Williams lawnmower

Williams lawnmower

http :// www .pitpass,com /fes php/pitpass news item.php?fes art id5002

Finally, a suitable vehicle for the early-2004 "walrus tusk" front
wing. . . .

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Men become civilized, not in proportion to their
willingness to believe, but in proportion to their
readiness to doubt. - H. L. Mencken

Re: Williams lawnmower

In article
<202cf6cf-9aac-4dad-8ab7-6464105e7fc2@p25g2000hsf.googlegroups,com >,
Mark Jackson <mjackson@alumni.caltech.edu> writes:

> http :// www .pitpass,com /fes_php/pitpass_news_item.php?fes_art_id=35002
>
> Finally, a suitable vehicle for the early-2004 "walrus tusk" front
> wing. . . .

Having been a Robot Wars competitor a little while ago, my first
thought was that it was actually a flipper. I was waiting for JPM to
come up behind MS and flip him off the track.

--
Mike Fleming

Re: Williams lawnmower

[Default] Thus spake Mike Fleming <{mike}@tauzero.co.uk>:

>In article
><202cf6cf-9aac-4dad-8ab7-6464105e7fc2@p25g2000hsf.googlegroups,com >,
>Mark Jackson <mjackson@alumni.caltech.edu> writes:
>
>> http :// www .pitpass,com /fes_php/pitpass_news_item.php?fes_art_id=35002
>>
>> Finally, a suitable vehicle for the early-2004 "walrus tusk" front
>> wing. . . .
>
>Having been a Robot Wars competitor a little while ago, my first
>thought was that it was actually a flipper. I was waiting for JPM to
>come up behind MS and flip him off the track.

Nah, JPM was more of the hammer type. Or maybe the vertical saw. My
horizontal saw worked well until someone came up with a bot that had a
better reach than I did.

Re: Williams lawnmower

Mike Fleming <{mike}@tauzero.co.uk> wrote in
news:4l5m441hasvttlhn5bn1f4op71fd88pefb@4ax,com :

> In article
> <202cf6cf-9aac-4dad-8ab7-6464105e7fc2@p25g2000hsf.googlegroups,com >,
> Mark Jackson <mjackson@alumni.caltech.edu> writes:
>
>> http :// www .pitpass,com /fes_php/pitpass_news_item.php?fes_art_id=35002
>>
>> Finally, a suitable vehicle for the early-2004 "walrus tusk" front
>> wing. . . .
>
> Having been a Robot Wars competitor a little while ago, my first
> thought was that it was actually a flipper. I was waiting for JPM to
> come up behind MS and flip him off the track.
>

What happened to that show? We *used* to get it over here - big fan of
the host BTW from Red Dwarf, and then it just disappeared. Did it get too
expensive/ludicrious with damage? How many seasons did it run?
Junkyard Wars too. Hmm, similarity there eh?

Re: Williams lawnmower

Wasn't it APLer who wrote:
>Mike Fleming <{mike}@tauzero.co.uk> wrote in
>news:4l5m441hasvttlhn5bn1f4op71fd88pefb@4ax,com :
>
>> In article
>> <202cf6cf-9aac-4dad-8ab7-6464105e7fc2@p25g2000hsf.googlegroups,com >,
>> Mark Jackson <mjackson@alumni.caltech.edu> writes:
>>
>>> http :// www .pitpass,com /fes_php/pitpass_news_item.php?fes_art_id=35002
>>>
>>> Finally, a suitable vehicle for the early-2004 "walrus tusk" front
>>> wing. . . .
>>
>> Having been a Robot Wars competitor a little while ago, my first
>> thought was that it was actually a flipper. I was waiting for JPM to
>> come up behind MS and flip him off the track.
>>
>
>What happened to that show? We *used* to get it over here - big fan of
>the host BTW from Red Dwarf, and then it just disappeared. Did it get too
>expensive/ludicrious with damage?

Looks like it got bought up by Sky One. Sundays 2pm. Now called "Robot
Wars Extreme II". Still hosted by Craig Charles.

--
Mike Williams
Gentleman of Leisure

Re: Williams lawnmower

Mike Williams <nospam@econym.demon.co.uk> wrote in
news:gu1zZRBCXdUIFwNS@econym.demon.co.uk:

> Wasn't it APLer who wrote:
>>Mike Fleming <{mike}@tauzero.co.uk> wrote in
>>news:4l5m441hasvttlhn5bn1f4op71fd88pefb@4ax,com :
>>
>>> In article
>>> <202cf6cf-9aac-4dad-8ab7-6464105e7fc2@p25g2000hsf.googlegroups,com >,
>>> Mark Jackson <mjackson@alumni.caltech.edu> writes:
>>>
>>>> http :// www .pitpass,com /fes_php/pitpass_news_item.php?fes_art_id=3500
>>>> 2
>>>>
>>>> Finally, a suitable vehicle for the early-2004 "walrus tusk" front
>>>> wing. . . .
>>>
>>> Having been a Robot Wars competitor a little while ago, my first
>>> thought was that it was actually a flipper. I was waiting for JPM to
>>> come up behind MS and flip him off the track.
>>>
>>
>>What happened to that show? We *used* to get it over here - big fan of
>>the host BTW from Red Dwarf, and then it just disappeared. Did it get
>>too expensive/ludicrious with damage?
>
> Looks like it got bought up by Sky One. Sundays 2pm. Now called "Robot
> Wars Extreme II". Still hosted by Craig Charles.
>
They stopped carrying it either the year or the year after he got the
"motorcycle bondage" outfit. There was a pitiful US takeoff that was
around for a few years as well.

