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- Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 10:02:35 CST
- Sender: English Language Discussion Group <WORDS-L@uga.cc.uga.edu>
- From: Natalie Maynor <maynor@RA.MSSTATE.EDU>
- Subject: Re: Car talk 'tween the girlz
- Comments: To: WORDS-L@uga.cc.uga.edu
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- > listen to me on; with cars I just go to the Honda lot and buy as much
- > car as I can afford to finance ;-)
-
- I know there's no such thing as a bad Honda, of course. I always go to
- the Honda lot and buy something pretty close to the bottom of the line --
- always a Civic of some kind. I've sometimes wondered what it is people are
- paying extra for when they get an Accord rather than a Civic. I'm assuming
- Accords are somehow better, although I've always been happy with my Civics.
- I'm least happy with my current one because of a rattle in the hatchback
- and because one of the rear speakers seems to be loose beyond repair. I've
- also decided that it would be nice to have a trunk to hide things at shopping
- malls or when traveling -- to keep from having to take everything inside from
- fear of burglary. Usually I keep my Hondas 5 or 6 years, but this one is
- gonna go sooner than that.
-
- > Technically its name is "Civic del Sol," so no, it's not incorrect to call it
- > that. Means "of the sun."
-
- But doesn't "The Of The Sun" sound a bit odd? The name appeals to me since
- I like things that are of the sun -- like Ra.
-
- > But this cuteness thing, Natalie, that has to go. That's oldline girl
- > cartalk, the type that gets you in trouble. Here are new-world-order
-
- I would never say it to a car salesperson, of course. You oughta hear me
- pretending to know what I'm talking about when talking to car dealers. :-)
-
- > girltalk reasons for buying an irriational car:
- >
- > 1). It'll get me laid
-
- Ah, memories of the old days. Do teenagers still park? (Or do you mean
- the car would simply be the enticer, not the scene?)
-
- > 2). There's <something> about the long, sweeping lines and the protuberant
- > hood ornament
-
- But aren't phallic cars more appropriate for men to drive?
-
- > *3). I always wanted a convertible but was never old or stupid enough to
- > actually go through with it
-
- This one won't work. I had a wonderful little Austin Healy Sprite (basically
- same as MG Midget) in the late '60s.
-
- > *4). I feel like a goddess behind the wheel
-
- I haven't driven one yet. Will check this out.
-
- > *5). It's faster than my old car
-
- That could be worrisome. I risk speeding tickets enough already. Is a
- Civic del Sol faster than a Civic Wagon?
-
- > *6). I can finally afford the insurance on a convertible
-
- Uh oh. I didn't think about this one.
-
- > *7). It handles like a telepath
-
- Mystically?
-
- > *8). Camille Paglia would WANT me to own this car
-
- I haven't been following that list thread and know almost nothing about
- Camille Paglia.
- --Natalie (maynor@ra.msstate.edu)
-