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Re: The questions three.

To: Andrew Mace <amace@UNIX2.NYSED.GOV>
Subject: Re: The questions three.
From: Bob Lang <LANG@isis.mit.edu>
Date: Tue, 07 Mar 2000 09:23:19 -0400 (EDT)
On Mon, 6 Mar 2000, Andrew Mace wrote:

I originally writ:

> > Now, how to we buy time??? Hmmm, if I figure that out, I'll post it on eBay.
> 
> We don't need to figure it out, all we need to do is post it there and 
> someone WILL buy it. 

This was a very vague reference to an article I read in the last few 
days... apparently, some forward thinking person offered "their soul" on 
eBay, and eBay wound up cancelling the auction as it violated policy - 
apparently the seller could not guarantee the service.

Strange times we live in, for sure.

> Check out the bids thus far on the pair of Lucas 
> sealed beam headlamps -- the ones where it is plainly noted that the low 
> beam freakin' filaments DON'T WORK! (Hello, is this the way we all equip 
> our "show" cars?)

I think folks should spend umpteen dollars for _JUNK_, because I'd love 
to be a concours judge for a car that had non-functioning lights.

;-)

It would make those "gas station conversations" with "concours experts" 
just that much more enjoyable. You see, one of my buddies from CT ranked 
the judging for the early TR6's in Portland, ME about the class winner... 
and I was the very judge that this person was criticizing. Talk about 
rectal-cranial inversions. Anyway - the general point was related to the 
max. points off for any one item... and even though the underhood details 
were not exactly correct, they weren't exactly wrong...

The point is - if a concours car has non-functioning headlights, then 
they deserve max. points off regardless of whether they are the correct 
bulbs. Sheesh.

Like I've alluded before: some folks have too much money.

Now, if we can only hook the folks with cash surpluses up with guys on the
FOT list that have "projects" in "various states"... now we're on to
something! 

Sorry for the diversion.

> --Andy

regards,
rml
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