From: david hillstrom on
On Sun, 28 Mar 2010 20:39:16 +0000, Veronica Karlsson
<veronica.karlsson(a)gmail.com> wrote:

>=?iso-2022-jp?q?Hachiroku_=1B$B%O%A%m%=2F=1B=28B?= wrote:
>>
>> On Sun, 28 Mar 2010 17:55:35 +0000, Veronica Karlsson wrote:
>>
>> > =?iso-2022-jp?q?Hachiroku_=1B$B%O%A%m%=2F=1B=28B?= wrote:
>> >>
>> >> On Sun, 28 Mar 2010 03:55:48 +0000, Veronica Karlsson wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >> Why should I? I'm here in the Toyota group, answering posts to the
>> >> >> Toyota group.
>> >> >
>> >> > And the rest of us are in the flonk, where the topic has less to do
>> >> > with cars and more to do with trolls, and where crossposting is
>> >> > considered not just good but excellent netiquette. :-)
>> >>
>> >> Fine. But why involve a group that doesn't want to be?
>> >
>> > "group"? Looks like just one person from where I'm sitting.
>>
>> That's because the rest don't get involved in this silly nonsense.
>
>Um, yeah, that's what I said.

guess he likes nonsense. he sure is good at it. mheh.

>> >
>> >
>> >> There have been trolls since there has been usenet. Most of us grow out
>> >> of it. I stopped my need to prove my cleverness or try to melt people
>> >> down a long time ago.
>> >>
>> >> Now you may ask, why am I continuing this tirade with Aratizio?
>> >>
>> >> (It's kinda like riding a bike...)

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From: pandora on
On Sat, 27 Mar 2010 21:03:31 -0400, Hachiroku ハチロク wrote:

> On Sat, 27 Mar 2010 17:00:08 -0500, pandora wrote:
>
>>> 2. Those were decent cars. 1.6L 2TC. Fairly bulletproof and it looked
>>> good, too. USA got the 2TC Hemi (yes, hemi) while other parts of the
>>> world got a 2TG with a double overhead cam engine. Sure was a good
>>> looking car, though, and a blast to drive.
>>
>> Indeed it was.
>
> Did you buy it new or used?

I got mine used in 1980.

> I always used to have a hard time with used cars, so I always bought
> new. I was going to buy a '78 SR5 hatch, but it was...gasp...an extra
> FOUR HUNDRED DOLLARS! I wound up with a two door Corolla 5 speed, no SR
> package.

I could never afford a new car.

> When a guy in a Mustang pulled out in front of me in 1980 I got the SR5
> hatch, this on with a 1.8L at almost...100HP! WOW!
>
> How long did you have the '76?

Till 1985 when a guy in Vancouver, BC ran directly into
the side of my Toyota. Luckily, he hit the left front
wheel and not the door panel. Torqued the frame and it
was totalled but at least my three kids and myself lived.
From: pandora on
On Sat, 27 Mar 2010 21:14:29 -0400, Hachiroku ハチロク wrote:

> On Sat, 27 Mar 2010 17:00:44 -0500, pandora wrote:
>
>>> LOL! Ok, Hello!
>>> Anyone that had an SR5 can't be bad, right?
>>
>> Right. Now you're catching on.
>
> eh, it's just Usenet.
> (now, don't tell Aratzio this, but sometimes I enjoy the "game", too...)

Pssst. I think *he* can read.

Heh.
From: pandora on
On Sat, 27 Mar 2010 21:16:27 -0400, Hachiroku ハチロク wrote:

> On Sat, 27 Mar 2010 17:01:38 -0500, pandora wrote:
>
>>>>> i can do a naked irish jig. does that count?
>>>>
>>>> Hmmmm. It's sorta close.
>>>
>>> The thought alone boggles the imagination...
>>
>> Well, imagine away. It's good to have a vivid imagination.
>
> I just keep seeing a pudgy 50 year old with his nethers rattling against
> his knees...

After 50, it's a joy just to be able to move, eh?
From: pandora on
On Sun, 28 Mar 2010 13:15:01 -0400, Hachiroku ハチロク wrote:

> On Sun, 28 Mar 2010 03:55:48 +0000, Veronica Karlsson wrote:
>
>>> Why should I? I'm here in the Toyota group, answering posts to the
>>> Toyota group.
>>
>> And the rest of us are in the flonk, where the topic has less to do
>> with cars and more to do with trolls, and where crossposting is
>> considered not just good but excellent netiquette. :-)
>
> Fine. But why involve a group that doesn't want to be?

Indeed! And you are continuing to do so why?
I mean, YOU are the one who is complaining about the
crossposting, eh? And you've not done a thing about it.

There have been
> trolls since there has been usenet. Most of us grow out of it. I stopped
> my need to prove my cleverness or try to melt people down a long time
> ago.

Sure, hon.

> Now you may ask, why am I continuing this tirade with Aratizio?
>
> (It's kinda like riding a bike...)

Heh.