44 years on...

Roxy d'Urban wrote:
...and the Leica M3 #1045460 is still rendering great images!

come over to www.rangefinderforum.com then...
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On Fri, 04 Mar 2005 15:04:08 +0000, Mike wrote:


"jimmy" wrote in message
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Diesel Ranger?



I own a 94 extended cab 4x4 Ranger, I wouldn't call it truck and neither
would my insurance company.

Ah, the nuances of international variations on speech.

Under ordinary circumstances I wouldn't call it a truck either. Over here
it is called a bakkie, but seeing as this is an international forum, I
thought I would extend some courstesy to the people who wouldn't know what
the **** a "bakkie" is and call it a truck. Pick-up truck, if you prefer.

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2005-03-05, Roxy d'Urban wrote:

Ah, the nuances of international variations on speech.

Under ordinary circumstances I wouldn't call it a truck either. Over here
it is called a bakkie, but seeing as this is an international forum, I
thought I would extend some courstesy to the people who wouldn't know what
the **** a "bakkie" is and call it a truck. Pick-up truck, if you prefer.

We Dutch think "bakkie" sounds cute :-)

-peter

"Roxy d'Urban" wrote in message
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On Fri, 04 Mar 2005 15:04:08 +0000, Mike wrote:


"jimmy" wrote in message
...
Diesel Ranger?



I own a 94 extended cab 4x4 Ranger, I wouldn't call it truck and
neither would my insurance company.

Ah, the nuances of international variations on speech.

Under ordinary circumstances I wouldn't call it a truck either. Over
here it is called a bakkie, but seeing as this is an international forum,
I
thought I would extend some courstesy to the people who wouldn't
know what the **** a "bakkie" is and call it a truck. Pick-up truck, if
you prefer.


I guess that's what the Aussies call a "ute" then. My American step-mother
calls my Range Rover a "truck" - which no one here would ever say.


Peter

"Roxy d'Urban" wrote in message
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On Fri, 04 Mar 2005 15:04:08 +0000, Mike wrote:


"jimmy" wrote in message
...
Diesel Ranger?



I own a 94 extended cab 4x4 Ranger, I wouldn't call it truck and
neither would my insurance company.

Ah, the nuances of international variations on speech.

Under ordinary circumstances I wouldn't call it a truck either. Over
here it is called a bakkie, but seeing as this is an international forum,
I
thought I would extend some courstesy to the people who wouldn't
know what the **** a "bakkie" is and call it a truck. Pick-up truck, if
you prefer.


I guess that's what the Aussies call a "ute" then. My American step-mother
calls my Range Rover a "truck" - which no one here would ever say.


Peter

"Bandicoot" wrote in message
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"Roxy d'Urban" wrote in message
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On Fri, 04 Mar 2005 15:04:08 +0000, Mike wrote:


"jimmy" wrote in message
...
Diesel Ranger?



I own a 94 extended cab 4x4 Ranger, I wouldn't call it truck and
neither would my insurance company.

Ah, the nuances of international variations on speech.

Under ordinary circumstances I wouldn't call it a truck either. Over
here it is called a bakkie, but seeing as this is an international forum,
I
thought I would extend some courstesy to the people who wouldn't
know what the **** a "bakkie" is and call it a truck. Pick-up truck, if
you prefer.


I guess that's what the Aussies call a "ute" then. My American
step-mother
calls my Range Rover a "truck" - which no one here would ever say.


Peter



I suspect that your mother in law was trying to get a rise out of you. If
it isn't a car, it must be a truck. In all fairness to her, if she wasn't
just ribbing you, many sport-utes (American term) are truck based, and many
of those that aren't, pretend they are.

--
Skip Middleton
http://www.shadowcatcherimagery.com

"Skip M" wrote in message
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"Bandicoot" wrote in message
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"Roxy d'Urban" wrote in message
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On Fri, 04 Mar 2005 15:04:08 +0000, Mike wrote:


"jimmy" wrote in message
...
Diesel Ranger?



I own a 94 extended cab 4x4 Ranger, I wouldn't call it truck and
neither would my insurance company.

Ah, the nuances of international variations on speech.

Under ordinary circumstances I wouldn't call it a truck either. Over
here it is called a bakkie, but seeing as this is an international
forum,
I
thought I would extend some courstesy to the people who wouldn't
know what the **** a "bakkie" is and call it a truck. Pick-up truck, if
you prefer.


I guess that's what the Aussies call a "ute" then. My American
step-mother
calls my Range Rover a "truck" - which no one here would ever say.


Peter



I suspect that your mother in law was trying to get a rise out of you.
If
it isn't a car, it must be a truck. In all fairness to her, if she wasn't
just ribbing you, many sport-utes (American term) are truck based, and
many
of those that aren't, pretend they are.


Yet the whole genre is really just copying the Range Rover ;-)


Peter

On Sat, 05 Mar 2005 07:49:46 +0000, Peter wrote:

2005-03-05, Roxy d'Urban wrote:

Ah, the nuances of international variations on speech.

Under ordinary circumstances I wouldn't call it a truck either. Over here
it is called a bakkie, but seeing as this is an international forum, I
thought I would extend some courstesy to the people who wouldn't know what
the **** a "bakkie" is and call it a truck. Pick-up truck, if you prefer.

We Dutch think "bakkie" sounds cute :-)

-peter

Well that *is* where the term originated from - the Dutch immigrants to
SA. I think it translates to "container" in English.

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