Dan,
Once again you are technically correct. Exotic means foreign, imported or not
local. Well that's one of the meanings anyway and by extension then, a Nissan
Stanza is an exotic car. However, English is a versatile language and thus
exotic has another related, albeit, different meaning as well. This is,
strange, unusual or mysterious and, I suppose, is the meaning used when
referring to certain cars such as an Interceptor or a Delorean.
Surely more than any of us care to know about this word.
Procrastinating once again,
Dr. Doug
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From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net On Behalf Of DANMAS
Sent: Thursday, April 16, 1998 6:48 PM
To: pvanner@pclink.com; dr-doug@classic.msn.com; mikesl@tartan.sapc.edu;
Mgs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: <all> Driving
In a message dated 98-04-16 16:44:17 EDT, pvanner@pclink.com writes:
> I *hope* it came from somewhere else originally - I cringe at the thought of
> Z's being called exotic. Competent, surely. But please not exotic.
Phil,
"Exotic" means "from some where other than here!" MGs and Z cars are indeed
exotics.
I think.
Dan Masters,
Alcoa, TN
'71 TR6---------3000mile/year driver, fully restored
'71 TR6---------undergoing full restoration and Ford 5.0 V8 insertion - see:
http://www.sky.net/~boballen/mg/Masters/
'74 MGBGT---3000mile/year driver, original condition - slated for a V8 soon
'68 MGBGT---organ donor for the '74
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