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Having to do with the current string RE: All Sports Cars Refered
to as Being MG's. I call this "name brand slang"
Not everyone will understand the Southern US slant of some of
these examples but here goes...
Name Brand Explanation
Kleenex Any facial tissue used for blowing your nose
we call a 'kleenex'
Coke Machine a vending machine that sells soft-drinks of
any flavor whether made by Coca-Cola or not.
Frigidare My grandmothers refrigerator was a Westinghouse
but she called it a Frididare anyway.
Band-Aid If you cut your finger, you get an adhesive
bandage and stick on it. May or may not be
the Band-Aid brand.
Ace Bandage If you sprain something you go to the druggist
and ask for an Ace Bandage, you will get this
long elastic thing to wrap it up in. Likely
not made by the Ace Elastic Bandage Co.
Liquid-Wrench Both of these, mistakenly, are used to refer
or WD-40 to any spray solution used to loosen rusty
bolts and such.
Linoleum Any modern durable counter-top material people
will refer to as linoleum.
Jockey Strap An athletic supporter that may/may not be made
by the Jocky company
Twinkies Any creame filled junk food pastry
Therefore, it's no big deal to continue the pattern to include...
MG, MGB, Any sports car of non-American origin, usualy
MG Midget 4-cylinder with a rag top that requires some
tinkering around with from time to time.
My most common Q and A routine goes like this...
"Hey, mister, that's a really nice Midget!"
"Thank you, it's an MGB"
"MGB? Why do they call it that?" or "Are you sure it's not a
Triumph Midget?!?!" or "Yeah, that's what I said. Midget"
Oh, well. I've decided if somebody likes the car enough to say
so, in todays callous, non-involved, isolated world, if seeing
Daisy the Yellow Car at the pump makes somebody feel good, then
I will not make them feel foolish or silly but instead just say
"Thank you, I'm glad you like my car" and let it go at that.
And, always wipe of the top of Coke cans with a Kleenex. You
never know where they've been.
Wade "That's the first yellow Saab I've ever seen,
but I like it." Massengill
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