Oh, I quess I need some roadster content -- to Terry who was thinking of
putting a Fiat 124 engine in a roadster. I once worked at a Datsun/Fiat
dealership when a then new 124 came in on the tow truck. The engine had
jumped time -- the mouse paws on the back side of the intake cam gear were
the "dead" give away as to the source of the problem. Anyway, the mouse
left fewer traces than the cat that crawled into the radiator shroud on the
old '67 Chrysler (440 V8, 7 bladed"mixmaster" fan).
Anyway Terry if you feel the need to go Italian -- I've been wondering if a
Alfa V6 would fit in a roadster.
Jim & Alan,
I found this today in a mountain bike group (BTW has anyone heard from Mr.
Mullen and his trip to Moab?) and with the electronic barbs being thrown
every which way thought it might just apply.
In the words of David Bowie "Putting out Fire with Gasoline" here is my
contribution to English/Canadian/American/Australian relationships.
> Aussies: Dislike being mistaken for Pommies when abroad.
> Canadians: Are indignant about being mistaken for Americans when abroad.
> Americans: Encourage being mistaken for Canadians when abroad.
> Brits: Can't possibly be mistaken for anyone else when abroad.
>
> Aussies: Believe you should look out for your mates.
> Brits: Believe you should look out for those who belong to your club.
> Americans: Believe people should look out for themselves.
> Canadians: Believe that's the government's job.
>
> Americans: Flag-waving, anthem-singing and obsessively patriotic to the
> point of blindness.
> Canadians: Can't agree on the words to the anthem, when they can be
bothered
> to sing it.
> Aussies: Extremely patriotic to their beer, would sing the anthem if they
> knew the words.
> Brits: Do not sing at all but prefer a brass band to perform the anthem.
>
> Americans: Spend most of their lives glued to the idiot box.
> Canadians: Don't, but only because the government won't let them have more
> American channels.
> Brits: Pay a tax to watch four lousy channels.
> Aussies: Export all their crappy programs which no one there watches, to
> Britain, where everybody
> loves them. (Hehehe -- BB, who hates "Neighbours")
>
> Americans: Will jabber on incessantly about football, baseball and
> basketball.
> Brits: Will jabber on incessantly about cricket, soccer and rugby.
> Canadians: Will jabber on incessantly about hockey, hockey, hockey, and
how
> they beat the
> Americans twice in baseball.
> Aussies: Will jabber on incessantly about how they beat the Poms in every
> sport they play them in.
>
> Americans: Spell words differently, but still call it English.
> Brits: Pronounce words differently, but still call it English.
> Canadians: Spell like Brits, pronounce like Americans.
> Aussies: Add "G'day", "mate", and a heavy accent to everything they say in
a
> futile attempt to get
> laid.
>
> Brits: Shop at home and have goods imported because they live on an
island.
> Aussies: Shop at home and have goods imported because they live on an
> island.
> Americans: Cross the southern border for cheap shopping, gas and liquor in
a
> backwards country.
> Canadians: Cross the southern border for cheap shopping, gas and liquor in
a
> backwards country.
>
> Americans: Drink weak, pissy-tasting beer.
> Canadians: Drink strong, pissy-tasting beer.
> Brits: Drink warm, beery-tasting piss.
> Aussies: Drink anything with alcohol in it.
>
> Americans: Believe that poverty and failure are morally suspect.
> Canadians: Believe that wealth and success are morally suspect.
> Brits: Believe that wealth, poverty, success and failure are inherited
> things.
> Aussies: Believe that none of this matters after several beers.
>
>
> TRAVELLERS GUIDE TO USEFUL PHRASES IN ARAB COUNTRIES
>
> AKBAR KHALI-KILI HAFTIR LOFTAN.
> Thank you for showing me your marvelous gun.
> FEKR GABUL GARDAN DAVAT PAEH GUSH DIVAR.
> I am delighted to accept your kind invitation to lie down on the floor
with
> my arms above my
> head and my legs apart.
> SHOMAEH FEKR TAMOMEH OEH GOFTEH BANDE.
> I agree with everything you have ever said or thought in your life.
> AUTO ARRAREGH DAVATEMAN MANO SEPAHEH-HAST.
> It is exceptionally kind of you to allow me to travel in the trunk of your
> car.
> FASHAL-EH TUPEHMAN NA DEGAT MANO GOFTAM CHEESHAYEH MOHEMARA
> JEBEHKESHVAREHMAN.
> If you will do me the kindness of not harming my genital appendages I will
> gladly reciprocate
> by betraying my country in public.
> KHREL, JEPAHEH MANEH VA JAYEII AMRIKAHEY.
> I will tell you the names and addresses of many American spies traveling
as
> reporters.
> BALLI, BALLI, BALLI!
> Whatever you say!
> MATERNIER GHERMEZ AHLIEH, GHORBAN.
> The red blindfold would be lovely, excellency.
> TIKEH NUNEH BA OB KHRELLEH BEZORG VA KHRUBE BOYAST INO BEGERAM.
> The water-soaked bread crumbs are delicious, thank you. I must have the
> recipe.
>
>
>
Jerry
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