Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2005 22:06:55 -0700
Reply-To: David Marshall <mailinglist@FASTFORWARD.CA>
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From: David Marshall <mailinglist@FASTFORWARD.CA>
Subject: RE: Volkscafe.com is now Van-Café.com
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When it comes right down to it, 'volkswagen' is a commonly used English word
that has no relation to the company called Volkswagen (which means people's
car).
You hear the work volkswagen in reference to things that are small, weak or
insignificant in stature... volkswagen a trademark - ha ha ha yeah right!!
Volkswagen going after small repair companies like VolksCafe is like a dog
biting their master's hand. My company buys about 5K to 10K a month from
Volkswagen - I am sure that Volkscafe buys a hell of a lot more than we do -
some thank you from Volkswagen.
Whew - with all this volkswagen sized crap going by on my PCs screen it's
giving me a goodyear sized headache, so I'll have to take an aspirin wash it
down with coke from my thermos, xerox a copy of it off and go to bed. Going
straight to jail with that sentence! ;-)
Cheers!
David Marshall
Fast Forward Automotive Inc.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
Of Jim Felder
Sent: October 15, 2005 8:13 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Volkscafe.com is now Van-Café.com
How many companies, in the US and Europe, use the word Volks. Can
German-speaking people legitimately use the word now, or will it be
retired from the language?
Is this a move by VW or VoA?
If it's from VW, then the Germans can shut up about America be a
litigious society. If it's from VoA, it's just more of the same crap we
Amercians have to put up with because we have judges that are too
stupid to understand our own copyright laws.
Jim
On Oct 15, 2005, at 9:14 PM, Tom Sinclair wrote:
> Stupid f*****s. This is what VW does when they're not
> making $70,000.00 Phaetons noooobody wants, or Touregs
> with $20,000.00 engine options. Can't have all those
> dealers with '05's languishing on their lots worrying
> about a small shop in Santa Cruz making them look
> bad--might keep them up nights.
>
> Tom
>
>
>
>
> --- Larry Chase <roadguy@ROADHAUS.COM> wrote:
>
>> Volks,
>>
>> Volkswagen of America strikes again.
>>
>> Please be aware that Volkscafe.com is now
>> Van-Café.com
>>
>> Apparently VW had a problem with the use of "Volks".
>>
>> When will the VW suits get it!
>>
>>
>> good road,
>> good adventure,
>> good life,
>>
>> larry chase
>>
>> www.roadhaus.com
>> www.roadhaus.com/shops.html
>> www.roadhaus.com/tires.html
>> www.roadhaus.com/tires/guideline.html
>>
>
> http://www.TomSinclair.com
>
>
>
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