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.
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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.
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>
>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>.
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>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.
>
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></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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