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Old Jul 17, 2009 | 04:41 PM
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"This one goes to 11"


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Old Jul 17, 2009 | 07:25 PM
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Originally Posted by hotwheels57
They're the ones who usually get promoted...
Too true. He doesn't work for or with me, but in the same Battalion. One of them "paper pushers".

Actually, some of the smartest people i've ever met are the guys I work with. Airborne Infantry guys are usually decently bright, and a little (if not more) nuts.
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Old Jul 17, 2009 | 07:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Jon B.
Too true. He doesn't work for or with me, but in the same Battalion. One of them "paper pushers".

Actually, some of the smartest people i've ever met are the guys I work with. Airborne Infantry guys are usually decently bright, and a little (if not more) nuts.


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Old Jul 18, 2009 | 02:27 AM
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Originally Posted by paulrc5
On the flip side, I pulled into a parking lot with my "other car"... a 1971 Datsun 240Z w/ Twin Turbo 350 small block Chevy engine and a guy asked me what year 'Vette it was.



To be fair, I do have a Chevy bowtie on the front grill and it has the V8 exhaust note... for sure!

For you motorheads out the, here is the engine compartment:





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Old Jul 18, 2009 | 09:17 PM
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And I thought a front plate looked bad on a Vette, doesn't look any better on a Nissan, even covered up.

Anyways my Vette is a Diesel Hybrid. And they look like they believe it most of the time.
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Old Jul 18, 2009 | 09:51 PM
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great stories
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Old Jul 20, 2009 | 05:30 PM
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On the topic of dumb question, I pulled up to my brother's house with my Harley CVO electra glide. My sister in law saw the gauge labeled "air" and asked if the bike had air conditioning.

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Old Jul 20, 2009 | 08:00 PM
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haha you guys are silly. NOT EVERYONE pays attention to cars like the most of us. Most people probably could care less how many cylinders our cars had.
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Old Jul 21, 2009 | 12:31 AM
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Originally Posted by dieseldave56
I blame our society for dropping the ball and not emphasizing basic values. Sure pound this crap into their heads about us causing global warming but no field trips to the local dealerships or car show. I'll go to my grave shaking my head for sure . (I'm going to be buried in one of my cars,)

What a great statement.
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Old Jul 21, 2009 | 12:32 AM
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Originally Posted by casey007
On the topic of dumb question, I pulled up to my brother's house with my Harley CVO electra glide. My sister in law saw the gauge labeled "air" and asked if the bike had air conditioning.



I hope you answered " why yes, yes it does"
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Old Jul 21, 2009 | 12:46 AM
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I always get the "how fast have you been in that?"

Depending on my mood, the answer is 120, 70 or 285...
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Old Jul 21, 2009 | 12:55 AM
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At least he didn't ask if it had a 4 cylinder

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