50 Years+ of Japanese Concept Cars

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German Retro-Futurism 1950s-1970s

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The World’s Most Beautiful Parking Garages

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Carnival of Souls (1962)

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The Joy of Mechanical Force and The Futurist Manifesto by F. T. Marinetti (1909)

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Ride-In Dalek

Specification (Source Zappies Ltd.)

• 128cm tall
• 360degree movement
• 10 sounds and phrases
• lights inside the sitting unit
• comes with 6v rechargeable battery
• recommended for children aged 3-6 years
• a maximum speed of 3km per hour
• surrounded by a soft bumper to protect furniture and is suitable for both indoors and outdoors activity (providing there is a flat surface)
• comes in 2 parts - a motorised base and inflatable body section
• fully supported by customer service hotline direct to manufacturing company in Wales
• The battery will take a minimum of 300 full charges and the battery will fully charge from fully spent in 8 hours.  Each full charge will provide approximately 1hour and 10 mins of continual use

Biker Slang

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B BAB — A Born Again Biker. Betty — Female biker. Big End — At Top Speed. Big Slab — The Interstate Highway. Bubble Gum Machine — Police Bike.  Burnout — When you spin the rear wheel while holding the front brake. C Cage — A Car. Cager — A Car Driver. Crack It — Turning up the throttle. D Death Grip — How a first time biker tends to grab the handle bars. Dialed In — When your bike is set up just right. F Fluid Exchange — Stop for gas and to take a leak. G Ginmill — bar. Granny Gear — Lowest gear available on a bike.

H Hammer Down — Openening the throttle fully. High Siding — Wrecking a bike by flipping it over. I "I" — the "Interstate". L Lid — Helmet. P Potato Chip — Wheel that has been badly bent. R Roadie — Rider who prefers riding on paved surfaces. RUB — Rich Urban Biker. T Table Top — Jump in which the rider throws the bike sideways. W Wash Out — When the front tire loses traction. Weekend Warrior — Instant Biker types.

50's Slang (Abridged)

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A Actor — Show-off.  Agitate the Gravel  — To leave (hot-rodders). Ankle-biter  — A child. Antsville  — A place full of people. Ape — Used with go - to explode or be really mad. Are You Writing a Book?  — You're asking too many questions. B Baby — Cute girl, term of address for either sex. Back Seat Bingo — Necking in a car. Bad News — Depressing person. Bash — Great party. Bent eight — V-8 engine (hot-rodders). Big Daddy — An older person. Big Tickle — Really funny. Bit — An act. Blast — A good time. Blow off — To defeat in a race (hot-rodders). Bobbed — Shortened. Boss — Great. Bread — Money. Bug —    "You bug me" — to bother. Burn Rubber — To accelerate hard and fast (hot-rodders). C Cast an Eyeball — To look. Cat  —  A hip person (Beats). Chariot  —  Car (Beats). Cherry  —  Originally, an unaltered car. Later, anything attractive (hot-rodders, originally). Chick in Skins  —  Woman in a fur coat. Chrome-plated  — Dressed up (hot-rodders, originally). Circled  —  Married. Classy Chassis  — Great body. Cloud 9  — Really happy. Clyde  — Term of address, usually for a normal person (Beats). Cook, Cookin' —  Doing it well. Cooties  —  Imaginary infestations of the truly un-cool. Cranked  —  Excited (Beats). Cream  — Originally, to dent a car. Later, to badly damage (hot-rodders, originally). Cruisin' for a Bruisin' — Looking for trouble. Cube —  A normal person. Cut the Gas  — Be quiet! Cut out  —  Leave. D D.D.T. —  (Drop Dead Twice) Response: What, and look like you?. Deuce  — A 1932 Ford (hot-rodders). Dibs  —  A claim - as in "got dibs" on that seat. Dolly  —  Cute girl. Don't Have a Cow  —  Don't get so excited. Drag     (hot-rodders) —  A short car race; (Beats) A bore. Duck Butt or D.A. —  Hairstyle of greasers where hair in back is combed to the middle, then with end of comb, make a middle part. E      Earthbound  —  Reliable. Epistle  — Letter. Eyeball  —  Look around. F      Fake Out  —  A bad date. Fast  —  Someone who was sexually active. Fat City  —  A great thing or place; Happy. Fire up  —  Start your engine (hot-rodders). Flat out  —  Fast as you can. Flat-top  —  Men's hairstyle. A crewcut which is flat across the top. Flick  —  A movie. Flip  —  To get very excited. Flip-top  —  A convertible car. Floor it  —  Push the accelerator to the floor (hot-rodders). Fracture  —  To amuse. Fream —  Someone who doesn't fit in. Front Burner  —  Current crisis. Frosted  —  Angry. G Germsville —  An illness - Buzzed by germsville means put in the hospital. Get Bent! —  Disparaging remark as in "drop dead."     Get with it  —  Understand. Gig  — Work, job (Beats). Ginchiest  —  Coolest. Go Ape  —  Get very excited. Go for Pinks  —  A drag race where the stakes are the car's pink slip (hot-rodders). Goof  —  Someone who makes mistakes. Goopy —  Messy. Goose it  —  Accelerate the car fully (hot-rodders). Greaser  —  A guy with tons of grease in his hair, which later came to describe an entire. group of people. Grody —  Sloppy, messy or dirty. H      Hang  —  As in "hang out" which means to do very little. Haul Ass  —  Drive very fast (hot-rodders). Heat  —  Police (Beats). Heels on Fire  —  In a hurry. Hopped up  —  A car modified for speed (hot-rodders). Horn  —  Telephone. Hottie —  A very fast car (hot-rodders). I      Illuminations  —  Good ideas, thoughts. In Orbit  —  In the know. International Intrigue Dodge  —  Private eye business. Ivy Leaguer  —  Pants style. Also any person who attended an Ivy League college. J      Jacked up  —  Car with raised rear end. (hot-rodders). Jacketed  —  Going steady. Jelly Roll  —  Men's hair combed up and forward on both sides, brought together in the middle of the forehead. Jets  —  Smarts, brains.

