paul;
the perfect 'back seat driver' is personified in the character hyacinth
in 'keeping up appearances',an older brit comedy we get on public brodcast
in tampa..i wait all week for that show.anybody with a roadster of brit
ancestory might want to take a look.
dick fontaine
48mgtc
62tr3b
"he who dies with the most toys,wins"
i want to come in 2nd.
plant city fl.
On Thu, 9 Jan 1997, Paul Hunt wrote:
> In the UK we have a compulsory system that ensures the springs wear
> evenly and the car sits level - it is called the 'back seat driver' -
> not a description of the physical location of the device but an
> indication of its function. It announces things like "mind that
> cyclist", "those lights have changed up ahead" and other obvious
> things at regular intervals. Basil Fawlty (him again) best described
> his as an ideal contestant for Mastermind (a TV quiz for
> intellectuals), special subject? The Bleedin' Obvious.
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> Not that it applies to me and the Navigator.
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