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Date:         Thu, 14 Dec 2006 21:19:04 -0500
Reply-To:     Sudhir Desai <sudhir.desai@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Sudhir Desai <sudhir.desai@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Was: I'll bite...diesel- safety...flipped off. Now: reactions
              to Westies/Vanagons
In-Reply-To:  <20061214191511.19466.qmail@web58702.mail.re1.yahoo.com>
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maybe you should suggest she play the bassoon. she'll change her opinion in no time >:D

sudhir

On 12/14/06, neil <goofymuso@yahoo.ca> wrote: > he he. > > Well she's somewhat bright. She didn't choose the > VIOLA! > > he he. > > Neil. > > > --- Steven Johnson <sjohnso2000@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > Oh Neil, > > > > She plays the flute for crying out loud. How > > bright can she be?.... > > > > ;) > > > > Shields Up! > > > > Steven > > --- neil <goofymuso@YAHOO.CA> wrote: > > > > > At work I was chatting with one of the flute > > players > > > about my Westy. Her reaction to finding out that I > > > owned one was that of (and I'm paraprasing here): > > > > > > 'I hate those people!' (Westy owner/drivers) > > > 'They're > > > too wholesome with their outdoorsy camping....' > > etc > > > etc. Couldn't quite understand where she was going > > > with her mini-rant, but since she's quite the > > amazon > > > (6' +) and looked like she had a long reach, I let > > > her > > > unravel her tale. --- ;^) > > > > > > Of course we were just joking around, but I think > > at > > > some level she really felt that Westy owners were > > > not > > > her "cup of tea". Of course I couldn't give a R'sA > > > about her reaction, (she will never set foot in my > > > van!!) just thought it funny/unusual. Me still > > being > > > somewhat of a newbie to Westies. > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > Neil. > > > > > > --- Roger Sisler <rogersisler2000@YAHOO.COM> > > wrote: > > > > > > > I think it is now hard wired into most peoples > > > heads > > > > that the vanagon is > > > > just slow. Even though few remember them,or ever > > > saw > > > > one,it is the > > > > slowness of the origional Vw buses where this > > must > > > > come form. Man has > > > > evolved since that time, and it is just known > > that > > > > VW things are slow. > > > > Knowledge that one is now born with.When I > > pullout > > > > form anintersection, I > > > > dont get messages from other drivers.They just > > > > somehow know I am doing all > > > > I can. Either that,or they just gave up > > > > justering.Dosent work. I have seen > > > > that appoligic bumper sticker on diesels saying > > > > "Caution 48 horsepower at > > > > work" , or how about the one that says" yes,the > > > line > > > > begins here" > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > > > protection around > > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail > > beta. > > http://new.mail.yahoo.com > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com >


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