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From: mit-eddie!hercules.acsu.buffalo.edu!tobin@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Mike Tobin)
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 90 15:43:20 EDT
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  >> From: EDDIE.MIT.EDU!mit-eddie!pwcs.StPaul.GOV!phile@acsu.buffalo.edu 
(Philip J Ethier)
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  >> Subject: Re:  toys
  >> To: british-cars@Alliant.COM
  >> Date: Thu, 19 Apr 90 7:59:44 CDT
  >> In-Reply-To: <9004182220.AA05844@hornet>; from "Mike Tobin" at Apr 18, 90 
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  >> >
  >> > >
  >> > >    While wandering through the toy department of a local store, I ran
  >> > >  across an unusual set of cars.  It was a box labeled "Exotic European"
  >> > >  cars, made by Majorette (a French toy company).  In the set, there
  >> > >  was a Lamborghini, a Mercedes, a Porsche, a Ferrari, and a _Morgan_.
  >> > >
  >> > Ask Ms Thatcher which if these is not "European" and the answer is
  >> > obvious - the Mog.
  >> >
  >> > For me its probably the Merc - unless its and old one.  The new stuff
  >> > all looks like it was done by the same people that do Braun toaster
  >> > ovens. Fast maybe, but fun? (or sour grapes?).
  >> >
  >> > Mike Tobin
  >> >
  >> Excuse me, but Braun (can you say "brown", I thought you could) is
  >> European.  The Merc is European.  Many Brits are upset when we yanks
  >> consider things British "European". They equate European with
  >> "Continental".  You aparently equate "European" with "Sporty" or
  >> some such concept.
  >> phile@pwcs.stpaul.gov
   

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Phil,
Aber naturlich, you Maggie and I agree :if "belonging" 
in this toy box means "European", the "Ash Wonder" is out.  However,
if belonging means beautiful, exciting, worth lusting after, etc, any new
Merc "ist wie ein (e/er/en/es?) Braun" (judgment reserved on the new SL).
Actually, I've got one of their Mr Coffees  (Braun's not M-B's)and it's
pretty good - not too sporty.  I've got a Merc too ('59 190b) it's even
less sporty than the coffee machine.

Mike Tobin


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