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    MINOR ADVENTURES

    Nov 10, 2021 5 minutes
    WORDS TONY WATTS
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    OWNER/GETTY IMAGES/UNIQUE CARS ARCHIVES

    There’s plenty not to like about social media, but the occasional post can raise a smile, such as a recent one featuring a 1954 Women’s Weekly advertisement for a Morris Minor, claiming it is “one of the world’s safest cars”.

    The accompanying image is of the whole family enjoying that safety, without a seatbelt in sight.

    That the driver is not looking at his phone negates today’s guffaws somewhat, but I have reason to believe there may be something more to that safety claim.

    Years ago I made the decision to quit full-time work and go back to university. Despite that, I was smart enough to know as a poor student I wouldn’t be able to support a needy dependent,

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