On 16/03/2011 11:46 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> On Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:14:32 GMT, "I'm back."
> > wrote:
>
>> Brooklyn1<Gravesend1> wrote in
>> :
>>
>>
>>>
>>>>>>> The worst part is that in
>>>>>>> today's vehicles it's impossible to get laid, in my Eldorado's back
>>>>>>> seat I could comfortably achieve any position, and she couldn't
>>>>>>> escape because no rear doors... its trunk could easily accomodate a
>>>>>>> full size Sterns& Foster.
>>>>>>>

<snipped>
>
>>
>> Too true.
>
> You ****ing down under the cesspool imbecile... I couldn't escape
> either. LOL

Were the women you you managed to trap in the backseat of your car so
ugly that even YOU felt the need to escape? It was YOUR Eldorado, hence
your own back seat, if you recall. Maybe you locked them in the trunk too?

From the posts of others, it would appear that you are on medication. I
kindly suggest that you urgently make an appointment with your
prescribing physician as it would seem that your current medication
dosage needs to be increased or the form of medication altered.

Krypsis

On 3/13/2011 11:25 PM, notbob wrote:

> On 2011-03-13, Brooklyn1<Gravesend1> wrote:
>
>> > A Civic is fine if you're no more than 5' 9" X 160 lbs, never drive
>> > distances greater than 100 miles or 2 hours, never drive in inclement
>> > weather, and have no friends.
> Nonsense.
>
> I hadda '87 Civic Hatchback Si. Most fun car I've ever owned and I'm
> $'10" and 260lbs.

Just curious - was that 4'10"?

On Tue, 15 Mar 2011 21:57:08 -0400, Cheryl >
wrote:

>On 3/15/2011 12:10 AM, Krypsis wrote:
>> On 15/03/2011 1:36 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>> On 14 Mar 2011 03:00:18 GMT, > wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 2011-03-13, Brooklyn1<Gravesend1> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> with red leather, that pimp-mobile was more comfy than any living room
>>>>> sofa.
>>>>
>>>> Yep.
>>>>
>>>> We hadda '74 Lincoln Mk IV pimp-mobile. The front seats were
>>>> velveteen Barcaloungers and you could fit my old VW Rabbit in the
>>>> spare tire wheel well. Today's cars got less legroom than discount
>>>> airline coach seating. That Lincoln hadda 460 cid V8 and still got 20
>>>> mpg.
>>>
>>> Yup, the way that Eldorado could eat up the interstate if it had wings
>>> it could fly.. and still got better MPG than many of today's toys r us
>>> death traps.
>>>
>>>> Today's cars cost more than a house and ain't worth the bathroom's
>>>> toilet seat.
>>>
>>> Today's young drivers are only interested in how many cup holders and
>>> if it has GPS 'cause they have no idea where they're going, they can't
>>> read a map or anything else. The worst part is that in today's
>>> vehicles it's impossible to get laid, in my Eldorado's back seat I
>>> could comfortably achieve any position, and she couldn't escape
>>> because no rear doors... its trunk could easily accomodate a full size
>>> Sterns& Foster.
>>>
>>>
>> It's the only way you'd ever get laid ... by trapping the women in the
>> back seat! You're the type of person who removes door handles in the
>> back of four door sedans .... for the same reason. You're probably as
>> ugly IRL as you are here on usenet. No wonder entrapment was your only
>> means.
>
>My thoughts exactly. But my reaction was rape.

You're ill... no... very sick!

In article >,
Dave Smith > wrote:

> On 13/03/2011 4:03 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>
> >> I bought a used car when I was a student and it was all I could afford,
> >> but once I was in the work force I always got new cars. It didn't make
> >> much sense to buy a car with 60-70,000 miles on it because it was on
> >> it's last legs. If the motor didn't die the bodies rusted out. Now that
> >> I am retired nd less concerned abotu reliability I buy used cars. The
> >> last one I bought was a Honda Civic I bought 4 years ago. It had over
> >> 100,000 miles on it, and it is still going strong.
> >
> > A Civic is fine if you're no more than 5' 9" X 160 lbs, never drive
> > distances greater than 100 miles or 2 hours, never drive in inclement
> > weather, and have no friends.
>
> Poppycock. I am bigger than that and have no problem getting in and out
> of that car or sitting in it for long periods. I am more comfortable
> driving my Civic long distances than I am in my LeSabre with fully
> adjustable seats. It handles well on icy and snow roads. It is a great
> car and I will likely get another.

