just wanted to wish all you guys on here a good one, whatever you celebrate. my pals and i do festivus (from seinfeld), with all the poles, feats of strength, and airing of grievances. it's probably the best night of the whole year.
anyway, you guys have all been a massive help to me and ron in the last year and i really appreciate all the knowledge and helpful advice that everyone brings to the table. thanks for everything and i look forward to the next year! best wishes, you greasy terc fanatics.
happy festivus!
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ARCHINSTL
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Re: happy festivus!
I will cross a picket line for a good bagel...
Tom M.
Tom M.
T4WD augury?
"Oh, do not ask, 'What is it?' Let us go and make our visit."
T.S. Eliot - "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"
"Now and then we had a hope that, if we lived and were good, God would permit us to be pirates."
Mark Twain
"Oh, do not ask, 'What is it?' Let us go and make our visit."
T.S. Eliot - "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"
"Now and then we had a hope that, if we lived and were good, God would permit us to be pirates."
Mark Twain
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blade
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Re: happy festivus!
marry christmas and happy new year to all on this wounder full site. thanks for all of the help on my car and cant wait for another year of joyful help.
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ARCHINSTL
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Re: happy festivus!
Did no one but me (and Frank) find tinsel distracting?
Tom M.
Tom M.
T4WD augury?
"Oh, do not ask, 'What is it?' Let us go and make our visit."
T.S. Eliot - "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"
"Now and then we had a hope that, if we lived and were good, God would permit us to be pirates."
Mark Twain
"Oh, do not ask, 'What is it?' Let us go and make our visit."
T.S. Eliot - "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"
"Now and then we had a hope that, if we lived and were good, God would permit us to be pirates."
Mark Twain
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Petros
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Re: happy festivus!
ARCHINSTL wrote:Did no one but me (and Frank) find tinsel distracting?
Are you kidding? all that tinsel and other shinny decorations and blinking lights are perfect for distracting everyone, even those without Attention Deficit Disorder. That is why Christmas is the best time of year, no body expects you to be productive around the holidays.
Merry Christmas to everyone.
'87 Tercel 4wd SR5 (current engine swap project)
'84 Tercel 4wd (daily driver, with on going mods)
'92 Mazda MPV 4wd (wife's daily driver)
'85 Tercel 4wd DLX auto(daughter's daily driver)
'01 Honda Civic (other daughter's daily driver)
'84 Tercel 4wd (daily driver, with on going mods)
'92 Mazda MPV 4wd (wife's daily driver)
'85 Tercel 4wd DLX auto(daughter's daily driver)
'01 Honda Civic (other daughter's daily driver)
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hberdan
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Re: happy festivus!
Ho ho ho !I had to go back to my Seinfeld dvds and watch that episode again!!ARCHINSTL wrote:Did no one but me (and Frank) find tinsel distracting?
Tom M.
Festivus! The Human Fund!
Merry Christmas!
"I'm high on the real thing: Powerful gasoline, a clean windshield, and a shoeshine."
Re: happy festivus!
Here in Tibet we always put lights on THE GREAT PUMPKIN and dance around it doing Tibetan throat singing!
http://www.mcld.co.uk/throatsinging/MCLD-khoomei-1.mp3
This year...as a special treat...we will burn an effigy of Janet N....it will also have lights on it....and some firecrackers.
We ARE a fun people.
http://www.mcld.co.uk/throatsinging/MCLD-khoomei-1.mp3
This year...as a special treat...we will burn an effigy of Janet N....it will also have lights on it....and some firecrackers.
We ARE a fun people.
Give a boy a gun-give a biatch a cell phone-and pretty soon you almost got yourself a police state.
Orwell said: War is peace! Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength...
Orwell said: War is peace! Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength...
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danzo
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Re: happy festivus!
All I want for Christmass is a running Terc....stupid stock carb, Weber swap is now emminent.
My best to everyone on this awesome site and make sure you survive New Year's Eve!
My best to everyone on this awesome site and make sure you survive New Year's Eve!
It's a scientific fact that in a twin engine aircraft, when one engine fails there is always enough power in the remaining engine to make it all the way to the crash site.
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emmahumpfritter
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Re: happy festivus!
