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From: The Real Bev on 5 May 2010 12:48 Scott in SoCal wrote: > Last time on rec.autos.driving, The Real Bev <bashley101(a)gmail.com> > said: > >>Scott in SoCal wrote: >> >>> Last time on rec.autos.driving, richard <member(a)newsguy.com> said: >>> >>>>Ever hear of the "Little old lady from Pasadena"? >>> >>> Heard of her? She reads this newsgroup! :) >> >>If you're talking about me, I'm not so little, I'm not all that ladylike, and >>my definition of 'old' is me+30! > > And you don't drive a brand new shiny red Super Stock Dodge. :) I will if you give me one! -- Cheers, Bev 66666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666 Vampireware; n, a project capable of sucking the lifeblood out of anyone unfortunate enough to be assigned to it, which never actually sees the light of day, but nonetheless refuses to die. -- Trygve Lode
From: N8N on 5 May 2010 15:24 On May 5, 12:48 pm, The Real Bev <bashley...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Scott in SoCal wrote: > > Last time on rec.autos.driving, The Real Bev <bashley...(a)gmail.com> > > said: > > >>Scott in SoCal wrote: > > >>> Last time on rec.autos.driving, richard <mem...(a)newsguy.com> said: > > >>>>Ever hear of the "Little old lady from Pasadena"? > > >>> Heard of her? She reads this newsgroup! :) > > >>If you're talking about me, I'm not so little, I'm not all that ladylike, and > >>my definition of 'old' is me+30! > > > And you don't drive a brand new shiny red Super Stock Dodge. :) > > I will if you give me one! Happiness is a car that won't idle. Although I wouldn't personally choose red, a little too extroverted :) (I guess I'm genetically disqualified from this exercise anyway) nate
From: The Real Bev on 5 May 2010 20:02 N8N wrote: > On May 5, 12:48 pm, The Real Bev <bashley...(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> Scott in SoCal wrote: >> > The Real Bev <bashley...(a)gmail.com> said: >> >>Scott in SoCal wrote: >> >>> Last time on rec.autos.driving, richard <mem...(a)newsguy.com> said: >> >> >>>>Ever hear of the "Little old lady from Pasadena"? >> >> >>> Heard of her? She reads this newsgroup! :) >> >> >>If you're talking about me, I'm not so little, I'm not all that ladylike, and >> >>my definition of 'old' is me+30! >> >> > And you don't drive a brand new shiny red Super Stock Dodge. :) >> >> I will if you give me one! > > Happiness is a car that won't idle. Some of us learned to deal with that problem a long time ago. > Although I wouldn't personally > choose red, a little too extroverted :) (I guess I'm genetically > disqualified from this exercise anyway) I used to think an orange Corvette would be the perfect car. No longer sure about the perfect make, but I'm pretty sure I want a color that matches weathered concrete or blacktop from a distance. -- Cheers, Bev _______________________________________________________ I love the way Microsoft follows standards. In much the same manner that fish follow migrating caribou. -- Paul Tomblin
From: The Real Bev on 5 May 2010 23:54 Scott in SoCal wrote: > Last time on rec.autos.driving, The Real Bev <bashley101(a)gmail.com> > said: > >>I used to think an orange Corvette would be the perfect car. No longer sure >>about the perfect make, but I'm pretty sure I want a color that matches >>weathered concrete or blacktop from a distance. > > Yup, and make it a ubiquitous make and model so it blends easily into > the crowd and disappears. I'm pretty sure that means just about any car built in the last 20 years :-( -- Cheers, Bev ================================================== Segal's Law: A man with one watch knows the time. A man with two is never sure.
From: N8N on 6 May 2010 10:08
On May 5, 11:30 pm, Scott in SoCal <scottenazt...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > Last time on rec.autos.driving, The Real Bev <bashley...(a)gmail.com> > said: > > >I used to think an orange Corvette would be the perfect car. No longer sure > >about the perfect make, but I'm pretty sure I want a color that matches > >weathered concrete or blacktop from a distance. > > Yup, and make it a ubiquitous make and model so it blends easily into > the crowd and disappears. Not ubuquitous, but pretty Japanese-bland would be a Nissan Skyline in, say, charcoal grey. Unfortunately, you can't have one. Not yours. (damn Nissan) nate |