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"L. Raymond" |
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03 Oct 2006 01:54:45 AM |
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Cuteness |
I'm not marking this one OT because I think everyone could use a short
break from the ugliness that's been swamping the group lately. Here are
three sites that should get at least an "Awwwww" out of anyone.
http://www.thecuteproject.com/photos/
http://dailykitten.com/
http://dailypuppy.com/
I'm not big on dogs, but I like to check out the other two at least
once or twice a week for a little fresh air.
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L. Raymond
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| Title: Re: Cuteness |
12 Oct 2006 02:15:34 AM |
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L. Raymond wrote:
panamfloyd@hotmail.com wrote:
L. Raymond wrote:
Autos can't be cute. Unless, maybe, they're in an art car parade and
have their finery on.
Nah. To the serious enthusiast our cars are like pets, and those "art
cars" are the victims of pet abuse. I saw one once where the guy had
covered a perfectly good Mk.1 VW Jetta with grass or something.
Probably added about 500lb. to the poor thing. Kinda like making a
dwarf pony pull the Budweiser Wagon. And then, there was a shot of the
owner making a *golf* shot while standing on the roof! Jeez, I get
pissed when people set their drinks or books on top of mine. *Standing*
on it? Forgettaboutit. <G>
I had a neighbor during college who had planted his trunk with St.
Augustine grass and was actually growing some flowers in it. He had all
sorts of little odds and ends glued over the rest of the body, and there
was something special on top, but I forget what it was now. It's
probably just as well you weren't there to see it.
You're right. Something like that makes me feel like you would if you
saw an animal being mistreated. <g>
Cars not cute? Pshaw, my good man.
*ahem* Your good woman, if you please.
My most profound apologies! Damnedable text medium! ;)
Which no doubt explains my
lack of enthusiasm for either sports or cars, huh?
Not necessarily. I'll admit not as many women as men, but in my local
Sports Car Club of America chapter, we have many women active as
volunteer race workers. And of course, what do boys like more than
girls? Girls who like cars, of course:
http://www.lizhalliday.com/pages/common/home.aspx
http://www.roadandtravel.com/celebrities/denisemccluggage_autohall.htm
http://www.milkaduno.com/
http://www.gokatherine.com/
http://www.cindilux.com/
I actually once had the chance to race against a woman I had watched
racing when I was a kid. She's an ol' racing buddy now, and could still
`clean my clock' eight days a week. It's the only time I'd ever driven
against someone who had been a professional. So much quicker than I
that I hesitate to call what I did "driving".
http://www.datsun.org/fairlady/LindaSharp.htm
That stuff is
probably attached to the Y chromosome.
I once read a research paper where the guy was claiming that the part
of the brain that make us desire different characteristics in
automobiles was the same part that made us desire different traits in a
mate. <g>
How could anyone resist this face:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/neverdie/137006355/in/set-72057594120468245/
What about this tiny Sube 360 based pickup? Couldn't you just tuck this
sweetie under the garage workbench, so that nothing happens to it out
in that big, bad traffic?
http://www.microcarmuseum.com/tour/subaru360-sambar.html
You do have it bad, don't you?
Yup. It's funny. I usually start new relationships in the fall. The
poor woman usually thinks she's finally found a guy who doesn't like
sports (since I have so little interest in American Football). Then,
the following June, I announce that we're having a huge house party
with my old racing friends. I usually throw a party for the 24
sportscar race in LeMans every year, and invite all the folks I worked
with when I was a race flagger. Think of it as the cliche of having the
old Army Buddies over, with the resulting debauchery. <g>
I'm reminded of a time when I worked
in a bookstore and one of the guys waved me over to the door. His face
was just glowing with pleasure as he pointed at some random car out in
the lot and started gushing about how it was an actual Mercedes 1234XYZ
or whatever. At some point he stopped and was clearly waiting for me to
make a comment. Unfortunately, I wanted to make sure I knew which car
he was talking about so I said, "Are you talking about that little black
round one next to the pickup?" That ended the conversation right there.
ROFL! Yeah, I've been on the other end of that conversation a few times
myself! Hard to remember that to most people, they're just appliances..
;)
A buddy of mine shopping for BMWs the
other day said you can't even get one with roll-up windows and cloth
seats anymore.
I prefer cloth seats, too, but except for the time when I was attacked
by some psycho dog who leapt right at me as I passed him, and I was able
to whip the window up in record time, I've never been in a situation
when roll up windows were better than electric. I love being able to
roll down all the windows at once on a pretty day.
