On Jun 27, 9:23am, Andrew Mace wrote:
> Subject: Re: Cars for sale
> On Thu, 27 Jun 1996, Doug Mitchell wrote:
>
> > Here's a car for sale that is sure to get Larry Snyder going again:
> >
> > 1978 Triumph TR-7. Decent
> > shape, has rebuilt Mazda rotary
> > engine & 5-speed trans. installed.
> > Needs finishing....
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
> Why is it that they always "need finishing"? Enquiring minds want to know....
> ;-)
>
> --Andy
>
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> * Andrew Mace e-mail: amace@unix2.nysed.gov *
> * *
> * Mrs Irrelevant: Oh, is it a jet? *
> * Man: Well, no... It's not so much of a jet, it's more your, er, *
> * Triumph Herald engine with wings. *
> * -- The Cut-price Airline Sketch, Monty Python's Flying Circus *
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>-- End of excerpt from Andrew Mace
I would expect that with a hybrid of this magnitude, finishing is
probably an understatement.
Doug
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