Date   : Wed, 05 Jan 2011 20:06:50
From   : heyrick.beebsoc@... (Rick Murray)
Subject: [BeebSoc] The Haynes Manual to top all Haynes manuals!

On 05/01/2011 08:44, Anders Carlsson wrote:

> I call him and raise with the upcoming Haynes book on Titanic.

Mmmm... A big boat with bad PR... or OUTER SPACE.

I still think I win. ;-)


> The ones on Amazon range from the U.S.S. Enterprise starship (Star Trek)
> via Thomas the Tank Engine,

!!!??? They aren't even REAL!


I like how you write "Star Trek" in brackets, as if there is a living 
breathing computery person that DOESN'T know what the USS Enterprise is!

Heck, I wouldn't call myself a Trekkie (Trekker?) on account of thinking 
the whole franchise being a bit stupid (Firefly is more my speed), but I 
can tell you it says NCC-1701 on it. And "Discovery One", from a more 
intelligent franchise, is XD-1.
:-)


> cooking for men

Funny how man are perceived as crap cooks, while many of the highest 
rated chefs, and a healthy majority of TV chefs, are male.


> The majority however seem to be about vehicles. I'm not sure if they
> ever made a book on computers, or perhaps some other publisher already
> covered that subject to the fullest.

O'Reilley?



Best wishes,

Rick.