The issue for "gearheads" like me is weight. Weight is the enemy. The
heavier the car, the longer it takes to stop, the slower it goes around
turns, and the longer it takes to get it back up to speed. Power
windows/seats/etc. can add almost a thousand pounds to a car if it's a
4-door. Even on the street, in a panic stop that much weight can mean
the difference between getting the car stopped on the shoulder or
finding yourself in a ditch.
-Panama Floyd, Atl.
aa#2015, Member Knights of BAAWA!
EAC Martian Commander
Plonked by Kadaitcha Man Sept 06
"..the prayer cloth of one aeon is the doormat of the next."
-Mark Twain
Religious societies are *less* moral than secular ones:
http://moses.creighton.edu/JRS/2005/2005-11.html
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| User: "L. Raymond" |
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| Title: Re: Cuteness |
12 Oct 2006 03:13:48 AM |
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wrote:
Cars not cute? Pshaw, my good man.
*ahem* Your good woman, if you please.
My most profound apologies! Damnedable text medium! ;)
Which no doubt explains my
lack of enthusiasm for either sports or cars, huh?
Not necessarily. I'll admit not as many women as men, but in my local
Sports Car Club of America chapter, we have many women active as
volunteer race workers. And of course, what do boys like more than
girls? Girls who like cars, of course:
I confess I was being facetious there. The biggest sports fan I've
ever known in my life was my mom. I'd be upstairs doing my homework,
concentrating on a particularly hard math problem when "WOOOHOOOOO!!!!"
The Oilers scored a touchdown, or the Rockets won a game or something
just plain neat happened on the field. After my heart quit pounding I'd
get a few more minutes to work until the next whatever happened.
I have nothing against cars, I just can't get quite as excited about
them as some folk *smile*. Speaking of cars, I miss my old '86 Toyota.
I had no way to raise it, but I could fix anything I could reach from
the top. The engine in my newer one is a lot more obscure. I've got to
get a hold of the updated repair manual.
You do have it bad, don't you?
Yup. It's funny. I usually start new relationships in the fall. The
poor woman usually thinks she's finally found a guy who doesn't like
sports (since I have so little interest in American Football). Then,
the following June, I announce that we're having a huge house party
with my old racing friends. I usually throw a party for the 24
sportscar race in LeMans every year, and invite all the folks I worked
with when I was a race flagger.
I miss having big parties. I've hosted gatherings for 30+ people and
tend to enjoy it hugely. Two main dishes of finger food (or two stews in
the winter), seven or eight plates of cheeses, chips and crackers,
several kinds of dip, a half dozen bowls of nuts, two cakes, one or two
pies, dozens of cookies of different kinds, two bowls of fruit and a
BYOB bar. Then sometimes I'd get creative and really lay out a feast.
Think of it as the cliche of having the
old Army Buddies over, with the resulting debauchery. <g>
Debauchery, eh? At my last party, one of the guests who worked in a
chem lab brought 99% pure alcohol of some sort (ethanol?) and offered it
around as a drink. Besides him, only two other people were willing to
have any. I was half afraid someone was going to suffer alcohol
poisoning from it.
--
L. Raymond
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| User: "stoney" |
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| Title: Re: Cuteness |
07 Oct 2006 09:39:40 PM |
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On 3 Oct 2006 01:42:35 -0700, wrote in
alt.atheism
L. Raymond wrote:
I'm not marking this one OT because I think everyone could use a short
break from the ugliness that's been swamping the group lately. Here are
three sites that should get at least an "Awwwww" out of anyone.
http://www.thecuteproject.com/photos/
http://dailykitten.com/
http://dailypuppy.com/
I'm not big on dogs, but I like to check out the other two at least
once or twice a week for a little fresh air.
Dude. Never mention "cute" to an anime fan. Japan is the current
titleholder. <g>
Ms. Raymond isn't a dude, dude. :)
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Fundies and trolls are cordially invited to
shove a wooden cross up their arses and rotate
at a high rate of speed. I trust you'll
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| User: "stoney" |
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| Title: Re: Cuteness |
07 Oct 2006 09:36:12 PM |
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On Tue, 3 Oct 2006 01:54:45 -0500, "L. Raymond"
<badaddress@mylinuxisp.com> wrote in alt.atheism
I'm not marking this one OT because I think everyone could use a short
break from the ugliness that's been swamping the group lately. Here are
three sites that should get at least an "Awwwww" out of anyone.
http://www.thecuteproject.com/photos/
http://dailykitten.com/
http://dailypuppy.com/
I'm not big on dogs, but I like to check out the other two at least
once or twice a week for a little fresh air.
You might check out my OT: various, Various threads. There's a
hodgepodge of items there.
--
Fundies and trolls are cordially invited to
shove a wooden cross up their arses and rotate
at a high rate of speed. I trust you'll
be 'blessed' with a plethora of splinters.
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