Travels with Hofner Shorty Guitar

Advantages: great tone, superb action
Disadvantages: None

...screws on the tuners, two of them were a bit slack. They are unbranded tuners which look a lot like Wilkinsons. The pickup is a bridge mounted open faced humbucker which delivers a powerful tone that totally belies the diminutive body mass. For such a small body the resonance and sustain is remarkable and the volume and tone controls are totally noise free. Hofner have been making instruments since the 1880s and appear to have got the hang of it. The shorty comes in a choice of three colours, red, black and blue. Mine is a turquoisey sort of blue which is very easy on the eye. Playability is not at all compromised by the size, although I do recommend the use of a strap to aid support, even when playing seated. For the price you can't fault this guitar. I would strongly recommend considering one of these if buying for a child...

JeffFromPoole 16.07.2009 · Read review
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Circle One wetsuits

Advantages: Keeps you warm
Disadvantages: A bit thin for winter surfing

...Over all I was pleased with this wetsuit, its does the job and was redeemably priced. COMFORT AND PARCTICALITY A wetsuits comfort, whatever make it is will depend on wither it is a short summer suit or a long winter one. A short suit would be more comfortable when the water is warmer and you are spending more time on the beach itself, however if a short suit is too larger it tends to shift around much more giving you're a very sour neck. Most Circle One longies make good summer and winter suits because they are thin enough that you will not get too hot in the summer but it is still bearable in January/ February, however it is still important to get one the right size because wearing one which is too small will restrict your movement and one which is too large will rub on your neck and chest. If you do own one which is only slightly...

tomseear 21.04.2005 (23.04.2005) · Read review
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Review of Circle One Wetsuits

shortie you're my angel

Advantages: quite pleasant
Disadvantages: fat. lard. larger sized wardrobe needed.

...In the interests of the holy trinity of science, consumer research, and satiating ciao curiosity, I am going to put my own well being to one side and crack into this packet of Cadbury Shorties Shortcake Biscuits. (Rustle rustle, Melee wrestles with the purple packet, locates the red tab and in a flash the chocolate underside of a perfectly formed Shortie is displayed to her) You now see in my right hand a digestive sized round biscuit, with pale golden colour, and a rippled chocolate bottom (yes, the chocolate is on the BOTTOM, it always has been, it always will be, don't make me bite you all) Ahem. It smells, remarkably, like chocolate. A tentative lick confirms this. I shall now attempt to make this Shortie disappear before your very eyes So quick you didn't see it did you? Want me to do it again? Mmmm, these are good...

melee679 14.05.2003 · Read review
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Crusader 5/3mm titanium winter wetsuit

Advantages: Cheap, some decent features
Disadvantages: Cheap!

...Having bought a few big name wetsuits which were by no means perfect I thought I'd try one of the cheap, no frills options. Crusader sell direct from their website or on ebay. The ebay option works out cheaper most of the time and the delivery is pretty quick. The suit itself is nothing special to look at; standard black with red or blue trim. There are no pre-bent elbows or knees here, just thick, standard neoprene. Movement is restricted by this suit moreso than in a more expensive brand, but not by a great deal. The fit isn't great, the torso having no contouring to it. Buy one for a guy with a big chest and you'll find a little too much loose material around the waist. The other problem with these standard sizes is that taller people will struggle. There is no extra tall option so you may find yourself going from Large to...

surferjon 07.12.2005 · Read review
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Review of Crusader Surfing Wetsuits

B'Shorty takes the Mic

Advantages: Refreshing sound from Idol, Unique style, surprisingly good album!
Disadvantages: There's a bloody rent-a-rapper in one of the tracks!

...really makes THOSE sounds? Well, yes he does. Bravo Blake! >>About: This is about nothing really?he tells us that his name is B'Shorty (DJ name, one assumes) and he can beatbox?jobs a good'un! 9/10 13) End of the World 3:34 "This could be the place where we start the rest of our lives" (seems like a long way to go, if you ask me) >>Sound: I don't know about you, but I always find debut albums to end quite poorly, but this album has to be the exception. Another beautiful, yet up tempo, ballad. Again, much poppier than some of the other tracks. His voice has a resonate quality that echoes qualities from vocal performances of 'The Cure' or 'Dire Straits'. A very high quality tune here. >>About: This is a song about a relationship that has ended. However, Lewis still has feelings and wants to be with her, she's the only one for him...

MarcoG 13.07.2008 · Read review
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Review of Audio Day Dream - Blake Lewis

Short on laughs?

