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That coco is a slickster because a day or two agococo wrote:vis-à-visFredS wrote:FredS, lubed up and ready to go.FredS wrote:I've done pretty much anything that can be done in a car.
I wrote:Please don't ever use my name and "vis-à-vis" in the same sentence ever again. I don't really know what it means but it's probably some sort of French sex thing I'd rather not be involved with.
"If we ever get to heaven boys, it aint because we aint done nothin' wrong" - Kris Kristofferson
"One of the things I love about CPS is the frank and enthusiastic dysfunction here. God help me, I do love it so." – OldWorldSwine
"I'd like to put a hook in that puppet and swing it through a bunch of salmon!" - durangopipe
"One of the things I love about CPS is the frank and enthusiastic dysfunction here. God help me, I do love it so." – OldWorldSwine
"I'd like to put a hook in that puppet and swing it through a bunch of salmon!" - durangopipe
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He's a mad genius, that one.FredS wrote:That coco is a slickster because a day or two agococo wrote:vis-à-visFredS wrote:FredS, lubed up and ready to go.FredS wrote:I've done pretty much anything that can be done in a car.I wrote:Please don't ever use my name and "vis-à-vis" in the same sentence ever again. I don't really know what it means but it's probably some sort of French sex thing I'd rather not be involved with.
It's not available because if you try it you will die. Your face will melt off and your children will weep over your exploded body. --Colton
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Just got word that one of my hometown heroes died over the weekend. Gary Grant lived across the street from me when I was a kid. He was kind of a short, grouchy man. He mowed grass faster than anyone I've ever seen - he'd almost run. But the coolest thing was that he had a yellow Willlys Gasser (that's an old drag racing car that ran on 'gas' instead of 'fuel' (nitormethane)). Whenever he'd fire that thing up I'd run out of the house and go stand in front of his garage. I could feel the power of that car thumping in my body. And the smell. The heavenly smell. Whenever I smell racegas or hear a big block thumping through open headers, I go right back to that place where an 8 year old FredS was imprinted with a love of all things fast and loud.
"If we ever get to heaven boys, it aint because we aint done nothin' wrong" - Kris Kristofferson
"One of the things I love about CPS is the frank and enthusiastic dysfunction here. God help me, I do love it so." – OldWorldSwine
"I'd like to put a hook in that puppet and swing it through a bunch of salmon!" - durangopipe
"One of the things I love about CPS is the frank and enthusiastic dysfunction here. God help me, I do love it so." – OldWorldSwine
"I'd like to put a hook in that puppet and swing it through a bunch of salmon!" - durangopipe
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Yeah, that stinks Fred.
My Grandpa was that guy. He always had a project going and was always eager to let me "help" him tinker. Even though he's long gone, I'm blessed to own a good many of his tools.
My Grandpa was that guy. He always had a project going and was always eager to let me "help" him tinker. Even though he's long gone, I'm blessed to own a good many of his tools.
It's not available because if you try it you will die. Your face will melt off and your children will weep over your exploded body. --Colton
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This is cool: http://www.animatedengines.com/
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"Who the hell ponders placentas? Dude, you're a freak of nature." - DepartedLight
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- Thunktank
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- FredS
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It's official - CHICKS DIG TRUCKS.
insure.com wrote:Women ranked these styles as cars that attractive men drive:
Pickup trucks: 32%
Sports cars: 27%
SUVs: 16%
Sedans: 11%
Hybrid or electric: 9%
Minivans: 2%
“A full-size truck implies that you can fix a leaky pipe. Regular $100 fill-ups suggest that you’re not money-obsessive. And regular $100 fill-ups also suggest that you regularly have $100,” said Amy Danise, editorial director of Insure.com.
