Neil’s Irrelevant Press Release Thread

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Rather bemused to receive this press release which makes no mention whatsoever of Alec Issigonis – the man responsible for the Mini's unique design!

Neil

British icon: Artistic celebration The Mini’s 60th anniversary

-FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE-

2 March 2019

The Mini, the most popular British car ever built and a true British icon, is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year.

The mark the event, this month the makers are launching The MINI 60 Years Edition, an exclusive design model, available in both 3-door and 5-door configurations and with four engine variants from which to choose.

The original Mini ranked fourth in a poll of British design icons organised by the BBC and the Design Museum; it has had starring roles in films like The Italian Job and at the London 2012 Olympic Games; it has gone racing; it has been a troop transporter; and has won the hearts of many millions across the globe for six decades.

Now, the Birmingham-built classic is the inspiration for a new series of arresting pop art-style artworks launched by world-leading art agency, Thomas Crown Art (TCA).

International art dealer at TCA, Stephen Howes, comments: “The Mini, the greatest success story that the British motor industry has ever known, was never meant to be an icon.

“It was meant to be practical and efficient.”

He continues: “But with its unconventional looks, its daring-to-be-different charm, its personality, and its design, the Mini was cool from the very beginning.

“From the moment it was launched in 1959, there was a coolness about it that has endured and undoubtedly grown over the last six decades.

“Its place as a true, mould-breaking British icon was cemented in the epicentre of Great Britain in the Swinging Sixties and has been galvanised in the 21st century’s Cool Britannia movement.”

… it goes on in the same vein…

[Bill PhinnParticipant @billphinn90025]

Posted by Neil Wyatt on 04/03/2019 16:37:22:

“Its place as a true, mould-breaking British icon was cemented in the epicentre of Great Britain in the Swinging Sixties and has been galvanised in the 21st century’s Cool Britannia movement.”

Cemented and galvanized. Good to know.

I've fond memories of travelling in my mother's corrosion-prone Mini in the early 70s and being able to see the tarmac whizzing past through a hole in the passenger footwell. Yeah, Minis were cool.

[BazyleParticipant @bazyle]

The current mini is just another hatchback which bears no relation to the Issigonis design so just as well.

My aunt drove a mini so my mother would never countenance one and drove an 1100. My uncle was careful not to mention the drive train.

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

I'm sure that MEW readers could add their Top Ten Painful Mistakes to Make In The Workshop…

Let’s face it, beauty is pain. From poking ourselves in the eye with a mascara wand to going for that dreaded bikini wax, sometimes we have to ask, is it really worth it?

To find out which treatments and blunders are officially the most painful, we asked over 55,000 Fragrance Direct Instagram followers to tell us what hurts the most in the world of beauty: **LINK**

Top 10 Treatments in order of most painful

1. Epilating
2. Bikini waxing
3. Lashline tattooing
4. Dermal fillers
5. Eyebrow plucking
6. Acid peel
7. Laser skin treatment
8. Micro-blading
9. Eyebrow threading
10. Teeth whitening

Top 10 Beauty Blunders in order of most painful (we’ve all experienced)

1. Burns from a hair tool
2. Squeezing spots
3. Sunburn
4. Poking yourself in the eye with a mascara wand
5. Breaking a nail really far down
6. Getting shampoo in your eye
7. Banging an acrylic nail
8. Razor burns
9. Peeling off a face mask
10. Cracking chapped lips

Take the test yourself to see if you agree with other UK beauty fans: **LINK**

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

Posted by Neil Wyatt on 26/02/2020 14:13:06:

Let’s face it, beauty is pain. From poking ourselves in the eye with a mascara wand to going for that dreaded bikini wax, sometimes we have to ask, is it really worth it?

Is this another side to you that we have not heard about?

[Nick Clarke 3Participant @nickclarke3]

Posted by JasonB on 26/02/2020 14:48:31:

Posted by Neil Wyatt on 26/02/2020 14:13:06:

Let’s face it, beauty is pain. From poking ourselves in the eye with a mascara wand to going for that dreaded bikini wax, sometimes we have to ask, is it really worth it?

Is this another side to you that we have not heard about?

Comparing Neil's last two pictures presumably necessary for a facial hair transplant

[Mike PooleParticipant @mikepoole82104]

I followed the link but have never indulged in 9 out of the 10 squeezing a spot is a rare activity these days.

Painful workshop activities in no particular order.

Catching your finger with a moving chuck jaw.

Hitting finger or hand with hammer

Getting something in your eye

Catching your finger on a grinding wheel

Hitting yourself in the spuds with a plug when winding up a cable.

Skinned Knuckles when a spanner slips.

Burns from things that were unexpectedly hot.

Cuts from anything that will cut

Standing on nails that pierce your shoe

Dropping heavy objects on feet or hands

Mike

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