Advantages: Travolta and Gandolfini are great
Disadvantages: Too many characters, complicated to follow

...Chilli Palma is a loan shark who travels to Hollywood to collect some money he is owed. On arrival, a chance encounter with a movie producer called Harry Zimm persuades Palma, who is a huge film buff, to get involved in the movie business. However, there are problems with Bo Catlett, who is a mobster and investor in the movie business, and wants to get Palma and his associates out of the way, helped by his bodyguard called Bear. In the meantime, Palma has met and fallen for Karen Flores, and through her meets a famous actor, Martin Weir, who Palma thinks should star in his new movie. With all the obstacles in the way, including ones from his loan shark business, will Palma ever manage to make his film? And will he and Karen remain together? Based on a book by Elmore Leonard, Get Shorty is, in many ways, an ideal showcase for John...

sunmeilan 25.10.2008 · Read review
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Review of Get Shorty (DVD)

SheDives in the Tropical pool?

Advantages: warm enough, comfy
Disadvantages: the colour scheme isnt to my taste

...No surprises here but I like to scuba dive, sadly for me a good 90% of my dives these days are working with students and of those over half are in the local pool when assisting on confined water dives or conducting the Discover Scuba program (try dives to the rest of the world). So for me a good quality wetsuit is essential as in the pool I would look slightly ridiculous in a dry suit and it doesnt look overly professional for me to be bimbling about cellulite on display in my bikini. My original shorty suit cost me less than £30 over 6 years ago and is currently developing holes in the shoulders so time to invest in a new one. I have to admit my choices of suit to walk in to my LDS to just pick up and walk away with were limited to the Mares range or Cressi, but after trying on several other suits at other shops I settled...

scuba_angel 15.09.2008 · Read review
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Review of Mares Tropic 3MM Wetsuit

I think I ought to make my own .

Advantages: organic
Disadvantages: toooo sweet

...Tesco organic shortbreads. I do like shortbread, I often make my own or buy shortbread as a Christmas treat fore aged relatives. When in tesco I noticed their organic shorties so thought I would try them, as I like to encourage organic farming. These round shortbread biscuits were in a 200g packet cost 69p for 200g. Also available are these biscuits in a finger shape more expensive I believe. I opened the packet and found thin round biscuits the outer 1 cm circle around the biscuit was a fluted edge as if a fork had been used to make indentations in the biscuit the centre circle of the biscuit had little holes pricked it as if a fork had been used, I am sure the were made in mass by the equipment on a conveyer belt rather than being hand made. These biscuits were a little too thin for my liking . The surface...

mumsymary 27.12.2004 (28.12.2004) · Read review
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Oceanic Cyberskin Wetsuit

Advantages: Lightweight and flexible
Disadvantages: None

...As I feel the cold quite often when I'm diving I decided to invest in a cyberskin as I had read good reports about it in various dive magazines. I wasn't keen on buying a semi-dry to take abroad with me as I feel they can be cumbersome. I usually wear a 5mm Gul Steamer but felt I needed some extra insulation. The cyberskin is 0.5mm thick and extremely light. The material is silky and flexible and feels extremely comfortable. It comes in women's and men's sizes from small through to XXL and is £65. Although it is only 0.5mm thick it is equal in warmth to a 2mm wetsuit and can be used alone for diving in warmer waters. I bought an all in one with a back zipper but it is possible to purchase it as a separate top and bottoms. I had thought that it might be difficult to get my 5mm wetsuit over the top of it but in actual fact it made it...

rustifer 09.07.2001 · Read review
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Review of Oceanic Cyberskin 5mm

Snug As A Bug In A Rug

Advantages: Full protection for your body.Outstanding value for money
Disadvantages: Only suitable really for warm water diving

...MARES Tropic 3MM Wetsuit. I am a warm water diver and decided it was about time I invested in a full wetsuit. Being female although a fairly normal 12-14 size in clothing but obviously having curves decided to follow one of the things I learnt in my PADI Open Water course and that comfort and fit were highly important so decided I should "try before I buy" so decided buying on the internet was not an option. Where Purchased From And Cost. I bought this suit at LIDS (London International Dive Show) last year at a cost of £40 which I thought was a real bargain. Why I Chose This Wetsuit. I really wanted the ScubaPro 5mm wetsuit but on trying it on it didn't fit well under the arms and it was really difficult to get on. I tried on another wetsuit of a different make but again didn't fit very well although it was a nice girly...

rosehall 06.02.2007 · Read review
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