VANAGON archives -- November 2005, week 3 (#276)

Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2005 02:47:16 EST Reply-To: THX0001@AOL.COM Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> From: George Goff <THX0001@AOL.COM> Subject: Re: kombi rides again in NZ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"

In a message dated 11/19/05 5:22:24 PM, groups.florian@GMAIL.COM writes:

<< VW chairman Dr Bernd Pischetsrieder knows its place in the world. "The VW bus was never just a means of transport - it has always been an emotive cult object," he said. >>

"an emotive cult object". . . Please spare me. Apparently the good doktor was not around whenever the VW bus achieved cult stature. Had he been he would realize the cult consisted of a bunch of bourgeois suburban kids who needed cheap wheels, a place to crash and whose toolbox held only a rusty Crescent wrench, a carpenter's hammer and a roach clip.

George

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