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From: JF Mezei on 3 Jan 2010 20:09 D.F. Manno wrote: > Mine is that a Mac user ran over his dog. no. He heard girls talking about how they prefer guys with Macs over cheap guys whose equipment is cheaper, not as esthetically pleasing and doesn't perform as well and provide as good an expience that they get when they are with a Mac guy.
From: JF Mezei on 3 Jan 2010 20:47 Michelle Steiner wrote: >> > Corvette? Nah...probably a Corvair. ;) >> >> Actually, more likely a Gremlin (or a Pinto). > > No, a Yugo, which was his original alias. > AMC Pacer ! AMC Pacer !
From: Robert Haar on 3 Jan 2010 21:57 On 1/3/10 7:03 PM, "Nick Naym" <nicknaym@_remove_this_gmail.com.invalid> wrote: > In article wclark2-A83041.17512803012010(a)charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu, > William Clark at wclark2(a)colnospamumbus.rr.com wrote on 1/3/10 5:51 PM: > > ... > > ... > > >> ... My guess is >> that some girl once chose a smooth Mac user's BMW over his Corvette, and >> he has never got over it. > > Corvette? Nah...probably a Corvair. ;) More like a Chevette with a home made turbo and a transmission from a junkyard truck. Corvairs were not bad for time. The rear engine design offered a number of advantages.
From: Nick Naym on 4 Jan 2010 00:14 In article wclark2-83C76F.19332903012010(a)charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu, William Clark at wclark2(a)colnospamumbus.rr.com wrote on 1/3/10 7:33 PM: > In article <C7669A6F.4F291%nicknaym@_remove_this_gmail.com.invalid>, > Nick Naym <nicknaym@_remove_this_gmail.com.invalid> wrote: > >> In article wclark2-A83041.17512803012010(a)charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu, >> William Clark at wclark2(a)colnospamumbus.rr.com wrote on 1/3/10 5:51 PM: >> >> ... >> ... >> >>> ... My guess is >>> that some girl once chose a smooth Mac user's BMW over his Corvette, and >>> he has never got over it. >> >> Corvette? Nah...probably a Corvair. ;) > > Actually, more likely a Gremlin (or a Pinto). Corvair owners suffered from Corvette-envy, believed the Corvair was an economical alternative, and spent a lot of time tinkering under the hood. Priam loves to tinker and tell the world how much money he has saved. -- iMac (24", 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 2GB RAM, 320 GB HDD) � OS X (10.5.8)
From: George Kerby on 4 Jan 2010 09:03
On 1/3/10 8:57 PM, in article C766C352.483C4D%bobhaar(a)me.com, "Robert Haar" <bobhaar(a)me.com> wrote: > On 1/3/10 7:03 PM, "Nick Naym" <nicknaym@_remove_this_gmail.com.invalid> > wrote: > >> In article wclark2-A83041.17512803012010(a)charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu, >> William Clark at wclark2(a)colnospamumbus.rr.com wrote on 1/3/10 5:51 PM: >> >> ... >> >> ... >> >> >>> ... My guess is >>> that some girl once chose a smooth Mac user's BMW over his Corvette, and >>> he has never got over it. >> >> Corvette? Nah...probably a Corvair. ;) > > More like a Chevette with a home made turbo and a transmission from a > junkyard truck. > > Corvairs were not bad for time. The rear engine design offered a number of > advantages. > Only if you had a dozen or so spare fanbelts. I personally know that for a fact: I had one in high school. |