Joe I am Dying here.... Did you get the GIRL or NOT? Come on Tell
all......Ya can't leave us hanging like this.... it's just not fair.... K
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Amo" <jkamo@rapidnet.com>
To: "Glenn Neimeyer" <gneimeyer@apex2000.net>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2001 11:03 PM
Subject: Re: Funny Stories
> One thing I am sure of though, was that it was a World record, for that
course,
> but had it been a 2 stroke, or had I the foresight
> to mow lawns for another 180 months
> to get the "really needed" slide throttle and titanium
> rod that some guy named Dave Dahlgren was tauting
> maybe I wouldnt have had to use TWO hands
>
> ah to hell with it, was the best I could do with
> what I had
>
> Joe
>
>
> Joe Amo wrote:
>
> > Ok here you go Keith, a true story that makes ME look stupid: Short
version, cuz
> > thats what I am good at (right?)
> >
> > neighbor had a Tecumsueh (wrong spelling) powered mini-bike... I was
about 10 yrs
> > old...mowed his lawn for
> > 2 months...recieved one each 3.5 hp mini-bike...only one in our housing
area
> > (Nike missle site nearby)
> > out in the plains of SD...so we made a course through the field behind
the
> > house...couldnt race head to
> > head at the same time, so we took turns doing a time trial of sorts, we
> > accurately timed each other
> > for the one lap record, with everyone in the neighborhood waiting at the
finish
> > line on the pavement end
> > of the course, one of the crowd was the girl I had the hots for, so
coming around
> > the bend, onto the
> > straightaway, I pinned the throttle, it wasnt good enough apparently, so
I
> > reached over with my left
> > hand, to REALLY help twist it WFO, and quickly went into a 9 mph speed
wobble
> > from hell
> > that left me over the bars, sliding on the pavement up to the curb right
at the
> > foot of the girl,
> > sad part is I dont remember what my time was
> >
> > Joe
> >
> > Glenn Neimeyer wrote:
> >
> > > Tom, list,
> > > Nothing much to it really - a couple of teenage brothers couldn't
get the
> > > bike kick-started 'cause the plug was oil fouled ( probably more oil
in the
> > > cyl
> > > than the crankcase ), so we got a rope, short rope as I recall, tied
it to
> > > the car, MY car, and because we didn't want to be yanked off the bike
and
> > > dragged down the gravel road, tied the other end to the handelbars of
said
> > > motorcycle. At this point my memory starts to fade as to which
brother was
> > > in the car or on the bike. I do remember that after taking off there
was a
> > > lot of screaming about slowing down from the guy on the bike before he
got
> > > that rope untied. Don't think we ever got the bike started but by then
it
> > > didn't matter. OBTW- as far as telling my side of the story goes -
first
> > > liar never has a chance!
> > > Glenn in West Texas
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Tom Neimeyer" <3cbxs@ev1.net>
> > > To: "Glenn R Neimeyer" <gneimeyer@apex2000.net>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2001 7:29 AM
> > > Subject: Funny Stories
> > >
> > > > Glenn,
> > > > With all the guys fessing up about funny things that happened to
> > > > them.....now might be a good time to relate the story of pulling a
Honda
> > > 50
> > > > behind a '67 Chevrolet Impala.
> > > >
> > > > What'cha think???????
> > > >
> > > > Just remember there are two sides of every story and if you don't
tell
> > > mine
> > > > I might have to.....
>
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