Date:         Sat, 16 Aug 1997 20:14:59 -0800
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From:         Todd Francis <tbf@pacifier.com>
Subject:      Re: Ok, whats a flap?????

STEVEN G WACKER wrote:
> 
> Ron: Thanks for asking!! I too have been wondering what "FLAPS" stood
> for, thought it must be a "back east" chain like Pep Boys. Then others
> from the west coast refered to their local FLAPS. I guessed it was
> "Foreign ? Auto Parts Store", or maybe "Favorite Local Auto Parts Store".
> 
> Steve and Jo Ann Wacker
> San Marcos, Ca.
> 90 Carat
> 86 Syncro



FLAPS-----friendly local auto parts store
HLAPS-----hostile local auto parts store
SLAPS-----stupid local auto parts store
 
Todd Francis
'86 Westy Syncro
'91 Tristar

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