Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2003 18:00:30 -0400 From: Dexter J <lamealameadingdongnopsamlamelame.org> Subject: Re: 1985 2 door turbo aero silver
Salutations: Paul Halliday wrote: > > in article 3E83522E.E6DCBBB1nopsamlamelame.org, Dexter J at > lamealameadingdongnopsamlamelame.org wrote on 27/03/2003 19:34: > > > But - for crossing the mighty Dakotas at 75mph+ - you want a beast - for > > tip toeing your careful way through the Midlands - you wanted something > > that was a bit more twitchy to avoid the sheep.. > > I have no idea what the Dakotas are like, but the Midlands don't have many > sheep - Wales & Lancashire does. Yorkshire has sheep and pigs. The Midlands > have a lot of cities. I stand corrected - forgive my tourist pamphlet view.. Dakota country is a general reference for the western continent.. They were a tribe.. To put it in perspective - I think all of Great Briton would fit in the province of Quebec here twice - there are 5 more provinces like it before you reach the Pacific.. Say what you will about big American Iron - when you've got to cruise for three straight days in the same direction - those soft sprung lovelies of my youth were the only way to go.. You know - until I bought a SAAB with heated seats.. > > Personally - I can't figure out why both of your most excellent nations > > were so stuck up about the metric system myself.. > > Well, I sure as sh*t ain't walking into my local to ask for a .45L of Best. You don't. You ask for the full liter.. :) .. > [Roughly translates to "Goddam, you won't catch me walking into a bar and > ask for a pint of (some pissy) beer."] > > > Now - kiss and make up before my one single refuge from the hordes of > > ranters and flag wavers on all sides turn up and I have to give up on the > > NG outright.. Slagging the English for their oily fries and knocking the > > Americans for their confusing attitude to fuel.. For shame.. :) .. > > Don't get us wrong Dexter. None of this is antagonistic; just culturally > interesting. ... And they're not oily, they're greasy. Frying in oil is just > awful - that's what lard is for. If I ever go to the US, I'll ask for some > gas at the petrol station and refuse to pay when they fill the car up and > not give me a can of butane for my cig lighter. Oh, and I'll insist on > drinking tea and ask for "just a normal" coffee :) > > Paul Kuelness then.. I am told the best way to go is horse lard - we are hung up about eating them over here though.. Interestingly - there is a fairly active 'gas' powered motoring community out here in the east of Canada.. I like the idea, but I gather it has some tradeoffs in terms of total power to the dollar.. My favorite SAAB memory is - having had to show a station attendant in a very out of the way place in New Brunswick how to open the hood on my old 900 years ago - was the exclaim "hey boss - is that some sort of helicopter engine in there or what".. What would he have though if I pulled up to the Propane tap as well.. :) .. -- J Dexter - webmaster - http://www.dexterdyne.org/ all tunes - no cookies no subscription no weather no ads no news no phone in - RealAudio 8+ Required - all the Time Radio Free Dexterdyne Top Tune o'be-do-da-day Isley Brothers - It's Your Thing http://www.dexterdyne.org/888/169.RAM
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