I've also heard "Terrorist Bus" as a nickname (maybe stemming from the 60's bus used in Back to the Future?). If anything, I'd prefer Hippie Bus over terrorist bus! On Mon, May 12, 2008 at 9:21 AM, craig cowan <phishman068@gmail.com> wrote: > A few days ago i was driving around to add some test miles to my van, with > my older brother riding shotgun. It was a beautiful day, so the windows > were > down and the music was playing. Well as we entered the local park, a large > group of say 20 middle school aged childred started giving peace signs and > running after the bus yelling things like "Sweet Hippy Bus" and "Wow, look > at that", and some even broke out into singing the Scooby Dooo Themesong. > Well we made our lap around the park, and as we were coming back that way > i > was amazed to see all these kids standing alongside the road with their > cameraphones out, waiting. > > So I turned up The Grateful Dead music, flashed them a peace sign, and > went > on my way. It was clear that "that hippy wagon" made their day! I've also > gotten this response from more than a handful of older people, who see any > rear engined VW van (they may not know where the engine is, but EVERYONE > can > associate the differences between the T3 and T4....), as a "Volkswagen > Bus". > > > The curtains help : ) > > -Craig > '85GL > > On Mon, May 12, 2008 at 6:22 AM, Chris S <szpejankowski@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hippie Van? Those darn Amerikans! > > > > I saw two boys in the parking lot nearly knock each other out playing > > "Punch > > Bug" when saw me in my 2001 Beetle TDI. > > > > Chris. > > >
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