playing card on the floor: Rufus: Well, I'm sorry Mr. Hogg, but I didn't know you weren't playing with a full hand. Thaddeus: That's because you ain't playing with a full deck.

When I Grow Up (To Be a Man) - The Beach Boys

A couple of questions for you: 1) When there was a full course caution at Bristol they said some drivers not on the lead lap 'get a lap back' - who gets a lap back and why?. 2) I only get to see highlights of the Sprint Cup race, but I know there's 2 other races over the weekend because Kyle Busch won the sweep. What are the 2 races I don't get to see, and what relevance are they to the points standings?.

I remember seeing a documentary about Montoya's first year in NASCAR - if I remember correctly, he didn't make many friends that year. I'm not saying he didn't hit the back of Johnson's car, just that I'm not sure he could do a lot about it. I've still got to work out the teams. I'm used to team cars being virtually identical, which obviously isn't the case in NASCAR. I know that when British American Tobacco bought an F1 team about 10 years ago (to try to delay the ban on tobacco sponsorship) they wanted to advertise Lucky Strikes on one car and another brand on the other (2 cars per team), but the governing body would not allow different liveries.

olympics

World Shut Your Mouth - Julian Cope

Mad World - Tears for Fears

When the names come up at the end of each episode.

I never did get to see the Michigan race, but I managed to get highlights of the Bristol race. That sure is a short track - I almost got dizzy watching it. Up until the 1970s some of the European tracks were huge - the Nürburgring in Germany had a track about 14 miles long. Due to safety issues and TV coverage the current track is much shorter, but you can still go there and pay to drive the old circuit (many motor manufacturers test cars there). As an impartial viewer, I thought the Montoya/Johnson incident was 50/50. After seeing it from about 6 camera angles I'm not sure Montoya had much space to move. It was a shame because Johnson was in a good 3-way battle for the lead before that. Still too soon to pick a favorite driver, but I enjoyed seeing Reutimann racing a double zero car. This not only reminded me of the Mustang from Dukes, but also Dick Dastardly's car from Wacky Races . In F1 the numbers change around from year to year with last year's champion being allocated #1. The only time #0 appears is when last year's champion retires. You'd find it hard to see the numbers though - teams argue that a big number cuts down the space for sponsors' logos. I know that in NASCAR the drivers are known by the car number they drive. I've got another couple of questions which I'll post later in the Q & A thread.

I thought that was a tricky one, but everyone got it right - shows how much I know . Q. In the closing credits, where General Lee is being chased in circles around the trees, which make and model of patrol car is chasing them? A) Dodge Monaco Dodge Polara C) Dodge Coronet D) Plymouth Fury E) Plymouth Satellite F) AMC Matador