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Re: [Spridgets] Thinking out loud

To: "'Mark J Bradakis'" <mark@bradakis.com>, "'bmcu'"
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Thinking out loud
From: Jim Johnson <bmwwxman@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 18 May 2009 00:03:54 -0500
On Sun, May 17, 2009 at 8:29 PM, Frank <spritenut@comcast.net> wrote:

> Today at lunch I grabbed a glass out of my cupboard, one of Ed's MG Safety
> Fast  glasses.
> So I was thinking about this MG slogan. Safety-Fast.
> MGs were not the safest cars of their time nor were they very fast.
> So who made up this slogan?
>
> --
> Frank Clarici
> Toms River, NJ
> My own Fleet of Sprites
>

If I recall correctly from one of my MG history books there is, in fact, a
story behind the factory slogan. I will dig the books out this week and see
where it comes from.  I think it may date back to Cecil Kimber or Sid Enever
but not sure...

Or....

It could have been taken from a condom ad.....

--
Cheers!!
Jim
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I am
not sure about the former. - Albert Einstein
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