K      Kick  —  A fun or good thing; Also, a fad. Kill  —  To really impress. Knuckle Sandwich  —  A fist in the face Kookie  —  Nuts, in the nicest possible way L Later, also Later, Gator  —  Goodbye. See ya later, alligator. Response: after while crocodile. Lay a Patch  —  To accelerate so rapidly that you leave a patch of rubber on the road. Lay on  —  To give (Beats). Lighting up the Tilt Sign  —  Lying. Like Crazy; Like Wow  —  Really good, better than cool. Long Green  —  Money. M Machine  —  A car (hot-rodders). Made in the Shade  —  Success guaranteed. Make out  —  A kissing session. Make the Scene  —  To attend an event or activity. Meanwhile, back at the Ranch  —  From TV Westerns. Usually used to get a storyteller back on track. Mirror Warmer  —  A piece of pastel fabric (often cashmere) tied around the rear view. mirror. A 50s version of the Medieval wearing your lady's colors. Most  —  As in "the most" - high praise usually of the opposite sex. Mushroom People  —  People who come out at night to play. N Nerd  —  Same as now. Bill Gates without the money.      Nest  —  A hair-do. Nod  —  Drift off to sleep. Nosebleed  —  As in hey, nosebleed - hey, stupid. Not a compliment!. No Sweat  —  No problem. Nowhere  —  Opposite of cool. Nowheresville was a boring, bad place to be. (Beats) Nuggets  —  Loose change. O     Odd Ball  —  Someone a bit off the norm. Off the Line  —  Start of a drag race (hot-rodders). On the Stick  —  Pulled together. Bright, prepared. P      Pad  —  Home. Paper Shaker  —  Cheerleader or Pom Pom girl. Party Pooper  —  No fun at all. Passion Pit — Drive-in movie theatre. Peel out — To accelerate hard and fast (hot-rodders). Peepers — Glasses. Pile up Z's — Get some sleep. Pooper — No fun at all. Pop the Clutch — Release the clutch pedal quickly so as to get a fast start. Pound — Beat up. Punch it — Step on the gas (hot-rodders). Put down — To say bad things about someone. R Radioactive — Very popular. Rag Top — A convertible car. Rap — To tattle on someone (Beats). Rattle your Cage — Get upset. Raunchy — Messy or gross in some other way. Razz my Berries — Excite or impress me. Real Gone — Very much in love. Also unstable. Hmm, there's a difference? Reds — The Communists. Righto —  Okay. Rock — A diamond Rocket — A car (hot-rodders). Rod — A car (hot-rodders). Royal Shaft — Badly or unfairly treated. S      Scream — Go fast. Screamer — A hot rod. Shoot Low, They're Riding Shetlands — Be careful. Shot down — Failed. Shuck, Shuckster — A deceiver, liar or cheat Sides — Vinyl records. Sing — To tattle or inform on someone (Beats). Smog in the Noggin' — Memory loss. Sounds — Music. Souped up — A car modified to go fast. Spaz — Someone who is uncoordinated. A clutz. Split — Leave. Square — A regular, normal person. A conformist. Stable the Horses — Park the cars. Stacked  — A woman with large breasts. Stack up — To wreck a car (hotrodder). Submarine Races — While waiting for the submarines to race, which might take quite. awhile :>) couples found creative ways of killing the time. T     Tank — A large sedan (usually driven by parents). Tear Ass — Drive (or go) very fast. That's Close — Something wrong or not true. Think Fast — Usually said right before someone threw something at you. Threads — Clothes. Tight — Good friends. Total — To completely destroy, most often in reference to a car. T.T.T.S. — Take two their small. U     Unreal — Exceptional. W     Wail — Go fast. Washington — A dollar. Wazoo — Your rear end. Weed — A cigarette. Wet Rag — Someone who's just no fun. Word from the Bird — The truth (Beats). What's Buzzin, Cuzzin — What's new? What's your Tale, Nightingale — What's the story? Wheelie — Lift the car's front wheels off the ground by rapid acceleration.