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Old Feb 24, 2010 | 12:07 AM
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(sigh...) What part of "I have no intention of wasting time arguing with a know-nothing" was it that you didn't understand?

And where is that 1.9x 208 CLK55 timeslip? I guess that there simply aren't any owners out there who can "properly launch" their 208 CLK55s...aww, what do they know, anyhow?
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Old Feb 24, 2010 | 12:31 AM
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Old Feb 24, 2010 | 12:51 AM
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Refer to post #26.

Hey, btw, Carl's post got me to thinking: what exactly do you mean by "The Andy Rooney of Cars"? How does a curmedgeon relate to a car? Does your car complain a lot? Is it old? Bushy eyebrows? Passes lots of gas, nods off in a recliner every once in a while? Bores you with tales of how it was as a young car?

You seem to think that this odd little phrase is quite clever, plastering it as you do in your signature in every forum of which you are a member (which seems to be just about all of them, free advertising I guess) just wondering if you might be able to translate, as, well, I don't speak dorkenese.

Also, why the hell would anyone give a rat's wazzoo about who your "automotive consultant" is, or that he is an "exotic car owner"? I've got a financial consultant who drives a Ferrari F430, you don't see me posting his name in my sig...what's up with that? Why should anyone care?

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Old Feb 24, 2010 | 12:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Improviz
Hey, btw, Carl's post got me to thinking: what exactly do you mean by "The Andy Rooney of Cars"? How does a curmedgeon relate to a car? Does your car complain a lot? Is it old? Bushy eyebrows? Passes lots of gas, nods off in a recliner every once in a while? Bores you with tales of how it was as a young car?

You seem to think that this odd little phrase is quite clever, plastering it as you do in your signature in every forum of which you are a member (which seems to be just about all of them, free advertising I guess) just wondering if you might be able to translate, as, well, I don't speak dorkenese.
A comparison a friend made based my articles analyzing automobiles and media coverage that is lacking.

Also, why the hell would anyone give a rat's wazzoo about who your "automotive consultant" is, or that he is an "exotic car owner"? I've got a financial consultant who drives a Ferrari F430, you don't see me posting his name in my sig...what's up with that? Why should anyone care?
Wow. Try reading the line a few times and try to figure out who is the consultant.

And if you're trying to get me to reveal his association with a publication and others that publish my articles, first disclose how you obviously complained to the Mods about my previous signature.

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Old Feb 24, 2010 | 01:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Deuuuce
A comparison a friend made based my articles analyzing automobiles and media coverage that is lacking.
Just curious, are these "articles" comprised of complete sentences (unlike, say, the one you just wrote)?

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Wow. Try reading the line a few times and try to figure out who is the consultant.
Hmm, boy, sorry, I can't seem to understand the particular dialect you're using. Must be dem dar 'mazin writin' skillz o' yerz, Jethro.

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And if you're trying to get me to reveal his association with a publication and others that publish my articles, first disclose how you obviously complained to the Mods about my previous signature.
Que? Apollo, this is Houston...something seems to have gotten garbled in transmission. Is everything OK up there? Try more oxygen, sounds like your mixture is getting a bit thin.

Well, deuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu ce, it's been entertaining and boring as usual, but I must run, gotta get some sleep. I'll leave you to do, well, whatever it is you do, which doesn't seem to be much.

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Old Feb 24, 2010 | 09:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Improviz
And where is that 1.9x 208 CLK55 timeslip? I guess that there simply aren't any owners out there who can "properly launch" their 208 CLK55s...aww, what do they know, anyhow?
So, you're saying that if I had a mullet, I could get that 1.9x??
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