Dodgy Car Salesmen

The other day I was looking for a car with my mother. I thought it would be a simple event. I had not realise what experience I was going to have talking to a dodgy salesman. He was full of lies and smooth talk. Below I list some of the things he said and did.

1. "Kia is owned by general motors. Holdens are just rebadged Kias" he said. GM bought Daewoo. Some of the cars are Daewoos, not all of them.
2. "Come and take a look at this Echo" he said while pointing at a Yaris.
3. "I read newspapers and magazines" he said. I read magazines and news papers too and they are not saying what you are.
4. "[insert celebrebrity here] could afford to buy a Lamborgini but he bought this car instead" he said. Have you heard that about a $20000 car before?
5. "You can ring up my wife's aunty's sister in law's cousin and he will tell you that what I am saying is right" he said. Who is actullay going to ring up this third party?
6. "I build and race cars so I know what I am talking about" he said. If he is such a fantastic racer, why does he need to have a day job selling cars?

He said many more things as well because we were there for half an hour. My advice is to just to do research on the internet before you go and bring someone who save you if you get sucked in.

The Two Cows

I recently discovered this joke:

http://entrepreneurshipinmalaysia.blogspot.com/2008/03/different-types-of-economics-in-cows.html

The joke begins with the difference between communism and capitalism using two cows. Then the cows are used to show the difference between different countries.

Taggart: The Only Scottish Show on Televsion

I don't think many people would be able to think of a Scottish television show if they were asked. In fact the only one I know of is Taggart. I think it is a good show and have been following it since I was a child.

Taggart is a crime series that is based in the Scottish capital of Glasgow. Originally the main character was a homicide detective called Taggart and he was supported by other detectives. Unfortunatly the actor died in 1995. The show has managed to carry on without Tagget and still is entertaining. The show use to run for two hours but now it only runs for one hour. One odd incident with the show is that one story line involved a particullar person being murded on a farm. Then a couple of years later the actor returns to become one of the permanent detectives on the show.

Who is a fan of Taggrt? Who has heard of Taggrt before? What other Scottish programs are currently showing internationally?