Avavtar makeover
Posted 01/05/2010 - 20:20
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I believe if you mesh your gears together three times one will appear.
Lurking is shirking.!
Posted 01/05/2010 - 22:09
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You are obviously from post the update of PUF and all the furore it caused.
Mowog's avatar is nicked from the Beeb isn't it?
Mike's cat and (fat or otherwise)spider's spider are my favourites.
Mowog's avatar is nicked from the Beeb isn't it?
Mike's cat and (fat or otherwise)spider's spider are my favourites.
Posted 01/05/2010 - 23:35
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Mike-P wrote:
Cool.
What's a Mowog?
You asked Cool.
What's a Mowog?
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What the devil is a MOWOG?
Firstly what an earth am I talking about?
'MoWoG' was moulded in to many castings used in MG, Austin and Morris engines over many years. And speculation, not to say argument, is rife amongst MG aficionados as to what it means.
Some say 'MoWoG' is the name of a god that has to be appeased with many offerings of fluids and expensive new parts, otherwise 'he' (or more probably 'she') will cause breakdowns at most inopportune moments.
Others say it was a joke by a foreman in the casting shop many years ago, knowing that it would plague owners for years to come.
The truth is a little more prosaic - it probably represents the merger of MG and Wolseley into Morris Motors and the use of common parts from that point. Most agree that the 'Mo' stands for 'Morris' and the 'Wo' for 'Wolseley'. But that still leaves plenty of room for argument as to what the 'G' stands for.
Clausager, in his essential bible on the MGB - Original MGB - mentions in passing that it stands for 'MG'. A spokesman for BMIHT in the first issue of their magazine answered the specific question by categorically stating that it stood for 'Group'. However he then went on to say 'But why would anyone want to know?' which in my opinion casts immediate doubt on his credentials, and even his right to be part of BMIHT!
For my part, I am now firmly in the 'MG' camp. Not because of a loyal desire for it to be so, but through a study of the evidence. The source of the greater part of this evidence is David Knowles incredibly detailed book - MG The Untold Story. David relates how Wolseley and MG were owned personally by Lord Nuffield until he was convinced to merge it with Morris Motors in 1935. He also states that, once part of Morris Motors and all design was being carried out at Cowley, the chassis and engine number prefixes and suffixes for Wolseley variants were 'W' and for MG were 'G'. It doesn't take much of a leap of faith to assume that 'M' was already being used by Morris (hence the 'G' for MG since there wasn't much choice for anything else). I would also say it would be extremely unlikely for someone to go to the bother of devising a 'logo' to mark the merger of Wolseley and Morris but to ignore MG which was merged at the same time. Finally, there never was a 'Morris Wolseley Group' as an organisation, just 'Morris Motors Ltd'.
What the devil is a MOWOG?
Firstly what an earth am I talking about?
'MoWoG' was moulded in to many castings used in MG, Austin and Morris engines over many years. And speculation, not to say argument, is rife amongst MG aficionados as to what it means.
Some say 'MoWoG' is the name of a god that has to be appeased with many offerings of fluids and expensive new parts, otherwise 'he' (or more probably 'she') will cause breakdowns at most inopportune moments.
Others say it was a joke by a foreman in the casting shop many years ago, knowing that it would plague owners for years to come.
The truth is a little more prosaic - it probably represents the merger of MG and Wolseley into Morris Motors and the use of common parts from that point. Most agree that the 'Mo' stands for 'Morris' and the 'Wo' for 'Wolseley'. But that still leaves plenty of room for argument as to what the 'G' stands for.
Clausager, in his essential bible on the MGB - Original MGB - mentions in passing that it stands for 'MG'. A spokesman for BMIHT in the first issue of their magazine answered the specific question by categorically stating that it stood for 'Group'. However he then went on to say 'But why would anyone want to know?' which in my opinion casts immediate doubt on his credentials, and even his right to be part of BMIHT!
