Bill,
Is there a possibility that the Z-3 driver was slack-jawed at the sight
of your beautiful daughter, that it wasn't the car...?
Bob
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On Wed, 26 Nov 1997 13:02:28 -0600 Bill Eastman
<william.eastman@medtronic.com> writes:
>
>
>>>> Mike Lishego <mikesl@tartan.sapc.edu> 11/26/97 03:23pm >>>
> wrote:
>snippity snip snip <<<the MGB was easily the most lovely of the MG
>family.
> In it's earliest forms, the MGB had power, performance, and roll-up
>windows. After '74 might cause some debate among purists,
>but if you need more proof of the MGB's superiority, simply look at
>the
>sales
>records! >>> <more snip-er-oony>
>
>Here we have more proof of the MGB conspiracy to remove the MGA from
>its
>rightful place at the apex of MG history. How do power and roll up
>windows
>make a car look better? The roll up windows may look better up but
>how
>often do we do that? This is just another example of the MGB hoard
>using
>misinformation and inuendo to discredit the less abundant MGA
>aficionado
>;-) (I figure I had better start adding emoticons lest someone take
>me too
>seriously) Rise, fellow MGA'ers and resist this oppression! Yeah
>though I
>walk through the shadow...
>
>
>The other evening my 12 year old daughter and I were out on what
>turned out
>to be the last drive in the A before the salt flew. At a stoplight we
>spotted a Z-3 jockey in the oncoming lane. He was staring at us slack
>jawed obviously overcome by the beauty of the MGA and the fact that we
>were
>out in 35 F weather with the side screens out (and no heater but he
>could
>not see that, obviously). As we passed him my daughter made an "L"
>with
>her thumb and forefinger. For those of you out of touch with the
>present
>teenager, that is the universal hand sign for "loser." I was very
>proud
>of my daughter that evening for this and also for only complaining
>once
>about being cold.
>
>On a completely non-LBC and personal note, if anyone has wondered what
>a
>person as warped as myself would do for a living, check out the latest
>copy
>of People "Magazine." There is an article about a child who is
>fighting
>cancer and she is wearing what looks like a medieval torture device
>known
>as a halo brace. The brace shown is one of my designs from about 10
>years
>ago. It is quite high tech really with the structure being made from
>carbon reinforced epoxy and titanium. Anyway, no big deal to most and
>I
>feel self conscience even mentioning it but it is probably as close as
>I
>will ever get to having any of my work published outside of geek
>medical
>journals.
>
>Regards,
>Bill Eastman
>61 MGA who will not bow to tyranny
>
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