You guys crack me up-do you have a show on NPR? ;-)
Laura G.
'78 BRG Spit named Nigel
-----Original Message-----
From: Tom O'Malley <tomomalley@hey.net>
To: Henry Frye <thefryes@iconn.net>; triumphs@Autox.Team.Net
<triumphs@Autox.Team.Net>; spitfires@Autox.Team.Net
<spitfires@Autox.Team.Net>
Date: Monday, September 14, 1998 5:32 PM
Subject: Re: Manchester British car gathering
>Henry writes...
>
>>Geez, jealously DOES bring out some nasty comments! ;-)
>
>Ha! Okay, Ok...maybe I was just a teensy bit jealous. :-)
>
>>If only Mr. O'Malley would have given me an advance copy of this
>>"O'Malley Report", I could have delivered a proper rebuttal to Congress
>>(er, I mean The List) in advance...
>
>Advance notice? Whatta ya kidding? It was all I could do to you race
>you home with my Spit tach pegged @ 3800 to try to beat you to the
>keyboard. <g>
>
>><bigger><bigger>Allegation 1. Twenty or thirty Triumphs.
>>
>></bigger></bigger>
>
>All right now Henry....you're trying to confuse the jury with HTML
>formatting aren't you. You'll try *anything*! :-)
>>
>>This figure is slightly inflated. Current inventory, as believed by Mrs.
>>Frye (that is all that counts, right???) is 4.5 Triumphs.
>
>HAHAHAHA! Yes...that it *all* that counts! <hope Mrs. O'Malley does
>not see this...>
>
>><bigger><bigger>Allegation 2. Concours Triumphs.
>>
>></bigger></bigger>
>>
>>Again, Mr. O'Malley has slightly exaggerated the truth.
>
>I prefer the term "embellish" ;-)
>
>> The awards
>>presented to the Frye TR fleet total some number less than one, even if a
>>review of accounts with The British Parts Connection, Moss Motors, The
>>Roadster Factory, and Victoria British may indicate otherwise.
>
>Henry....I'm laughing so hard that my cheeks are starting to
>ache...stop please.....I give up! :-)
>>
>><bigger><bigger>Allegation 3. <<all stolen>.
>>
>></bigger></bigger>
>>
>>It is clear that Mr. O'Malley's definition of the word 'stolen' is not
>>exactly the same as that of the Webster's Dictionary. Legal Bills of Sale
>>are on file for all Triumphs, all former Triumphs, all hulks that a
>>practiced eye could possibly identify as formerly a Triumph, and all
>>parts associated thereto. The words Mr. O'Malley is most probably
>>searching for are bargain, good deal, discounted, price reduced, cheap...
>
>Okay....you win. They're not stolen. To quote Ray Gibbons: "There
>goes my pixie-like sense of humor again". :-) It's just that when a
>lister posts that a friend of a friend of a brother-in-law of an
>acquaintance who knew the half sister of an old women who lives in
>east-overshoe who usta' have one of them "funny furrin" cars in her
>barn....and the VERY NEXT list message is you announcing that you've
>just added a pristine 427 Cobra to your collection for the price of a
>cafeteria dinner..... :-)
>>
>><bigger><bigger>Allegation 4. Testor Orange TR3.
>>
>>
>></bigger></bigger>The defendants plead 'no lo contendere'. (Anybody need
>>750 tiny glass bottles? Excellent for tiny parts storage!) Actually,
>>folks, the color happens to be an exact match to Ford Truck Red/Orange.
>>Not my choice, the car came that way!
>
>Ah Ha! See....not *everything" I post it a bald face
>lie...er...embelshment. :-)
>
>><bigger><bigger>Allegation 5. Holes in the sill big enough for me to put
>>my hand through.</bigger></bigger>
>>
>>
>>It is obvious Mr. O'Malley is a Spit guy, not familiar with this feature
>>on the large chassis TR's. The removable end caps make life so much
>>easier when cleaning out the inner sills!
>
>You musta' left the "caps" home! :-)
>
>>
>>;-) ;-) ;-) And to think I voted for Tom's Spit! ;-)
>
>Tugging at my heart strings, eh? Actually, I should be more grateful.
>My own family didn't even vote for my car. <snif>
>
>>It was a great day and a great show. The Mrs. came along, but had to
>>leave early so she followed me in the Jeep. I couldn't imagine why she
>>was not keeping up to me on the highway. When we arrived at the show, she
>>told me I was going 72 to 75 MPH. Boy, that overdrive is nice, I never
>>pulled over 3100 RPM's! The speedo calibration is not near as far out as
>>I thought...
>
>What?! You drove that aerated orange thing at 75mph? "Holey
>Floorboards, Batman!
>
> :-)
>
>Cheers!
>Tom O'Malley in Southbridge Massachusetts
>'74, '77 Spits
>
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