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Do " flashing " bulbs burn out more rapidly than those in normal use?
That when " household " electric bulbs are shortlived some salesmen suggest that the cause is toofrequent switching on and off.
Why do so many people use the word " since " where it has no connection with time?
Of a section of the extrusion catalogue of Southern
• Forge, Ltd., entitled: " Miscellaneous Bars and Flats."
That they would not appreciate being asked to " tender " for the supply of equipment for dispensing alcohol or inquiries as to living accommodation. That MM Tex likes Girling and Lockheed shoes.
That Birch has been a good name in road transport for many years.
That Raymond Birch of B.E.T. has done much to encourage technical education in this field—and is still flogging the problem.
That anyone who can pay for it may have a " Coronation " by arrangement with Laycock Engineering.
Of a new inn near Coventry named "The Standard" which has bars appropriately dubbed Vanguard, Ferguson and T.R.3.
That "fast sellers" are not necessarily concerned with low" dives.'
That if silence be golden some old vehicles are not in the high-carat category, Up to the present, no suggestion as to holding a rally for child cyclist of the year.
That Mr. Watkinson's plan to train and test child cyclists should save many lives.
The question, with apologies to the women police—Can a radar catch be a fair cop?
That the people who know least about longdistance road transport are those most keen on its complete nationalization.
That this is just another example of fools stepping in where angels fear to tread.
That the repetition of such a step would not be likely to constitute a non-skid tread.