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Wafer_Thin_Ham
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PostPosted: 14:08 - 28 Nov 2014    Post subject: So Pistonheads has made the mainstream press Reply with quote
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/the-filter/11250691/PistonHeads-the-blokes-answer-to-Mumsnet.html

Why haven't we though? Would the Telegraph be able to get an interview with the illusive Korn?
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PostPosted: 14:33 - 28 Nov 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
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PostPosted: 14:33 - 28 Nov 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
Bet you wouldn't get an Off Topic at pistonheads. Razz

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five million members

Sounds like 999Kid's idea of a party.
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PostPosted: 15:12 - 28 Nov 2014    Post subject: Re: So Pistonheads has made the mainstream press Reply with quote
Wafer_Thin_Ham wrote:
Why haven't we though?


I blame Ste and his Cat.
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PostPosted: 15:14 - 28 Nov 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
Rogerborg wrote:
Bet you wouldn't get an Off Topic at pistonheads. Razz

TFA wrote:
five million members

Sounds like 999Kid's idea of a party.


Or the title of his autobiography?
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PostPosted: 15:18 - 28 Nov 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
fairplay.
He must make about a grand a day just off car adverts and advertising. That said he probably has to pay a fortune on bandwidth.
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PostPosted: 15:30 - 28 Nov 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
Pisstonheads should be renamed "Plodnet" it stinks of bacon!
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PostPosted: 15:54 - 28 Nov 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
Minty wrote:
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Rogerborg wrote:
Bet you wouldn't get an Off Topic at pistonheads. Razz

TFA wrote:
five million members

Sounds like 999Kid's idea of a party.


Or the title of his autobiography?


Now now, children! be nice to the token homo... im nice to you!
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PostPosted: 15:54 - 28 Nov 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
Oh, you are still here?

#awkward
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PostPosted: 15:58 - 28 Nov 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
Minty wrote:
Oh, you are still here?

#awkward


#YouLoveItReally

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PostPosted: 16:26 - 28 Nov 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
Rogerborg wrote:
Bet you wouldn't get an Off Topic at pistonheads. Razz

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Damn you and your Adminess. How can it be off topic in the first post in the thread. Thinking
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PostPosted: 16:26 - 28 Nov 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
blueglue wrote:
fairplay.
He must make about a grand a day just off car adverts and advertising. That said he probably has to pay a fortune on bandwidth.


I thought I'd be sold to Haymarket?
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PostPosted: 16:43 - 28 Nov 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
Wafer_Thin_Ham wrote:
How can it be off topic in the first post in the thread. Thinking


General Bike Chat?
Thinking
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PostPosted: 16:46 - 28 Nov 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
Wafer_Thin_Ham wrote:
How can it be off topic in the first post in the thread. Thinking


Thread posted in General Bike Chat. Has nothing to do with General Bikes...
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PostPosted: 16:51 - 28 Nov 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
lihp wrote:
Wafer_Thin_Ham wrote:
How can it be off topic in the first post in the thread. Thinking


General Bike Chat?
Thinking


Has a bike section in their forum, has PH2 which is all bike news, and has a bike for sale section...... Mods feel free to move it if you want. Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 19:14 - 28 Nov 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
The mens version of mumsnet?
Do they talk about penis beakers there too then?
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PostPosted: 23:26 - 28 Nov 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
I'm sure it's the other way around.

Anyhow, Mumsnet have a habit of whinging whenever PHers go over there to provide some sense and balance Wink
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PostPosted: 20:24 - 30 Nov 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
Don't believe everything you read in the papers per se!

Clearly there is some sort of commercial aspect of the article..!
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its because its a car site, more people like cars compared to us exclusive awesome fellars that are far too cool for those gay 4 wheeled contraptions,
numbers i guess,

we are the communist party compared to labour Wink
just a bit far off the scale to mention in polite company
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hmmmnz wrote:
its because its a car site, more people like cars compared to us exclusive awesome fellars that are far too cool for those gay 4 wheeled contraptions,
numbers i guess,

we are the communist party compared to labour Wink
just a bit far off the scale to mention in polite company

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hmmmnz wrote:
its because its a car site

So, it's not about General Bikes? Thinking
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PostPosted: 17:34 - 04 Dec 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
Crazy Manx Man wrote:
...Clearly there is some sort of commercial aspect of the article..!

Thinking
Telegraph wrote:
...a peep at some of the 100,000 cars on sale in the PistonHeads classified page...

...also...
Telegraph wrote:
...PistonHeads ultimately does for many a man is fill something of a social black hole...that it’s been dubbed ‘Mumsnet for men...

So does that make BCF mumsnet for bikers? Very Happy
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PostPosted: 17:49 - 05 Dec 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
Wafer_Thin_Ham wrote:
blueglue wrote:
fairplay.
He must make about a grand a day just off car adverts and advertising. That said he probably has to pay a fortune on bandwidth.


I thought I'd be sold to Haymarket?


That happened quite a while ago, since which time they've been slowly turning it into a glorified version of autotrader, getting rid of just about anything controversial (including the 'speed matters' slogan).
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