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skippy41
 Post subject: The italian Job
PostPosted: Sat Jan 24, 2009 4:38 pm 
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In a recent news article they said that they have worked out how they managed to get the bus of the cliff
It was reported that all they had to do was drain the tanks so the bus would be lighter at the back end :shock:
There is one problem with that theory, the tanks are at or near the front :shock: :shock:
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once the road surface/edge of the cliff came into contact with the underside of the bus it would need a HGV recovery vehicle to pull back onto the road, probably dragging all the pipes, hoses, axle and propshaft off too


hold on chaps, ive had an idea...

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once the road surface/edge of the cliff came into contact with the underside of the bus it would need a HGV recovery vehicle to pull back onto the road, probably dragging all the pipes, hoses, axle and propshaft off too


hold on chaps, ive had an idea...


"not a lot of people know that..."

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Capt Taxi wrote:
wannabeeahack wrote:
once the road surface/edge of the cliff came into contact with the underside of the bus it would need a HGV recovery vehicle to pull back onto the road, probably dragging all the pipes, hoses, axle and propshaft off too


hold on chaps, ive had an idea...


"not a lot of people know that..."


Know what :?

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Capt Taxi wrote:
wannabeeahack wrote:
once the road surface/edge of the cliff came into contact with the underside of the bus it would need a HGV recovery vehicle to pull back onto the road, probably dragging all the pipes, hoses, axle and propshaft off too


hold on chaps, ive had an idea...


"not a lot of people know that..."




"your only supposed to blow the bloody doors off"

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"will you stop throwing those bloody spears! DAI! sing em something they know!"


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 Post subject: Re: The italian Job
PostPosted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 11:11 am 
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skippy41 wrote:
In a recent news article they said that they have worked out how they managed to get the bus of the cliff
It was reported that all they had to do was drain the tanks so the bus would be lighter at the back end :shock:
There is one problem with that theory, the tanks are at or near the front :shock: :shock:



FACT. Not THEORY :shock: :shock:

Skippy 41 wrong AGAIN :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: .

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skippy41
 Post subject: Re: The italian Job
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jimbo wrote:
skippy41 wrote:
In a recent news article they said that they have worked out how they managed to get the bus of the cliff
It was reported that all they had to do was drain the tanks so the bus would be lighter at the back end :shock:
There is one problem with that theory, the tanks are at or near the front :shock: :shock:



FACT. Not THEORY :shock: :shock:

Skippy 41 wrong AGAIN :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: .


Come on then Einstein, explain
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cabbyman
 Post subject: Re: The italian Job
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skippy41 wrote:
jimbo wrote:
skippy41 wrote:
In a recent news article they said that they have worked out how they managed to get the bus of the cliff
It was reported that all they had to do was drain the tanks so the bus would be lighter at the back end :shock:
There is one problem with that theory, the tanks are at or near the front :shock: :shock:



FACT. Not THEORY :shock: :shock:

Skippy 41 wrong AGAIN :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: .


Come on then Einstein, explain


It's only a f*cking film!!! :roll: :roll: :roll: :lol:
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captain cab
 Post subject: Re: The italian Job
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It's only a f*cking film!!! :roll: :roll: :roll: :lol:


I must have missed that bit or was there a swedish version? :shock:

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The guy that won was on Today on Radio 4 and he explained how he worked it out. This was enough for the people that set the problem so where is there a problem? It's not a really big deal is it? Or is it? Who knows :lol: :lol:

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 Post subject: Re: The italian Job
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captain cab wrote:
cabbyman wrote:

It's only a f*cking film!!! :roll: :roll: :roll: :lol:


I must have missed that bit or was there a swedish version? :shock:

CC


That bit was at the begining just after Charlie (Michael Caine) was released from prison. His girlfriend had aranged it. :mrgreen:

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How many practice runs must Steve McQueen do before he clears that 2nd fence
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How many practice runs must Steve McQueen do before he clears that 2nd fence


Was Steve McQueen in the Italian Job?

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the drive through the tunnels was filmed in coventry






and not many people know that

oh, and the "Inn of the 6th Happiness" was filmed in beddgelert

so there

and some scenes in Highlander were filmed in Dolwyddelan

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And Wexford was filmed at 6*, The Avenue.
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