Of course, there's the Honda Civic and then there's the Honda Civic:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_Civic

"The Honda Civic is a line of subcompact and subsequently compact cars
made and manufactured by Honda. In North America, the Civic is the
second-longest continuously-running nameplate from a Japanese
manufacturer"

"It was introduced in July 1972"

If you open the URL above, you can see some pretty small and light cars.

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

I was hard of hearing! And my daughter
cranked my speaker up as well.who is obviously older than me ate out a lot. His
dad died when he was 8. My grandma went to work and wasn't home to cook
dinner. My husband's one grandma (older than my dad) didn't like to cook
so she took the kids out to dinner. In her later years she didn't even have
to do that!
he knew he was getting a car, but he expected a *new*
car. He got over it. 20 years or so ago he gave it to his son,
who is now cleaning it up to pass on to his son.

On 16/03/2011 3:56 PM, Dan Abel wrote:
> In g.com>,
> Dave > wrote:
>
>> On 13/03/2011 4:03 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>
>>>> I bought a used car when I was a student and it was all I could afford,
>>>> but once I was in the work force I always got new cars. It didn't make
>>>> much sense to buy a car with 60-70,000 miles on it because it was on
>>>> it's last legs. If the motor didn't die the bodies rusted out. Now that
>>>> I am retired nd less concerned abotu reliability I buy used cars. The
>>>> last one I bought was a Honda Civic I bought 4 years ago. It had over
>>>> 100,000 miles on it, and it is still going strong.
>>>
>>> A Civic is fine if you're no more than 5' 9" X 160 lbs, never drive
>>> distances greater than 100 miles or 2 hours, never drive in inclement
>>> weather, and have no friends.
>>
>> Poppycock. I am bigger than that and have no problem getting in and out
>> of that car or sitting in it for long periods. I am more comfortable
>> driving my Civic long distances than I am in my LeSabre with fully
>> adjustable seats. It handles well on icy and snow roads. It is a great
>> car and I will likely get another.
>
> Of course, there's the Honda Civic and then there's the Honda Civic:
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_Civic
>
> "The Honda Civic is a line of subcompact and subsequently compact cars
> made and manufactured by Honda. In North America, the Civic is the
> second-longest continuously-running nameplate from a Japanese
> manufacturer"
>
> "It was introduced in July 1972"
>
> If you open the URL above, you can see some pretty small and light cars.
>
The earliest Civics were very small cars.. A friend of mine who is 6'6"
would have his knees wrapped around his ears were he foolish enough to
try and squeeze into one. Current model Civics are much larger and he
may have more success.

Krypsis

On 3/16/2011 8:59 AM, Krypsis wrote:
> On 16/03/2011 3:56 PM, Dan Abel wrote:
>> In g.com>,
>> Dave > wrote:
>>
>>> On 13/03/2011 4:03 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>>
>>>>> I bought a used car when I was a student and it was all I could
>>>>> afford,
>>>>> but once I was in the work force I always got new cars. It didn't make
>>>>> much sense to buy a car with 60-70,000 miles on it because it was on
>>>>> it's last legs. If the motor didn't die the bodies rusted out. Now
>>>>> that
>>>>> I am retired nd less concerned abotu reliability I buy used cars. The
>>>>> last one I bought was a Honda Civic I bought 4 years ago. It had over
>>>>> 100,000 miles on it, and it is still going strong.
>>>>
>>>> A Civic is fine if you're no more than 5' 9" X 160 lbs, never drive
>>>> distances greater than 100 miles or 2 hours, never drive in inclement
>>>> weather, and have no friends.
>>>
>>> Poppycock. I am bigger than that and have no problem getting in and out
>>> of that car or sitting in it for long periods. I am more comfortable
>>> driving my Civic long distances than I am in my LeSabre with fully
>>> adjustable seats. It handles well on icy and snow roads. It is a great
>>> car and I will likely get another.
>>
>> Of course, there's the Honda Civic and then there's the Honda Civic:
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_Civic
>>
>> "The Honda Civic is a line of subcompact and subsequently compact cars
>> made and manufactured by Honda. In North America, the Civic is the
>> second-longest continuously-running nameplate from a Japanese
>> manufacturer"
>>
>> "It was introduced in July 1972"
>>
>> If you open the URL above, you can see some pretty small and light cars.
>>
> The earliest Civics were very small cars.. A friend of mine who is 6'6"
> would have his knees wrapped around his ears were he foolish enough to
> try and squeeze into one. Current model Civics are much larger and he
> may have more success.
>
I bought a 1980 (?) Honda Accord and I remember someone asking if it was
a new small Mercedes. The present day Accord is bigger than several
Mercedes models.

