How did Hovis come about?
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It's a way of proving an image is real.
Soldato
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The original idea of including a loaf of bread in the pic is from that site that scams nigerian scammers.
Using hovis in particular was a motors thing iirc.
Edit: The original 419scammer pic...
Using hovis in particular was a motors thing iirc.
Edit: The original 419scammer pic...
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This thread is now real.
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I thought it started as the exact opposite? IIRC after a lot of 'Why won't you guys believe me' threads someone stuck up a photo of a car that wasn't their's but with Hovis to try and prove ownership.
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Hmm could be, my memory is fading in my later years.
Where's [TW]Fox when ya need him? He'll know!
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You are correct.
There was some discussion about proving you owned a car, Fox went outside, placed a sandwich on his dad's car, took a photo of it and said 'there I must own it' or something.
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Since he was the one who suggested it on here I'd hope so. As far as I'm aware he said it to point out that putting up a loaf of bread alongside any item wasn't proof of ownership - effectively that anyone could take a picture with a prop such as the bread and claim ownership when it showed nothing of the kind.
This is correct. It has since evolved into the opposite and you are usually reminded by fox about the origins everytime someone posts hovis pictures.
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Immense. Because of this thread I googled the loaf of bread on head thing and found plenty of people mugging off Nigerian scammers.
The most popular one appears to be here.
It's a long read but genuinely made me laugh a few times. The western Union form near the end is worth a chuckle if you can't be bothered to read it all
The most popular one appears to be here.
It's a long read but genuinely made me laugh a few times. The western Union form near the end is worth a chuckle if you can't be bothered to read it all
Foxy
It could be him but he will know.
It was in that thread yes.
I miss those busted threads
and the the days of of the portable sun.
Foxy
Nope, can't remember the guys username now but I remember the thread.
He was 'trying' to prove he owned a car after LOTS of doubt from the forum by saying
"heres your proof, a picture of me eating a sandwiche in the merc"
*insert pic of merc interior with someone holding a half eating sarny*
So Fox then went and placed a loaf of bread on his (I think it was his Dads 5 series) and said "heres my M5, proof with hovis" or something along those lines.
The doubts originally came from the fact the guy wanted to buy a Merc I think it was a CLK Kompressor and wanting to supercharge it...
