[Mgs] An MGA dragster on e-Bay Defense of Tennessee

[Murray Arundell]

We call them "Bogans" here...... as you say they're everywhere.

Murray

On 27/01/2010, at 5:14 AM, Mike Eldred wrote:

> This thread on stereotypes reminded me of a miscommunication involving
> then-presidential candidate Howard Dean, from my home state, who  
> said that he
> wanted to be the candidate for guys with pickup trucks and  
> Confederate flags.
> Everyone assumed it was some kind of slur against southerners.  But  
> it wasn't
> - because as Howie knew, there are thousands of guys in Vermont (and
> Wisconsin, and Oregon, and...) with old pickup trucks and, believe  
> it or not,
> Confederate flags.
>
>
>
> The point is, they're everywhere.  In Vermont, we don't call them  
> rednecks, we
> call them woodchucks.  Although my own woodchuck traits don't tend  
> toward the
> molestation of classic automobiles, I do drive a 17-year-old pickup  
> - no
> Confederate flag.  But who knows, just up the road there could be some
> woodchuck getting his MGA ready for this year's demo derby ;-)
>
> If I see him, I'll yell at him.
>
>> Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 09:45:44 -0500
>> From: melfrankus at carolina.rr.com
>> To: mgs at autox.team.net; guinness at stclegal.com
>> Subject: Re: [Mgs] An MGA dragster on e-Bay Defense of Tennessee
>>
>> Rocky Top, you'll always be Home sweet home to me..........Rocky Top
> TinOsee---- "
>> Mel Frank 71BGT a TN native now in Carolina Country!
>>
>>
>> Guinness" <guinness at stclegal.com> wrote:
>>> Although I do not (and never have) lived in Tennessee, I must come  
>>> to
>>> its defense concerning cars. I bought my MGA and, coincidently, my
>>> wife's Karmann Ghia from Tennessee car enthusiasts. I suppose that
>>> Tennesseans just love vintage cars -- in all shapes and sizes. Viva
>>> la difference!
>>> --
>>> Robert Guinness
>
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