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Offline Miss Demeanour

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Iconic symbols
« on: May 04, 2011, 09:29:42 PM »
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-13276404

New York City picks Nissan minivan as next taxi cab



Mayor Michael Bloomberg acknowledged the Nissan NV200's boxy form evokes suburbia, but he said the yellow paint would give it the iconic New York touch

In other words it was much cheaper and we will just paint it yellow to compensate  noooo:

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Re: Iconic symbols
« Reply #1 on: May 04, 2011, 09:35:15 PM »
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Re: Iconic symbols
« Reply #2 on: May 04, 2011, 09:36:30 PM »
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Re: Iconic symbols
« Reply #3 on: May 05, 2011, 06:54:34 AM »
Quote from: Just One More on May 04, 2011, 09:35:15 PM
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Re: Iconic symbols
« Reply #4 on: May 05, 2011, 12:14:18 PM »
Sheffield...



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Offline Darwins Selection

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Re: Iconic symbols
« Reply #5 on: May 05, 2011, 01:52:15 PM »
Quote from: Miss Creant on May 05, 2011, 12:14:18 PM
Sheffield...





Didn't they knock those down?
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Re: Iconic symbols
« Reply #6 on: May 05, 2011, 02:53:20 PM »
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Re: Iconic symbols
« Reply #7 on: May 05, 2011, 02:54:40 PM »
Quote from: Uncle Mort on May 05, 2011, 02:53:20 PM
Quote from: Darwins Selection on May 05, 2011, 01:52:15 PM
Quote from: Miss Creant on May 05, 2011, 12:14:18 PM
Sheffield...





Didn't they knock those down?

I thought they blew them up.

Wasn,t that sellafield this week........ rubschin:
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Re: Iconic symbols
« Reply #8 on: May 05, 2011, 04:50:20 PM »
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Re: Iconic symbols
« Reply #9 on: May 05, 2011, 04:51:48 PM »
I see they were released without charge...  ::)
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Re: Iconic symbols
« Reply #10 on: May 05, 2011, 04:54:34 PM »
They can find them again by following the glow.
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Re: Iconic symbols
« Reply #11 on: May 05, 2011, 04:55:06 PM »
Quote from: Nick on May 05, 2011, 04:54:34 PM
They can find them again by following the glow.

Mong...  ::)
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Offline Miss Creant Commander of the picklement and baking BAb(Hons)

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Re: Iconic symbols
« Reply #12 on: May 05, 2011, 06:02:27 PM »
Quote from: Uncle Mort on May 05, 2011, 02:53:20 PM
Quote from: Darwins Selection on May 05, 2011, 01:52:15 PM
Quote from: Miss Creant on May 05, 2011, 12:14:18 PM
Sheffield...





Didn't they knock those down?

I thought they blew them up.

Oh indeed they have/did but this is Yorkshire and they like to live in the past oop 'ere. 
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Offline Miss Creant Commander of the picklement and baking BAb(Hons)

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Re: Iconic symbols
« Reply #13 on: May 09, 2011, 02:01:28 PM »
Talking of iconic images how do you get a grumpy face or thumbs up icon on the left hand side of a thread?
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« Reply #14 on: May 09, 2011, 02:18:38 PM »
Quote from: Miss Creant on May 09, 2011, 02:01:28 PM
Talking of iconic images how do you get a grumpy face or thumbs up icon on the left hand side of a thread?

You have to be a regular clicker of the 'Donate' button...  whistle:
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