On Mon, 27 Nov 1995, Edward M. De Reyes wrote:
> You wrote:
> >A coworker referred to my TR-6 as a MG. I pointed out that it's a
> Triumph.
>
> >Tom Gentry
>
>
> I sob with complete empathy. I, too have had my TR-6 referred to as a
> "Karman Ghia"....a mechanic asked me if I would be interested in
> selling my TR-6 because he "...always wanted a Karman Ghia....".
>
My personal favorite goes something like this:
He: Say, that's a real nice MG ya got there...
Me: It's not an MG it's a Triumph...
He: Oh? When did MG make the Triumph?
I've said it once and I'll say it again, and again, and again, and again...
"TRs don't get not respect..."
Greg (doin' a slow burn that Edgar Kennedy would envy) Petrolati
gpetrola@prairienet.org 1962 TR4 (CT4852L)
"That's not a leak... My car is just marking its territory!"
Greg Petrolati, Champaign, Illinois
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