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?

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How to Keep Up to Date with my Blog

The world did not end, which means I get to make my second post. I have recieved many messages of optimism from my facebook friends. Thankyou to those who sent me feedback on the post. I hope that people keep reading my posts. My next post will be of somthing more light hearted such as joke or interesting fact.

I would like to point out (to those who have not noticed yet) that my blog has a new name and web address. I did this because the previous name has thousands of references on Google. My blog's new name has no references on Google.

You have multiple options for keeping up to date with my blog:

• You can goto the website http://www.myuniquequad.blogspot.com/
• You can create a link in facebook (it will automaticlly give new posts as they come)
• You can join the mailing list (Please let me know if you want to join)

Also, please keep a look out for the online quick surveys that I will add occasionally.

PS: It would be nice if you could let your friends know about my site.

First Post

This is my first post! A friend from uni said "Why don't you make a blog?" and I thought "Why not?". Besides, with the world supposedly ending in 3 days, I might not get another chance. (Some scientists think that on September 10th 2008 the world will end ).

Article: "Are we all going to die on Wednesday?"
(http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,24303939-663,00.html)