Mani Shmani...

prague · Post by **prague** » Thu Mar 18, 2004 11:19 am

Only Jeff gets my humor (i.e. humour). In Australia, stereo is denoted as Out and Back.

ken_james · Post by **ken_james** » Thu Mar 18, 2004 11:51 am

Do toilets flush backwards down there?

jps · Post by **jps** » Thu Mar 18, 2004 1:38 pm

Yeah, Paul and Bob can compare notes on which way the toilets flush! What is your reference when saying "backwards"? Maybe up north it's backwards. (Time for a deep philisophical debate on backwardness!)

doctorwho · Post by **doctorwho** » Thu Mar 18, 2004 2:21 pm

Jps, we should also include in that debate the up/down-north/south issue. If the 'world powers' that colonized/exploited/ruined the rest of the world had been located in what we call the southern hemisphere, maps of the world would have the north pole at the bottom and the south pole at the top.

I had a dream once in which I was looking at a map of the coast of California and the Pacific Ocean was on the right - and I wasn't looking at the map upside down, either!

robcollins · Post by **robcollins** » Fri Mar 19, 2004 6:35 am

Quote: martin Kent "I paid $1,595.05 (£879.00) a couple of months ago for my new Montezuma Brown 4003 and felt it was a bargain!...other colours were $1,958.00 (£1079)...apparantly there was a promotion on the Montezuma Brown!....good result because I was expecting to pay more for it than the other colours."

Out of interest, where did you buy your 4003 MB from , ws it Peter Cooks Guitar World in Hanwell?

I was extremely tempted to order one myself but I already have a 4003MG fretless on order with them.

marty · Post by **marty** » Fri Mar 19, 2004 10:23 am

Robert...

Yes, I got my 4003 MB from Peter Cooks.

I had called Rics r Us and I was told I could have a Montezuma Brown for £999, but I would have to wait 6-8 months, because they were on order but not expected till then.

I was gonna go with that ,but I called Peter Cooks and they had two in stock so I went there next day and picked one up!

Trouble is, it hasn't satisfied my desire for a new Ric because I'm tempted myself now with a fretless!

If I do get a fretless, I don't suppose the Rickenbacker addiction will end there....I'll probably want a V63 or something!

mortivan · Post by **mortivan** » Fri Mar 19, 2004 12:47 pm

Do the Aussie's really have their maps with south at the top and north at the bottom, or is that just a myth?

robcollins · Post by **robcollins** » Sat Mar 20, 2004 2:54 am

Martin...

When I ordered my 4003 fretless in October last year I was told it would be around 12 months delivery time.

You better get your order in now!