 | | Re: Stupid question about steam engines —Mike Poindexter
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| | | Jonathan Reynolds <scorch@tinyworld.co.uk> wrote in message news:FsM7IH.An2@lugnet.com... (...) conversation...Hmmm... (...) was (...) to (...) As they no longer make steam engines as the industry standard, it is unlikely to be broken. (...) I (...) (25 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | Re: Stupid question about steam engines —James Powell
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| | | | | (...) Wellllll....now, my handy dandy books show Mallard at 126 MPH and... In 1906 a steam powered car built by the Stanley brothers of Newtown, Massachusetts, and driven by Fred Marriott, set a new world land speed record of _127.66 mph_ at Ormond (...) (25 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | Re: Stupid question about steam engines —Jonathan Reynolds
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| | | | (...) Errr...what have I started here? I'll say this in my best US accent "chill out, man" (hope that sounds like the real thing). All meant in jest, maybe us Brits are not the ones with the 'stiff upper lip' after all! Jon (ps British humour is (...) (25 years ago, 7-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | Re: Stupid question about steam engines —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | (...) I agree. There's really no need to detail in depth the many ways the Brits have messed up the entire world in this group. :-) We can take that up in off-topic.debate or off-topic.fun (depending on your perspective (1) ) Seriously, when I say (...) (25 years ago, 7-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | Re: Stupid question about steam engines —Jonathan Reynolds
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| | | | (...) have (...) Yes, I'm actually a real live minifig and your big huge trains scare me (too many echos). Jon Ps We call Joe Lucas "The Prince of Darkness" over here! (...) (25 years ago, 7-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | Re: Stupid question about steam engines —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | (...) Right. I have an MG Midget and I used to have an E-Type Jaguar. So I am well acquainted with the evil that Lucas has perpetrated. Two quickies Q:Why do the British drink warm beer? A:Because they like it? Q:WRONG. It's because they have Lucas (...) (25 years ago, 8-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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