Bad Machinery by John Allison for October 09, 2019

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    scarygoround creator about 5 years ago

    If you enjoy continuity, Mildred works in the same café that Esther is employed at during the summer in Giant Days (issue 37 or volume 10). In the interim years, the “nippy” waitress outfit has been phased out.

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    tudza Premium Member about 5 years ago

    I’d say electric bicycle, but I think in England they limit the motor to 250W? You get a proper workout that way, but I really liked my 750W bicycle.

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    Aladar30 Premium Member about 5 years ago

    I’m with Lottie here.

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    seismic-2 Premium Member about 5 years ago

    A donkey is a better option than a scooter. Scooters are the devil’s tools, as we have seen.

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    seismic-2 Premium Member about 5 years ago

    Isn’t Mildred the oldest of all the Mystery kids? Then they’re all still 15 in this story.

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    scyphi26  about 5 years ago

    Lottie’s got a point—when you take into consideration all the expenses you have to shell out for the owning and maintenance of a car…using other means of transportation does start seeming a lot more desirable.

    I live in a small town, so I avoided getting a car for years longer than most others in my age group in favor of just walking for this very reason. It was cheaper (and better exercise) to just walk, even if it did take longer to get from point A to point B.

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    Pequod  about 5 years ago

    Lottie makes quips while feeding her hips.

    Love to walk. Sold my car many years back. Living and working downtown Chicago makes this a breeze. CTA and Metra cover the area, while zip cars are parked a block away.

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    GaryCooper  about 5 years ago

    It probably won’t happen, but I deeply wish to see all the people of Tackleford riding donkeys around town.

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    GaryCooper  about 5 years ago

    “I’m not doing some dirty job is a pretty awful thing to say to someone who is doing the job in question.

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    willie_mctell  about 5 years ago

    Good. We’re current on their age now.

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    seismic-2 Premium Member about 5 years ago

    I have mixed feelings about Lottie’s wearing her hair in a bun. I feel that she may be transforming into Margo Magee from Apartment 3-G.

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    RonBerg13 Premium Member about 5 years ago

    Warning: Don’t tit about with treacherous digits.

    British Digit Council.

    “Treacherous digits that are pointed must be unpointed, safely.”

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    RonBerg13 Premium Member about 5 years ago

    Sniff… Our little Mildred all growed up.

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    RonBerg13 Premium Member about 5 years ago

    And there is always this too…

    https://www.shutterstock.com/editorial/image-editorial/model-susi-coxon-suzi-coxon-finalist-in-the-british-safety-council-ladder-princess-competition-box-700-628071649-ajpg-5849120a

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