M2 wrote:Can't have a discussion without some food first - especially after that early breakfast you guys had of White Castle burgers... Never did have time for the Starbucks this morning but a frosty mug of A&W root beer with a scoop of vanilla ice cream sure does sound good about nowFor you 'fat pill' lovers - the Best of Burger World can be had right in your own grocery store's freezer section. No need to drive to/order from the Midwest or Great Lakes States....White Castles are in Safeways, Albertsons, Topps, Krogers and whatever grocer dejour you may have in your larger areas...(I think they taste like discarded cow hooves between two pieces of defrosted mushy cardboard IMO but don't let that stop ya)
Streetsoldier, I'm ready for those cookies now...
OK - - back to Iraq. Bill you've nailed it..... Give things a chance to calm down over in Baghdad and get the new government kick-started...then watch the fireworks begin all over again. This is just a respite from the calamity of disarray. Nothing is ever 'calm and collected' over there; it's against their personallities and training from childhood, or so we are led to believe. You see the joy and happiness one minute, then they're ready to stomp your face into the ground the next. Quick turnaround; flash tempers. Not a good place for kids, so you can imagine the impressions they're getting now as a base for their adulthood. Pity. Marshall, if Saddam is who they have 'faith in' then the situation is graver than we perceived, for such a man to be the sole goal of a wandering nation.
(...And BTW, that engine won't fit even with a shoe horn and WD40.)
RootBeer Floats and Frz WC Burgs. vs Rose Bowl Floats and Frz Yogurt in the 'Burb.
Midwest vs CaliWest Cuture and Cusine,It's ALL GOOD Americana!
Something(very clever segue)the Lalalalalalalalalalala Iraqi Populous knows little of.We have differing micro and macro cutures and something called 'Democratic' ways of electing those suited(or perceived to)to respresent in a Civilized and Tolerant Affectation,vs thier Tribal Toungelashes.
This is like expecting a BarrioToddler or Preschooler Rugrat to attend Finch Finishing School.The distance from A to Z does not equal A-B..albiet we seem to think in the Post 'War' World of IraqAttack that it is indeed the shortest distance betwixt the two.Horsepucky I say!
These people have been under the thumb of Mack the Knife for so long,generations of brainwashed flocks may take more generations just to understand basic principles of modern Democracy,if not Haute Coutre Culture entirely from square Uno.
As GDubya said in 'Lil Baghdad in his Mo-hammedTown Address,he exclaimed Brilliantly,as only GDubb can:'This here's not about ta happen overnight.(Looks down at chit sheet)...err 'It's gonna take a long time!'(Applause from Iraqi-Americans in attendance for Brilliant Coined Phrase).That man is a MasterOrator!
Speaking of MoTown..one may be surprised that a DTW Short Block can be shoehorned into many Engine Bays,sans the WD-40..some bolt right in!Take an '84 Jaguar XJ-6 or 12 'Vanden Plas' with blown engines(about 6 Grand to replace),and the fix was a GM 350cu in. MPFI 5.7L V-8(de-tuned 'Vette Engine)..bolted right in..AC Delco accessories and a GM TurboHydramatic TH-350/400 Auto tranny and all!Fast,reliable at less than half the price.
Ahhhh the 'Vanden Plas'Edition with Rolls Royce Coventry Hides and hand edged Piping on the Seating Surfaces.Gotta love the Burled Walnut rear seat tray tables,Air Suspension to smooth the ride ,with suitable Crystal to pour the Rothschild!May I get you a Crumpet or Scone M2?
I saw one guy down in Nogales that had somehow Archwelded and Torched his '350',transversed(sideways) into the BackBay of a Porsche 911 SC!!!Only in Mexico!!!'Vayalos con 'Treee-Feeefiftee'. 8)
It's understood in any language here in the States (and maybe on the Autobahn).