Honestly, John!

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Sat 4 Jun 2005 13:50
Honestly, John! - Big Bad Dave
I enjoy the silly word play in Honest John?s agony column as much as I do the editorial. This week we have a "harmed rubbery", a "dire struts" and a "vendor graph generator" but last week?s "budget regard" is the one that made me drop my tea.

I suspect the editor is the culprit but I like to think it?s HJ
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Sat 4 Jun 2005 22:45
Honestly, John! - frazerjp
Dave! its the way you write them makes me laugh!!! :-)
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Sat 4 Jun 2005 22:59
Honestly, John! - Avant
"Budget regard" is a rather cheep joke.
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Sun 5 Jun 2005 00:12
Honestly, John! - Citroënian {P}
>>I suspect the editor

I'm sure this has come up before - iirc, it's down to the sub-editors and has nothing to do with HJ - further, iirc he's asked them to change the photo on the column too, but they won't...


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Sun 5 Jun 2005 13:00
Honestly, John! - Honestjohn
It's a game. I write something first, then the rest of the guys try to beat it. But the best is Simon Arron who subs most of my stuff and, of course, the sub had the final word.

HJ
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Sun 5 Jun 2005 13:17
Honestly, John! - Cliff Pope
HJ's not a real person, he's a fictitious character created by a committee of sub-editors. One day they came up with this idea of creating an honest car dealer, and it has developed since then. The famous photograph was a stroke of genius. It actually comes from the hat section of famous chain-store catalogue.
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Sun 5 Jun 2005 19:14
Honestly, John! - Orson {P}
when Practical Classics did their buyer's guide for the XJS about 4 years ago, the headline was "Get a Top Cat, not a Benny."

Made me go and buy one.

O
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Mon 6 Jun 2005 13:30
Honestly, John! - helicopter

-HJ's not a real person, he's a fictitious character created by a committee of sub-editors. -


Aw come on Cliff, I 've just had all my illusions shattered - next thing you'll be saying theres no Father Christmas.....



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