It doesn't. But on that topic can you imagine an uglier name for a woman?
The most apt comment I ever heard about her was that her acts looked like an exploding wardrobe.
Meanwhile......I shall be back in Darwin in June and look forward to seeing some of those panel vans.
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"...inventively christened 'Kylie' after mum and dad watched an Australina soap..."
Putting thoughts facetiously into motoring parlance, 'She is better known in the UK for her boot than her grill'.
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On that basis, will 'Osama' be the top name for boys?
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There is also that ghastly Kylie Kwong on the Discovery Travel & Living TV Channel who cooks nasty things like witchety grubs and pretends they're actually quite nice to eat. They are not.
"Kylie" is what I call a "call centre" name, along with Darren and Tracy and thank you for waiting how may we help you and please tell us your mother's maiden name despite the fact you've banked with us for 22 years.......
I remain unapologetic.
But back to motoring and the panel van. Their essence being simple mechanics, over-engineered, fixable by almost anyone. My sort of car.
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Once seen on the back of such a tricked out van
"don't laugh, it might be YOUR daughter in the back"
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You know you are getting old when you meet a copper called Darren :-)
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friend worked in school in newcastle
lots of kids called kevin kegan, theres kk smith, kk jones, etc etc
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I haven't seen many panel vans around here in Western Australia for a few years now but I can believe that people would be restoring and hot rodding them. There was nothing like a good panel van and a night at the drive ins with the right girl!
What there are heaps of is utes. The V8 ute with dog in the back is still very big with the young guys over here. They have ute musters at some of the country shows and huge numbers will turn up. Very popular at Bachelor and Spinsters balls also. Get a skin full of grog and take the ute out the back paddock for a bit of circle work. As long as it is not on public roads and nobody gets hurt why not. Fry your diff and shred your tyres but the young guys don't seem to mind that.
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"Once seen on the back of such a tricked out van
"don't laugh, it might be YOUR daughter in the back""
Not new, Spikeyhead, not new. The first time I came across it was on a scruffy old van at the Beaulieu jazz festival in 1959, what goes around, comes around.
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Ah yes, W.A. Used to park me FJ outside our flat in John St just off Cottesloe Beach behind the OBH (Ocean Beach Hotel). Had some serious skinfuls of the old Swan there I can tell you. No women allowed in the public bar - exactly how it should be. Can't remember the drive-in we used to go to, might have been in Subiaco or towards the centre of Perth from there, and yes, I did drive off with the speaker still attached to the car window. More than once.
Never remembered what the movie was anyway ;+)
Also enjoyed the Burger King I think it was on the Stirling H'way where the girls on roller skates would bring you your order and clip the tray to your car window.
Nurse, more cocoa please........
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There seem to be two different threads here. One is about something called Utes (Was he a Greek God?) The other is about an Australian Icon.
No, Mr Growler, its not an ugly name.
Who would you rather take home, Kylie or Utes?
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(p.s. Who cares what her 'Act' looks like?)
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Don't know if you have been back lately but there have been a fair few changes. Trendies moved into Cottesloe, demolition, building flash new house. OBH to be redeveloped. Fremantle no longer a dive full of sailors and loose women. Now it has pretensious mock Italian caffs and the dubious hotels have been taken over by the Notre Dame Catholic University. The important things are still the same. Lots of beautiful girls usually wearing the bare minimum, laid back life style, lots of parties and good times. The only problem is that it is my sons who are enjoying it now not me. I would have been there about 2 years after you. I had a Mini Moke always with the hood down. (Tenous motoring link). Couldn't drink - I had hepatitis from living with the river fishermen in North Thailand. Still had lots of good times. Pick up one of the nurses from the shared house next door and down to the beach. Mini with the hood down and the Beach Boys cranked up. Go back to Glasgow after that? I'd have had to be daft.
Madux - utes are pickup trucks. 5 lt V8 Monaro engine in light body = lots of fun for low price. It is part of a life style for the young guys here. They worship their ute.
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to be daft.Madux - utes are pickup trucks. 5 lt V8 Monaro engine in light body = lots of fun for low price. It is part of a life style for the young guys here. They worship their ute.
Hang on.....ute, pickup (take home) light body, lots of fun, young,
worship, ute,........So Kylie IS a Ute??????????
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Ah, well looks like we had the good times in Perth then.
Been trying to remember the name for the dog in the back of the ute, no it wasn't Kylie but of course a Blue Heeler, had to be!
My favourite pub in Darwin is called by the same name.
I'd rather take home a ute any day, starts when you want, doesn't complain, works 31 days a month, can take anything you put in it, and makes a comforting rumble noise from that V-8.
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