"If we ever get to heaven boys, it aint because we aint done nothin' wrong" - Kris Kristofferson
"One of the things I love about CPS is the frank and enthusiastic dysfunction here. God help me, I do love it so." – OldWorldSwine
"I'd like to put a hook in that puppet and swing it through a bunch of salmon!" - durangopipe
"One of the things I love about CPS is the frank and enthusiastic dysfunction here. God help me, I do love it so." – OldWorldSwine
"I'd like to put a hook in that puppet and swing it through a bunch of salmon!" - durangopipe
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Awesome!FredS wrote:It's official - CHICKS DIG TRUCKS.
insure.com wrote:Women ranked these styles as cars that attractive men drive:
Pickup trucks: 32%
Sports cars: 27%
SUVs: 16%
Sedans: 11%
Hybrid or electric: 9%
Minivans: 2%
“A full-size truck implies that you can fix a leaky pipe. Regular $100 fill-ups suggest that you’re not money-obsessive. And regular $100 fill-ups also suggest that you regularly have $100,” said Amy Danise, editorial director of Insure.com.

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http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2014/01/ ... p=features
The custom 1949 Mercury featured in the movie “Grease” is up for auction on Ebay and it looks ready for its closeup.
Discovered as a shell of its former self last year, the car known as “Hell’s Chariot” and raced by the film’s villain Craterface down the Los Angeles River culvert against Danny Zuko’s “Greased Lighting” has been restored to its on-screen condition by The Shop in Palm Desert, Calif.
The custom 1949 Mercury featured in the movie “Grease” is up for auction on Ebay and it looks ready for its closeup.
Discovered as a shell of its former self last year, the car known as “Hell’s Chariot” and raced by the film’s villain Craterface down the Los Angeles River culvert against Danny Zuko’s “Greased Lighting” has been restored to its on-screen condition by The Shop in Palm Desert, Calif.
It sounded better when the voices in my head were saying it.
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I don't know about you but I expected him to have better taste in beer.coco wrote:vis-à-visFredS wrote:FredS, lubed up and ready to go.FredS wrote:I've done pretty much anything that can be done in a car.
It sounded better when the voices in my head were saying it.
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Beer Companies Love to Brag About How Cold Their Beer Is. But It’s All Meaningless Posturing.mont974x4 wrote:I don't know about you but I expected him to have better taste in beer.coco wrote:vis-à-visFredS wrote:FredS, lubed up and ready to go.FredS wrote:I've done pretty much anything that can be done in a car.
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Remember, this was 30 years ago. At that time quantity mattered more than quality so my drink of choice was whatever was on sale for $8 a case. That was usually Busch, Bud Light, or Coors Light.mont974x4 wrote:I don't know about you but I expected him to have better taste in beer.coco wrote:vis-à-visFredS wrote:FredS, lubed up and ready to go.FredS wrote:I've done pretty much anything that can be done in a car.
"If we ever get to heaven boys, it aint because we aint done nothin' wrong" - Kris Kristofferson
"One of the things I love about CPS is the frank and enthusiastic dysfunction here. God help me, I do love it so." – OldWorldSwine
"I'd like to put a hook in that puppet and swing it through a bunch of salmon!" - durangopipe
"One of the things I love about CPS is the frank and enthusiastic dysfunction here. God help me, I do love it so." – OldWorldSwine
"I'd like to put a hook in that puppet and swing it through a bunch of salmon!" - durangopipe
- mont974x4
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Been there brother, been there.FredS wrote:Remember, this was 30 years ago. At that time quantity mattered more than quality so my drink of choice was whatever was on sale for $8 a case. That was usually Busch, Bud Light, or Coors Light.mont974x4 wrote:I don't know about you but I expected him to have better taste in beer.coco wrote:vis-à-visFredS wrote:FredS, lubed up and ready to go.FredS wrote:I've done pretty much anything that can be done in a car.
It sounded better when the voices in my head were saying it.
Ire attracter-at-large and general misanthrope.
Ire attracter-at-large and general misanthrope.
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Looks like a home made convertible, started life as a coupe or maybe even a 4 door.mont974x4 wrote:http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2014/01/ ... p=features
The custom 1949 Mercury featured in the movie “Grease” is up for auction on Ebay and it looks ready for its closeup.
Discovered as a shell of its former self last year, the car known as “Hell’s Chariot” and raced by the film’s villain Craterface down the Los Angeles River culvert against Danny Zuko’s “Greased Lighting” has been restored to its on-screen condition by The Shop in Palm Desert, Calif.
I just love that old car smell™