Ey up, you lot! Today, we’re gonna talk about them Classic British Sports Cars. You know, them fancy little cars that zip around like a greased piglet at the county fair. Them what make you say, “Well, ain’t that somethin’?” I seen some of ’em in them crossword puzzles, you know, the ones in them fancy newspapers that folks like to do. It’s right, them word games. Sometimes it’s real hard, but I always try it.
This whole thing started when I saw this clue in one of them puzzles, it said “Classic British Sports Cars.” Well, I scratched my head for a good while. I ain’t no expert on cars, mind you. I know a good tractor when I see one, but them sports cars? Not my cup of tea. But I do love a good puzzle, so I kept at it.
I seen that clue “Classic British sports cars” pop up more than a few times, maybe fifteen times or somethin’. Some folks say there’s like 40 possible answers, or may be just 30. Can you believe it? Forty different answers for one little clue! My brain nearly exploded tryin’ to figure that one out. It’s like tryin’ to count all the chickens in Farmer McGregor’s coop after a fox got in. Just a whole mess of feathers and squawkin’.
Then there was this other one, “British sports car,” it said. Just like the other one, but without the “classic” bit. That one had forty answers too, they said. Seems like them Brits, they sure do love their little speedy cars, don’t they? Made a whole bunch of ’em, apparently.
One fella said there’s only one answer, another said there’s a whole bunch, like 30, or may be 40. Who’s right? I don’t rightly know. I reckon it depends on how you look at it. Like, is a pie still a pie if you cut it into eight pieces instead of six? Still a pie, right? Same with them cars, I suppose.
I did find one answer, though, for that “Classic British Sports Cars” clue. Three letters, it was. Short and sweet, like a good swig of cider on a hot day. They said it’s the “best” answer, but I don’t know about that. I ain’t the judge of what’s best when it comes to fancy cars.
- I seen it in them puzzles in them big newspapers, you know, the ones that cost a pretty penny.
- They say them puzzles, them crosswords, are real popular over in the UK. Every paper’s got ’em, they say.
- There’s even one paper, called The Guardian, that makes them puzzles all funny and quirky. Like a joke, but with words.
- And some of ’em even have themes. Imagine that! A puzzle with a theme!
Now, I heard about some of these cars. They got some funny names. There’s this one, the “Lotus Elise” or “Exige.” Sounds like a fancy French lady, don’t it? They made them for a long time, from way back in ’96 all the way to 2021. That’s longer than I’ve been married to my old man! And they were made from 2000 to 2021 for Exige. Sounds like the Elise is more older than Exige. 2021? That’s just last year, ain’t it?
They say these Lotus cars are what folks think of when they think of a “Great British Sports Car.” I guess they must be pretty special, then. I wouldn’t know, though. I’m more of a “sit on the porch with a glass of lemonade” kind of gal, not a “zoom around in a tiny car” kind. My old bones wouldn’t like it, I reckon.
Oh, and I saw something about “tramlines” and “tramways.” I think they’re like them buses on rails? We used to have them in the city, but not out here in the country. And someone call them “streetcars”.
Anyhow, that’s all I got for you today on them Classic British Sports Cars. It’s a whole world of fancy cars and tricky puzzles, that’s for sure. Maybe next time you see one of them crossword clues, you’ll think of this old gal and her ramblings. And maybe, just maybe, you’ll even figure out the answer. Or maybe you just go get yourself a nice cup of tea and forget the whole thing. That’s what I’d do.
Well, that’s all about it. I need to get to my p’s and q’s. Bye!
