One Hears
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Of the Dumfries Constabulary using a Land-Rover.
That this is setting a Rover to catch rovers.
" Only five standing? Never mind, I'll sit on the floor."
That there is far more in the meat-carrying trade than meets the eye. (—
That "fresh fruit,when sent by road, arrives still true to its description
That Mr. Raymond Birch's very junior son once referred to Major-General Russell as " the R.T. Executioner."
That by photo-electric-switching, street lamps can be made to light up whenever the natural light drops below a desired value.
Of many who feel that they have worse grievances than railwaymen and dockers, yet have no wish to hit Britain when she is down.
That even oils are inhibited in these days, but what some may consider to be a disadvantage in the human being is advantageous in lubricants. " Would fools cash in where experts fear to retread'? "
That designers who aim at facilitation deserve felicitation.
Of many more travellers saying: "It's more com fortable by coach."
That increased road safety supervision is making many a pedestrian cross.
That a draught-horse census would reveal an increase of horse sense in transport matters.
A rumour that some dockers may stage a strike because Eskimo igloos are not fitted with proper chimneys.
Of those who say that it is not necessary to employ magnetic detection to discover cracks in the Government's popularity.
That "British vehicles must become more competitive" and Sir William Rootes does not mean simply in a concours d'elegance.