Re: Williams lawnmower

[Default] Thus spake Mike Williams <nospam@econym.demon.co.uk>:

>Wasn't it APLer who wrote:
>>Mike Fleming <{mike}@tauzero.co.uk> wrote in
>>news:4l5m441hasvttlhn5bn1f4op71fd88pefb@4ax,com :
>>
>>> In article
>>> <202cf6cf-9aac-4dad-8ab7-6464105e7fc2@p25g2000hsf.googlegroups,com >,
>>> Mark Jackson <mjackson@alumni.caltech.edu> writes:
>>>
>>>> http :// www .pitpass,com /fes_php/pitpass_news_item.php?fes_art_id=35002
>>>>
>>>> Finally, a suitable vehicle for the early-2004 "walrus tusk" front
>>>> wing. . . .
>>>
>>> Having been a Robot Wars competitor a little while ago, my first
>>> thought was that it was actually a flipper. I was waiting for JPM to
>>> come up behind MS and flip him off the track.
>>>
>>
>>What happened to that show? We *used* to get it over here - big fan of
>>the host BTW from Red Dwarf, and then it just disappeared. Did it get too
>>expensive/ludicrious with damage?
>
>Looks like it got bought up by Sky One. Sundays 2pm. Now called "Robot
>Wars Extreme II". Still hosted by Craig Charles.

The Discovery Channel had its own versionin the States, and also aired
the British version (at 0200 Sunday morning, obviously in an attempt
to get the 13 to 17 year old male computer geek). But, like all fads,
it petered out. My final bot is rather nasty looking, both as a
killer and as a victim of someone better than she.

Re: Williams lawnmower

In article <Xns9ABB7D24CF784APLer@127.0.0.1>, APLer
<APLer@floor.tilde> writes:

> Mike Fleming <{mike}@tauzero.co.uk> wrote in
> news:4l5m441hasvttlhn5bn1f4op71fd88pefb@4ax,com :
>
> > Having been a Robot Wars competitor a little while ago, my first
> > thought was that it was actually a flipper. I was waiting for JPM to
> > come up behind MS and flip him off the track.
> >
>
> What happened to that show? We *used* to get it over here - big fan of
> the host BTW from Red Dwarf, and then it just disappeared. Did it get too
> expensive/ludicrious with damage? How many seasons did it run?
> Junkyard Wars too. Hmm, similarity there eh?

Robot Wars did six series on the BBC. Then BBC2 got a new controller
and, desparate to make an impact, the first thing she did was ditch
BBC2's most popular programme. Er, that would be Robot Wars. The
production group, Mentorn, sold series 7 to five (that's channel 5)
and then dropped the franchise. It's been dead since then. The Extreme
events were just Robot Wars but not in a set series format, and
Extreme II is from 2003.

--
Mike Fleming

Re: Williams lawnmower

Mike Fleming <{mike}@tauzero.co.uk> wrote in
news:ihba54pvoj01dd36ethhmtpsv0uoh5g2ag@4ax,com :

> In article <Xns9ABB7D24CF784APLer@127.0.0.1>, APLer
> <APLer@floor.tilde> writes:
>
>> Mike Fleming <{mike}@tauzero.co.uk> wrote in
>> news:4l5m441hasvttlhn5bn1f4op71fd88pefb@4ax,com :
>>
>> > Having been a Robot Wars competitor a little while ago, my first
>> > thought was that it was actually a flipper. I was waiting for JPM
>> > to come up behind MS and flip him off the track.
>> >
>>
>> What happened to that show? We *used* to get it over here - big fan
>> of the host BTW from Red Dwarf, and then it just disappeared. Did it
>> get too expensive/ludicrious with damage? How many seasons did it
>> run? Junkyard Wars too. Hmm, similarity there eh?
>
> Robot Wars did six series on the BBC. Then BBC2 got a new controller
> and, desparate to make an impact, the first thing she did was ditch
> BBC2's most popular programme. Er, that would be Robot Wars. The
> production group, Mentorn, sold series 7 to five (that's channel 5)
> and then dropped the franchise. It's been dead since then. The Extreme
> events were just Robot Wars but not in a set series format, and
> Extreme II is from 2003.
>
Ah. I guess I saw the whole run then. Thanks.