I've been running my winter T4wd hard (for me anyway) so far this winter. Just today she got sucked into a ditch full of snow by simply trying to pull off the side of the road (who put THOSE there!?) amazingly I could almost get out with EL, but not quite. Lucky for me this is Northern Minnesota and the 1st vehicle stopped, produced a tow strap and all was right with the world again.
Yes! Stock carbs indeed SUCK! Big time! Looking like a 2nd weber job is in the future. Ohhhhh Splatterdog! Where are you?
Happy Holidays everyone.
Brenton
Yes! Stock carbs indeed SUCK! Big time! Looking like a 2nd weber job is in the future. Ohhhhh Splatterdog! Where are you?
Happy Holidays everyone.
Brenton
260K with no end in sight....
Re: happy festivus!
There is an art to pulling off the side of the road when there is snow....
* try to keep 2 tires on paved or at least cleared road surface
* try to stop on a downslope going forward so it's easier to get moving again
* try to avoid too much of a side slope down into the ditch...too much and your car might just dig in deeper?
* try to keep 2 tires on paved or at least cleared road surface
* try to stop on a downslope going forward so it's easier to get moving again
* try to avoid too much of a side slope down into the ditch...too much and your car might just dig in deeper?
Give a boy a gun-give a biatch a cell phone-and pretty soon you almost got yourself a police state.
Orwell said: War is peace! Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength...
Orwell said: War is peace! Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength...
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dlb
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Re: happy festivus!
funny story relating to the pulling off and getting stuck thing: once i was with my buddy in his big old jeep wagoneer when we found a woman stranded with her car on it's side in a ditch. he pulled over to help her on a really steep shoulder. i warned him but he always felt invincible in that thing and drove too far over until the passenger side slid straight down into swamp, putting the massive 4x4 on the verge of tipping over and making us very stuck too. the lady was super nice though and actually paid to have us pulled out just because we had meant well. super lame sitch. my buddy jokes that he drives like a man but with the skill of a woman.
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hberdan
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Re: happy festivus!
I have a ski buddy that is famous for pulling off the road to assist other stuck drivers, and then getting promptly stuck himself. Every time.
"I'm high on the real thing: Powerful gasoline, a clean windshield, and a shoeshine."
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Petros
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Re: happy festivus!
First rule of when on a rescue is to save yourself, you do not want to add another person that needs to be rescued.
Happy New year.
Festivus for the rest of us?
Happy New year.
Festivus for the rest of us?
'87 Tercel 4wd SR5 (current engine swap project)
'84 Tercel 4wd (daily driver, with on going mods)
'92 Mazda MPV 4wd (wife's daily driver)
'85 Tercel 4wd DLX auto(daughter's daily driver)
'01 Honda Civic (other daughter's daily driver)
'84 Tercel 4wd (daily driver, with on going mods)
'92 Mazda MPV 4wd (wife's daily driver)
'85 Tercel 4wd DLX auto(daughter's daily driver)
'01 Honda Civic (other daughter's daily driver)
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deejay1272
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Re: happy festivus!
Happy New Year to everyone....Thanks for all the great info in 2010 - I look forward to a productive 2011:)
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Beefsteak when I'm hungry, whiskey when I'm dry
Greenbacks when I'm hard up, heaven when I die
Beefsteak when I'm hungry, whiskey when I'm dry
Greenbacks when I'm hard up, heaven when I die
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Bluebelles Mom
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Re: happy festivus!
davidlucasbarnes wrote:funny story relating to the pulling off and getting stuck thing: once i was with my buddy in his big old jeep wagoneer when we found a woman stranded with her car on it's side in a ditch. he pulled over to help her on a really steep shoulder. i warned him but he always felt invincible in that thing and drove too far over until the passenger side slid straight down into swamp, putting the massive 4x4 on the verge of tipping over and making us very stuck too. the lady was super nice though and actually paid to have us pulled out just because we had meant well. super lame sitch. my buddy jokes that he drives like a man but with the skill of a woman.
Tell him if that were true he probably wouldn't get stuck in the first place. The only time I ever got stuck was in a bad storm on a unplowed road while trying to deliver mail. The subaru just high sided in the deep snow. Oh..and I dug myself out, neither rain nor sleet nor snow...etc, etc. The mail must get through.