It was Winston Churchill who described the U.K. and the U.S as "two
countries separated by a common language". His mother was an American. So
was mine.
Herb G.
"Larry Miller" <millerls@ado13.com> on 10/12/99 01:44:28 PM
Please respond to "Larry Miller" <millerls@ado13.com>
To: "Brad Fornal" <toyman@htcomp.net>, "Wiedemeyer" <boxweed@thebest.net>
cc: "spridgets list" <spridgets@autox.team.net> (bcc: Herb
Goede/AMS/AMSINC)
Subject: Re: Intsrument Panel
This is not an exact quote but someone said "England and the United States
are as close as two countries can be that are separated by a common
language"
Larry Miller
http://www.ado13.com
When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading.-Henny Youngman
----- Original Message -----
From: Brad Fornal <toyman@htcomp.net>
To: Wiedemeyer <boxweed@thebest.net>
Cc: spridgets list <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 1999 10:21 AM
Subject: Re: Intsrument Panel
> Heck I don't know I just love their cars, I don't yet understand their
> language!! I heard once that they speak English but I have the darndest
time
> with some of the words on my Bentley Manual ( "Propeller Shaft".....it's
a
> car, not a boat or plane ;^P ) Brad
>
> Wiedemeyer wrote:
>
> > >were dash panels just sitting out there in autojumbles (that's British
for
> > >wrecking yard, right?) waiting for a new chance at life. Brad
> > >
> >
> > I thought "autojumble" was British for "swap meet".
> >
> > Bob
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