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The Britsh band 'Madness'
were once known as 'Morris and the Minors'.In the video for their hit song "Driving In My Car" they used a Morris Minor convertible because the band used to transport their equipment in Mike's Morris Miner Van so the Morris came up as an obvious choice,
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Another British band were
known as 'Morris
Minor and the Majors'. They had a semi-hit in the Eighties with a song called 'Stutter Rap', the cover of which featured a Lowlite!
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The plant Lyonia Lucida
is also known as 'Morris Minor'
(according to the New
Ornamentals Society)
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'Morris Minor' is an 'official'
cat name (see
the Catnames
List)
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A computer game for the
Sinclair Spectrum (remember those?) was called 'Morris
Meets the Bikers'. The blurb on the packaging read "From
the distant constellation of Morris Minor comes Morris
the intelligent little car with a big problem: Morris
suffers from claustrophobia! Abandoned in a multi-story
carpark (!) our tinplate hero must get out fast, the
problem is that Phantom Kamikaze Bikers from a distant
galaxy are after him, and he only has his Magic Horn
to protect himself."
Monster
Raving Loony Alliance Party Draft Manifesto
The
following policy statement was included in the Draft
Manifesto for the Cambridge Constituency of the candidate
Nicholas Brettell-Winnington as part of his transport
reform ...
A
19 year old Derby girl is giving away her car because
of a terrifying experience which convinced her it was
haunted.
Diane
Wairnsley was thrilled when her father bought her an
old Morris Minor at the end of 1981. It provided a little
extra incentive for her to pass her driving test - which
she duly did last summer.
Then
funny things began to happen. One night Diane and a
group of friends were driving to Ockbrook when they
heard a knocking on the rear and side windows. Later
there was a series of unexplained bumps and minor collisions.
But it was an incident last December that forced
Diane to throw away the keys for good. "I was taking
someone on a short trip down to Chaddesden and coming
back along Lime Grove about 7.15pm when it happened.
I felt a pair of hands grabbing my shoulders from the
back seat, firmly but not forcefully.
"I
thought it was my younger sister who'd hidden
on the journey and said: 'Stop it, Rachel, don't be
silly ... not when I'm driving.' I glanced round and
there was no-one there", said Diane. "I felt awful and
rushed home as white as a sheet. My hair was actually
standing up on the back of my head. I didn't think my
dad would believe me but when he saw me, and realised
how I felt, he did."
Diane
said she decided immediately to give up the car. She
has kept it in case her younger brother, who has yet
to pass his test, might want it. The car - registration
JRY 367E - was purchased from a dealer in Alvaston at
the end of 1981. He told the Trader: "It had been standing
in my yard a while. I had it from a chap in Burnaston
who had bought it for his son but apparently his lad
had never got on with it and hardly touched it; I don't
know why." Derbyshire police were unable to give any
details of the vehicle but referred inquiries to the
Driver Vehicle Licensing Centre in Swansea where a spokesman
said the history of the car would be looked at.
If
anyone knows anything about this car and its fascinating
history, please
get in touch.
The
Getaway Car
(from 'Weekend' magazine April 1983)
A
friend had his 1961 Morris Minor stolen. A few weeks later
a policeman from the station phoned and asked if he was
aware that his car had been used in a bank robbery.
"Wonderful!"
my friend exclaimed, "To think that my 1961 Morris was
used as a getaway car."
An
impatient policeman replied, "It was not used as a getaway,
it was used to block the road."
'Goodbye
Worn Out Morris 1000'
(Pam Ayres)
Oh
love. you got no poke left
I didn't want to say
It seems we are outmoded,
Much too slow, and in
the way.
You
know how much I love you
I'd repair you in a
flash
But I haven't got the
knowledge
And I haven't got the
cash.