tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post6853830317784403061..comments2024-03-28T13:20:29.156-07:00Comments on Shut up about Barclay Perkins: Counterfeit BassRon Pattinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-36567132625640921322009-04-28T13:27:00.000-07:002009-04-28T13:27:00.000-07:00Zythophile, my brother pulled the scam in Britain....Zythophile, my brother pulled the scam in Britain. Being a military policeman, they wouldn't have been any consequences even if he had been caught.Ron Pattinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-82594740915330752582009-04-28T12:22:00.000-07:002009-04-28T12:22:00.000-07:00"In the 1960s he used a Guinness label instead of ...<I>"In the 1960s he used a Guinness label instead of a tax disk on his car.</I>A very common scam in Ireland at the time, I have read, since both label and Irish tax disk had a harp on them (tho' the Irish government's one faces the other way, I believe ...)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-12337397762879100232009-04-26T13:02:00.000-07:002009-04-26T13:02:00.000-07:00Bailey, no that wasn't me about the Guinness label...Bailey, no that wasn't me about the Guinness labels. Doesn't surprise me though.<br /><br />My eldest brother did it the other way around. In the 1960's he used a Guinness label instead of a tax disk on his car.Ron Pattinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-6221885300762150962009-04-26T13:01:00.000-07:002009-04-26T13:01:00.000-07:00Woolpack Dave, it's from Google Books, where they ...Woolpack Dave, it's from Google Books, where they have images and OCR'd text. Though I have to go through and tidy the text up a bit, as there are always some bits it gets wrong.Ron Pattinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-9643024583466332572009-04-26T03:27:00.000-07:002009-04-26T03:27:00.000-07:00We picked up a book about beer labels a while back...We picked up a book about beer labels a while back that had a whole page of fake Bass labels. Fascinating. Guinness suffered the same way, I understand (did you post about that, or did I read it somewhere else?).Baileyhttp://boakandbailey.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-77909266747441598442009-04-26T02:15:00.000-07:002009-04-26T02:15:00.000-07:00Very interesting stuff. Do you type this all out o...Very interesting stuff. Do you type this all out or can you OCR? Excellent work either way.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11319272987951077205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-17719065395454903902009-04-26T00:10:00.000-07:002009-04-26T00:10:00.000-07:00I like your blog.I'm waiting for your new posts.I like your blog.I'm waiting for your new posts.dyannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02117124153484092545noreply@blogger.com