Harry P.

A guy takes his talking dog to see a talent scout. The talent scout is skeptical. "Your dog can actually talk?," he asks the guy. "Yes he can! Watch... what's on the top of a house?" "Roof," answers the dog. The talent scout rolls his eyes. "Come on! You said he could talk!" "He can," insists the guy. "Ok, watch this... how does sandpaper feel?" "Rough," replies the dog. The talent scout is getting impatient. "Look, pal... I'll give your dog one more chance to prove he can talk, but that's it!" The guy looks at the dog nervously. "Come on, Spot... you can do it. Now tell me, who is the greatest baseball player of all time?" "Ruth," replies the dog. The talent scout is out of patience. "That's it! I want you and your 'talking dog' out of my office!" The guy and his dog leave. They walk down the street in silence for a few moments. Suddenly the dog stops and looks at the guy. "Do you think I should have said DiMaggio?"

A guy joins a monastery and takes a vow of silence. He is only allowed to speak two words every seven years. Seven years go buy, and the abbot asks him what he has to say. "Cold floors," replies the monk.The abbot nods knowingly. Seven more years go by, and the abbot once again asks the monk what he has to say. "Bad food," the monk says. The abbot nods knowingly. Seven more years pass, and the abbot once again asks the monk for his two words. "I quit," replies the monk. The abbot looks at him and says, "Well, that figures. Ever since you got here, all you've done is complain!"

Three guys had been stranded on a desert island for years, with no hope of ever being found. They had resigned themselves to the fact that they would live the rest of their lives on the island. One day while walking along the beach, they spot an old lantern. They rub the lantern and a magic genie appears. "I grant you three wishes. Anything at all, your wish is my command!" The first guy is so excited he can hardly contain himself. "I wish I was back home!" Poof! The guy is magically transported back home. The second guy, seeing what just happened, is even more excited. "I wish I was back home, too!" Poof! The second guy is magically transported back home. The third guy looks around sadly, and after a few moments says, "Gee... i'm so lonely. I wish my two friends were still here." Poof...

Agreed! Doesn't everyone have a political agenda? If I had to research the political philosophies of every store owner to make sure that they believe in the same things I believe in, I'd have no time left for hobbies!

Remember when Ford ran ads comparing a Granada to a Mercedes?

Or even easier... google it! http://www.google.com/#fp=f893b46a557620ec&q=toronto+hobby+shops&safe=off

Beautifully done!

About 2-3 times a month.

None here.

If the diecast guys can do a model quickly, why can't the injection-molded plastic guys do it? Either way there's tooling and licensing involved. So what's the problem? Why does a plastic kit come out years late?

Thank you, Peter. That's a very much appreciated comment.

If you post a topic in the wrong place, the moderators will move it to where it was supposed to be posted. Why do you think that you can post a topic wherever you feel like posting it? So your topic got "shoved" down here, where it belongs. Why is that a problem for you?

A lot of older guys will tell you the release of the AMT 3-in-1 kits in 1958 (?) was one of the biggest events (if not the biggest) in the history of injection-molded 1/24-25 scale car model kits.

Thomas Edison, besides being a genius, was also a pretty wise guy (literally). On trying over and over again, without success, to find the right material to use as the filament in his light bulb: "I haven't failed. I've just discovered 10,000 ways that won't work!" "Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time." "Many of life's failures are experienced by people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up."

Why do they both have only one windshield wiper?

I had to look that up on an online translation site! Thank you. I mean, merci beaucoup!

But isn't that what gives your coffee that "special" flavor?

That guy is pretty well known for his diorama photos. Besides, I didn't know you were trying to fool anyone. I'm not a mindreader.

I saw it. It's gone.

You realize this is a diorama/model... right?

An Irish New Zealander living in Switzerland. Wow, you really get around!

Plymouth and Dodge Rampage/Scamp: http://www.google.com/search?q=plymouth+rampage&safe=off&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=amEXUp3wMtPS2wWEsoHQBQ&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1229&bih=693

It sounds like you're assuming that I actually can do it! I wouldn't even try it in 1/25 scale... that's Mr. Obsessive territory!

I'll try to pick up my game next time... You got me! I missed that one. I just used the kit-supplied decal.

Looks like I stumped you guys with this one! Only five of you got it right. The car is an Autocars Carmel from Israel. I'm not sure of the exact model year because info on this car is hard to fond, and the info I did find was contradictory. If you guessed anywhere from 1960 to 1968, you got credit (I think it's a 1967 model). http://israel-retro.blogspot.com/2009/07/susita-israeli-legend-car.html http://www.anglia-models.co.uk/specials-autocars.htm http://www.zwischengas.com/de/TD/catalog/1969/Sabra-Carmel-Gilboa-Sussita.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autocars_Co. Who got it right: Badluck 13 Chris R blunc george53 wisdonm