I never wore me anorak when I went trainspottin' (I still contend it's one
word). Course nowadays, since the end of steam, can't see the point anyway,
trainspottin' tha' is.
Nottinam lad, lost in America,
Andy
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of John Macartney
Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2000 4:58 PM
To: Gregory Petrolati
Cc: Triumph List
Subject: Re: Road and Track
Greg Petrolati wrote:
The Brits have a word for what we do regarding our
LBCs... We're car "train spotters". We car "geeks"
are the ones keeping the flame burning. Thanks to
technology, we can still stay in touch.
And of course, we should. But sorry, Greg - I have to take issue with you on
the
collective noun allocation. It's variable according to the degree of
commitment.
Category #1 - "Enthusiasts" are people who love, own and comprehensively
maintain a now
defunct car make. They also have a substantial interest in beer, women (of
any age) good
food and the pleasures of life as a whole - though not necessarily in that
order
Category #2 - "Committed enthusiasts" are an advanced form of the above
group with their
passion erring more to the car than the multitudinous pleasures of the flesh
Category #3 - "Anoraks" (the garments worn by train spotters) are really
only interested
in the car of their choice, and
Category #4 - "Bloody anoraks" are those who eat, sleep, drink, work their
particular
model and make of car above all others. What's more, they'll drive any sane
person over
the precipice of total madness talking about it and are best avoided by
those in
categories 1 and 2. Category #3 people can usually put up with Category #4
individuals for
prolonged periods of suffering.
I won't allocate anyone on this list into any of the above four except to
say that I think
I come into category #1
Jonmac
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