what an idiot...

[Carlos]

I think her expression suggests she's contemplating that famous Dickensism spoken by Oliver Twist - to paraphase - " I'd like more please."

If she were considered an actress of motion pictures - by profession - I would suggest nominating her for a Golden Globe Award.

[Ciro Pabón]

Sure. Clog my arteries? Ha! I thrive on "fríjoles con garra" (beans and pork hooves) and "fritanga" (fried creole potatos, steamed manioc, fried pork guts filled with rice and blood or "morcilla", fried plantain, fried pork and fried pork skin). Here you have some of that:



After eating that, you can go down a seriously steep 9.000 feet high mountain on a wooden car at 80-100 kph, riding on bare bearings in the middle of the jungle. Both photos were taken on the same picnic: the pilot holds the brake in his hand (the wood stick). Just look at the face of the guy on the left. Exhilarating is the key word.



I'm going seriously out of thread, on a "patriotic attack", sorry. You can hardly imagine what we eat down here. These are just a few of the over 200 different fruits we can eat, for example. They "taste like flowers smell", as Cristopher Columbus said:

Anón


Borojó (seriously aphrodisiac)


Caimito (it really smell like a flower)


Chirimoya


Chontaduro (another aphrodisicac, or so they say)


Curuba


Feijoa


Guanàbana


Guayaba


Lulo


Manzana de amor (love apple)


Pitaya


Tamarindo


Uchuva


You can imagine we are totally used to variety.

Part of life is the adventure, the same way French are a part of Canada. What would we do without guys like JV in F1? Man, we need someone who takes risks, besides Alonso.



You cannot buy a Ferrari and drive it like if it was a baby carriage, I think. I wonder how come that of 400 Ferraris only 4 have been wrecked. I hope it's because they have excellent drivers (I guess this is a precondition to get one, not simply the money). Of course, Ted68 horrendous photos remind us that it's better to race those cars on a race track.



Now, Ted, you can understand why I have such a wild imagination: it must be all that borojó and poutine in my blood...

[Tom]

The Manzana de amor reminds me of the mutant tomato my dad grew last year. Uchuva are divine by the way, I don't know what we call them here but they rank alongside Bombay Mix as the food of the gods.

Dammit this is off-topic, sorry everyone.

Why does anyone buy a supercar for the road anyway? do they think that one day the speed limit will go up to 300km/h? Get one for the track and have some real fun.

[kurtiejjj]

Give a boy a mans job, watch him fail.

.....and then shoot him in the head!

What an idiot. Money apparently doesn't buy brains.

That's why I can't stand millionaires buying million-dollar cars...

The sad thing is that it wasn't even his car. It belonged to some other guy.
Actually, what makes me even more angry is the lack of remorse:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGOpv4o8ivs

Indeed, he tried to make a joke of it; he needs the STIG to learn him drive. Bless him for knowing top gear, though!

Although this really is the most pathetic enzo crash till yet. That computer-wizz-drugdealer-something or other tried to make it spectacular at least

[Ignis Fatuus]

Uchuva are divine by the way, I don't know what we call them here...

Cape goosberry; Physallis peruvian?
http://www.daleysfruit.com.au/fruit%20pages/cape.htm

They are delicious eaten straight from the Cape or made into gooseberry Jam. They can be added to salads, desserts and cooked dishes, they are delicious stewed with apples or dipped in chocolate. They can also be dried or used in savoury dishes with meats and seafood.

The small cucumber beetle also enjoys feasting on the cape gooseberry although they munch only on the leaves. Hand pick any beetles that you see as they are capable of breeding into large numbers very quickly.

Sorry for offtopic.