Date:         Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:50:37 -0700
Reply-To:     Tom Buese <tombuese@COMCAST.NET>
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From:         Tom Buese <tombuese@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: An Interesting Read : From Hitler to Hippies: The Volkswagen
              Bus in America
Comments: To: David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
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On Jan 30, 2009, at 11:11 AM, David Beierl wrote:

> At 12:21 PM 1/30/2009, Michael Sullivan wrote:
>> BTW-Am I allowed to wave to Jettas, Passats, Eurovans, etc....cuz
>> they
>> almost NEVER wave back and I don't LOOK so bad. hehehehe
>
> Waving to Eurovans is in common informal usage; however 26% of our
> usage panel find it unacceptable in formal communications.  By
> contrast, 93% of the panel consider it inappropriate to wave at
> Jettas and Passats.  The entire panel approve of waving to
> Kubelwagens; however it should be noted that they are not likely to
> wave back.  And if you should run across one of the uncommon
> Schwimmwagens the correct usage is to bow.

I did have a woman pound her heart & point to my 63 doka as the wife &
I drove by outside of Moab, Utah.

YMMV,

Mr. BZ-no flashing however

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> David Beierl - Providence RI USA -- http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/
> '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage," '85 GL "Poor Relation"