Fake Invaders

Posted on by Ian C.

Another from my collection, a CDROM this time, from England:

Remember Counterfeit MINIs? In England MINI did a similar campaign, but instead of disguising cars to look like MINIs, they went for trucks, and even sheds!

PENTAX Image

The CDROM contains a version of Space Invaders, vaguely themed on the UK counterfeits … I’ll assume it’s the same as the “giant size” game that was playable at the UK motor show in 2006:

(picture from TheAverageGamer)

Paul Mullett put up a video on MINI2, from his visit to the 2006 UK motorshow, that shows the game being played.

Why did the duck cross the road?

Posted on by Ian C.

Tonight heading home, traffic was at a standstill on Essex causeway, while ducks crossed from the river to Woodmans parking lot.

I grabbed for my camera, but ducks walk fast! Most of the ducks had crossed, but one wasn’t sure if it was safe; the rest of the ducks disappeared behind Woodmans. Eventually the final duck crossed – and I was ready with my camera!

So why did the duck cross the road? … To join his friends, of course 🙂

MTTS’08 badges

Posted on by Ian C.

Back in 2006, I got a really nice MINI Takes The States badge / fridge magnet from Todds MotoringBadges website; although I’m much less thrilled by this years event, I still wanted to adorn my fridge, but it seems MotoringBadges is quiet now …

Instead I saw that CooperFlags had produced a nice looking magnetic badge, so I ordered a couple, although a little wary from my original experience with that company, that was a long time ago and I think the company has changed hands since then.
Still, after waiting a couple weeks with nothing delivered, I wondered, but happily the badges arrived today and are well worth the wait 🙂