--


James Silverton, Potomac

I'm "not"

On 16/03/2011 9:44 AM, James Silverton wrote:

> I bought a 1980 (?) Honda Accord and I remember someone asking if it was
> a new small Mercedes. The present day Accord is bigger than several
> Mercedes models.
>


I don't know if Mercedes has started making smaller cars than they used
to or if they are now sending models to the North American market that
used to be available only in Europe. We were disappointed with a car
rental on a trip to Europe. My brother had previously rented a nice
Mercedes but never had the chance to take it on the Autobahn, so when I
went there with him and another brother a few years ago he arranged to
rent a Mercedes, specifying there were four adults with luggage. I
forget which model it was but it was a small station wagon. While it was
comfortable and handled nicely the back seat was clearly divided into
two seats, not three and there were five of us. We ended up having to
pick up a second car. While they didn't charge us rental on the second
one it costs us extra for gas and then when we hit France we had to pay
tolls, so they were doubled.

Where we lucked out was that the photoradar must not have been operating
the day we went through the Stuttgart area. My younger brother was
leading the way and must have been under the impression that there were
no speed limits at all on the Autobahn. We were passing though zones
with speed limits, and he was not slowing down. Both cards were rented
under his name. I envisioned him opening his mail one day a few months
down the line and getting speeding tickets for each of those speed limit
zones...times two.

On Mar 16, 5:59*am, Krypsis > wrote:
> On 16/03/2011 3:56 PM, Dan Abel wrote:
>
> > In g.com>,
> > * Dave > *wrote:
>
> >> On 13/03/2011 4:03 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>
> >>>> I bought a used car when I was a student and it was all I could afford,
> >>>> but once I was in the work force I always got new cars. It didn't make
> >>>> much sense to buy a car with 60-70,000 miles on it because it was on
> >>>> it's last legs. If the motor didn't die the bodies rusted out. Now that
> >>>> * *I am retired nd less concerned abotu reliability I buy *used cars. The
> >>>> last one I bought was a Honda Civic I bought 4 years ago. *It had over
> >>>> 100,000 miles on it, and it is still going strong.
>
> >>> A Civic is fine if you're no more than 5' 9" X 160 lbs, never drive
> >>> distances greater than 100 miles or 2 hours, never drive in inclement
> >>> weather, and have no friends.
>
> >> Poppycock. I am bigger than that and have no problem getting in and out
> >> of that car or sitting in it for long periods. I am more comfortable
> >> driving my Civic long distances than I am in my LeSabre with fully
> >> adjustable seats. It handles well on icy and snow roads. *It is a great
> >> car and I will likely get another.
>
> > Of course, there's the Honda Civic and then there's the Honda Civic:
>
> >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_Civic
>
> > "The Honda Civic is a line of subcompact and subsequently compact cars
> > made and manufactured by Honda. In North America, the Civic is the
> > second-longest continuously-running nameplate from a Japanese
> > manufacturer"
>
> > "It was introduced in July 1972"
>
> > If you open the URL above, you can see some pretty small and light cars..
>
> The earliest Civics were very small cars.. A friend of mine who is 6'6"
> would have his knees wrapped around his ears were he foolish enough to
> try and squeeze into one. Current model Civics are much larger and he
> may have more success.
>

In the 70s I worked with a 300 pounder who drove a Civic. I asked how
he fit, and he said he had no problem.

On Mon, 14 Mar 2011 15:55:58 -0500, Janet Wilder
> arranged random neurons and said:

>On 3/14/2011 10:27 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
><snipped for brevity>
>
>> A paralegal would likely have arranged a plea on the first appearance.
>
>Where was this, Dave? Where I worked a paralegal could not practice
>law. It took a court to determine that we were able to sign our own
>correspondence as "Legal Assistant". Before that, the lawyers had to
>sign all the letters we wrote on firm letterhead.

Ditto in the 4 states I worked as a paralegal. OTOH, I could sign for
him/her at his/her direction. But you sure can't arrange a plea or
anything close to it. I wish I had a nickel for every time I had to
tell a client that I couldn't give him/her advice, because it is
strictly not allowed for a paralegal to give legal advice either.

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd

--

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On Mon, 14 Mar 2011 11:33:40 -0400, Dave Smith
> arranged random neurons and said:

>On 12/03/2011 3:11 AM, Krypsis wrote:

>> Well, for starters, the girls all looked good in their gym uniforms...
>
>You must have had different gym uniforms for the girls there. The girls
>here wore bloomers with big baggy legs. They were ugly.

