I often (couple times a month) get young ladies tell me what a cool car the
MG is and how much they'd like to own one. Not bad for a 42 year old.
(Never underestimate the cute factor - car not me.)
Of course it always happens when my wife is in the car.
Nick
73 B-abe MaGnet
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net]On
> Behalf Of Thomas James Pokrefke, III
> Sent: Sunday, November 15, 1998 3:57 PM
> To: Mike Lishego
> Cc: mgs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Babe Magnets
>
>
> Finally!!! a topic worth pursuing!!!
>
> Mike, I concur with your assessment of the MG being a 'babe
> magnet'. Living
> next to the largest campus in Southern Mississippi, I often drive my MGB
> around campus and town, much to the merriment of the beautiful co-eds. My
> car has, on many occassions, proven to be the extra boost I needed to
> differentiate myself from the other 10,000 pairs of hormones
> walking around.
>
> For instance, "Hey, I was going to go for a top-down drive out to
> the forest
> and look at the stars. Want to come?"
>
> I was only refused once.
>
> Thomas James Pokrefke, III
> 1970 MGB (Long may you run)
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Lishego <mikesl@tartan.sapc.edu>
> To: MG List <Mgs@autox.team.net>
> Date: Monday, November 16, 1998 4:33 AM
> Subject: Babe Magnets
>
>
> >All this talk of attention getting reminds me of my first real compliment
> on
> >the MG I got this weekend...
> >
> >I pulled up to Taco Bell, and instead of leaning out the window
> and craning
> >my neck up to see the person at the drive thru, I popped the
> latches on the
> >top and handed the girl my money. She started sprouting about
> how cool the
> >car was, and how much she'd like to buy it, etc. Being in
> college and full
> >of fire (or sh*t), I started flirting with the girl. She looked to be
> about
> >20 or so. Anyway, I asked her if she'd like to come to a party
> on campus.
> >She said that she'd have to ask her parents, she doesn't drive
> yet, and has
> >a 11 o'clock curfew. I felt lucky to leave with my tacos and without an
> >arrest...
> >
> >Anyway, she was engrossed by the car, wanting to know the year, make,
> model,
> >engine size, price paid, etc. She thought the car was V-8 because of the
> >exhaust note. She also said that the car looked like a Jag - is that a
> >compliment? The best part was when she said, (and I quote), "I
> bet you can
> >have ANY girl you want in that car!" Yeah...Shagadelic, baybee!
> >
> >Michael S. Lishego
> >http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Speedway/3706/
> >
> >P.S. - Anyone who's ever seen me knows the last compliment to be in
> >error...But an ego boost nonetheless!
> >
> >
>
>
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