Hi, TeriAnn. Loved your history lesson. I had totally forgotten
about the shipwright's disease analogy.
One minor correction, I think.
> Once upon a time during the ancient days of yore (before the web),
> a guy named Dale who worked at Apollo computer and had a MGB decided
> to start an internet e-mail group.
Dale (known in full as Dale Cook, whom someone, perhaps John Lye,
dubbed Ovr Fovnder) started the british-cars list but I had thought
it was while we were at Alliant, not Apollo. If he started it at
Apollo and brought it to Alliant, it is news to me; I've always been
under the delusion that british-cars@alliant.com was the original.
Alliant was never a large company but back then our small parking
lot was home to his B, my Spitfire, a TR6, and a Midget, plus a
few other marques upheld by other enthusiasts.
I still see Dale every so often. I wish I could remember who
coind his title Ovr Fovnder.
As for your note:
>Hey Jim, don't forget for those of us with a Rolls or Land Rover
> it also stood for Large British Car.
I don't remember that part. But then I don't have as much hair
as I used to either!
Jim Muller
jimmuller@pop.rcn.com
'80 Spitfire (Percy)
'70 GT6+ (Nigel)
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