OMG, I had totally forgotten about those awful things. Ours were blue
one piece shorts with an elastic waist and you could have stuffed two
more people in with me, it was so baggy. Had our last name stenciled
across the shoulders. Just about froze to death during field hockey
season in the late fall.

OB: Went to a DOD dependent high school in England, a boarding school,
and we had three outbreaks of food poisoning my sophomore year alone.
Let's hear it for AFEX!

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd

--

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In article > ,
Dave Smith > wrote:


> I don't know if Mercedes has started making smaller cars than they used
> to or if they are now sending models to the North American market that
> used to be available only in Europe.

MB has made and sold in the US (don't know about Canada) the SL line
(Sport Light) since 1954:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_SL-Class

These were two seater sports cars (although a few 2+2 versions were
sold). I rode in one when I was in high school in the early 60's. I
thought it was pretty neat, but the driver said it was too small.

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

On 16/03/2011 6:19 PM, Dan Abel wrote:

>
> MB has made and sold in the US (don't know about Canada) the SL line
> (Sport Light) since 1954:
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_SL-Class
>
> These were two seater sports cars (although a few 2+2 versions were
> sold). I rode in one when I was in high school in the early 60's. I
> thought it was pretty neat, but the driver said it was too small.


The sports models have been sold here for years. AAMOF, a friend of mine
had one in highschool. It was 1968 and he had a used one, a 59. One mid
winter day during a spare period he took it over to the nearby mall and
was pulling doughnuts in the parking lot and slid into a light standard.

I was thinking more about the smaller sedans and station wagons.
>

In article >,
"gloria.p" > wrote:

> On 3/11/2011 5:40 PM, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:

> > Lifetime milestones:
> >
> > Could drive at sixteen.
> > Could vote and drink at twenty-one
> > Car insurance rates went down at twenty-five
> > tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick
> > Got Social Security at sixty-two
> > Get Medicare at sixty-five.
> > Um... That's all folks!

> Holy cow, that's 40 years in between with no milestones?
> What are you, Rip VanWinkle?

I'm suffering a bout of gout, thus the late response. I was thinking
government, and in the one and only case, industry perks. So instead of
milestones, I should have written "Perks to the Grave".
Other than that editorial gaffe, I've been sort of awake and enjoying
life.

leo

On 3/16/2011 3:40 PM, Terry Pulliam Burd wrote:
> OMG, I had totally forgotten about those awful things. Ours were blue
> one piece shorts with an elastic waist and you could have stuffed two
> more people in with me, it was so baggy. Had our last name stenciled
> across the shoulders. Just about froze to death during field hockey
> season in the late fall.

Ours were one piece. Elastic waist shorts, solid navy, and an attached
navy-white striped t-shirt. U-u-u-gly and baggy. Baggly?

In article om>,
Janet Wilder > wrote:

> Thanks, Ed. I'm August, 1946, too. 13th. What day are you?

You're twelve days older than me. Bill Clinton splits the difference.

leo

"Cheryl" > wrote in message
...
> On 3/16/2011 3:40 PM, Terry Pulliam Burd wrote:
>> OMG, I had totally forgotten about those awful things. Ours were blue
>> one piece shorts with an elastic waist and you could have stuffed two
>> more people in with me, it was so baggy. Had our last name stenciled
>> across the shoulders. Just about froze to death during field hockey
>> season in the late fall.
>
> Ours were one piece. Elastic waist shorts, solid navy, and an attached
> navy-white striped t-shirt. U-u-u-gly and baggy. Baggly?

In Jr. High we had the royal blue shorts. Sounds like how you described
them. Mine were way too huge. My mom had to take them in. I think the
shirts were white cotton with snaps down the front. Also too large.

We were allowed to wear sweats for running outside in the cold months. In
those days it seemed the only choices you had were gray or bright orange.

Luckily by high school there was no uniform. Just shorts and a T shirt.

In article >,
Terry Pulliam Burd > wrote:

> My father's first cousin was the only instance in the history of WWII
> who was sent back to fly in the same theater he was shot down in:
> occupied Belgium.

There was another.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Yeager#World_War_II> although
Yeager's theater was France during active fighting for the country in
1944. Nevertheless, the air is rare where those two live.

leo

I was hard of hearing! And my daughter
cranked my speaker up as well.My dad who is obviously older than me ate out a lot. His
dad died when he was 8. My grandma went to work and wasn't home to cook
dinner. My husband's one grandma (older than my dad) didn't like to cook
so she took the kids out to dinner.he knew he was getting a car, but he expected a *new*
car. He got over it. 20 years or so ago he gave it to his son,
who is now cleaning it up to pass on to his son.