For my part, I am now firmly in the 'MG' camp. Not because of a loyal desire for it to be so, but through a study of the evidence. The source of the greater part of this evidence is David Knowles incredibly detailed book - MG The Untold Story. David relates how Wolseley and MG were owned personally by Lord Nuffield until he was convinced to merge it with Morris Motors in 1935. He also states that, once part of Morris Motors and all design was being carried out at Cowley, the chassis and engine number prefixes and suffixes for Wolseley variants were 'W' and for MG were 'G'. It doesn't take much of a leap of faith to assume that 'M' was already being used by Morris (hence the 'G' for MG since there wasn't much choice for anything else). I would also say it would be extremely unlikely for someone to go to the bother of devising a 'logo' to mark the merger of Wolseley and Morris but to ignore MG which was merged at the same time. Finally, there never was a 'Morris Wolseley Group' as an organisation, just 'Morris Motors Ltd'.
Stefan
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Posted 02/05/2010 - 00:09
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Lurking is shirking.!
Posted 02/05/2010 - 00:20
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Yes... My last three Avatars have been pinched from the BBC. (As a licence payer, I feel entitled!). .
Having owned several British Leyland vehicles, over the years. (Yes, I'm a glutton for punishment) I was always puzzled to see the word 'MOWOG' stamped or cast into various components. A odd word, that always stuck in my mind.
I think the explanation that Stefan found, is correct. An amalgamation of MOrris WOLseley Group.
So. Now we know what a Mowog is... What the bleedin' hell is a Anvh?
Having owned several British Leyland vehicles, over the years. (Yes, I'm a glutton for punishment) I was always puzzled to see the word 'MOWOG' stamped or cast into various components. A odd word, that always stuck in my mind.
I think the explanation that Stefan found, is correct. An amalgamation of MOrris WOLseley Group.
So. Now we know what a Mowog is... What the bleedin' hell is a Anvh?
No man is worth his salt, who has not been banned from at least one Forum, and two Flickr groups.
Mowog.
Mowog.
Posted 02/05/2010 - 01:09
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mowog wrote:
So. Now we know what a Mowog is... What the bleedin' hell is a Anvh?
I've no idea... So. Now we know what a Mowog is... What the bleedin' hell is a Anvh?
Does anyone know?
Stefan
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Posted 02/05/2010 - 10:45
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The Anviron Holding company?
Or the Alegheny North veterinary hospital?
Or some guy called Stefan on deviantART?
Presumably not Anvh on Flickr though?
Or the Alegheny North veterinary hospital?
Or some guy called Stefan on deviantART?
Presumably not Anvh on Flickr though?
Posted 02/05/2010 - 12:42
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Gwyn wrote:
The Anviron Holding company?
Or the Alegheny North veterinary hospital?
Or some guy called Stefan on deviantART?
Presumably not Anvh on Flickr though?
No I just make a flickr account last week with the name Stefanvh87, I think you can now see where the Anvh comes from The Anviron Holding company?
Or the Alegheny North veterinary hospital?
Or some guy called Stefan on deviantART?
Presumably not Anvh on Flickr though?
I also have a redbubble account under Anvh and on the Dutch pentaxforum also.
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Posted 02/05/2010 - 12:45
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I guessed the vh was your surname - didn't work out the An part though
Posted 02/05/2010 - 12:50
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Gwyn wrote:
I guessed the vh was your surname - didn't work out the An part though
Stefan van HulstI guessed the vh was your surname - didn't work out the An part though
The idea came from a character in a book and she used the last letters of the word instead of the first to abbreviate and I thought lets try it with my name.
It didn't worked so well so played around till I had something.
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Posted 02/05/2010 - 12:53
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I like the idea but I'd end up being known as ASSS!
Lurking is shirking.!
Posted 02/05/2010 - 13:40
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dougf8 wrote:
I like the idea but I'd end up being known as ASSS!
I like the idea but I'd end up being known as ASSS!
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