Hello Roy.

11 May 06 11:07, you wrote to me:

 MvdV>>>> My Volvo is no match for a Porsche or a Camaro and you know
 MvdV>>>> it.

 RW>>> Too bad that's the only car you own...

 MvdV>> It suits my modest needs. I do not have this urge to contribute
 MvdV>> to the madness of ruining this planets by burning as much oil
 MvdV>> as I can.

 RW> For that, you'd need an oil burning power or manufacturing plant.
 RW> Modern cars don't pollute,

Cars like yours burn oil and release CO2. An irreverible process that ruins
this planet.

 MvdV>>>> Not when it comes to speed that is. It has other good points
 MvdV>>>> though.

 RW>>> None that would be better than my Camaro.

 MvdV>> It is not a fuel hog,

 RW> Neither is my Camaro.

LOL!

 RW> It has multi-port fuel injection controlled by a computer that reads
 RW> environmental sensors that adjust the air fuel ratio to be as ideal as
 RW> one would wish it to be,

And you think my Volvo does not have micro processor controlled engine management?

 MvdV>> it is reliable, needs little maintenance, is big enough for me
 MvdV>> and my girl, is small enough for city use and it is strong
 MvdV>> enough to tow my caravan over the Alps. That's all I need.

 RW> I get the same use out of my Camaro.

A Camaro with a tow hook? What a joke.

 RW> However, it has enough power in reserve to blow 911s off the road, no
 RW> matter what their vintage is.

I no longer have a need for "blowing anyone off the road". Any
"reserve power" would just be a waste of waste of potential
payload.

 RW>>> Chicken.

Gluck gluck...

 RW> Chicken.

Gluck gluck...

 RW>>> Chicken...

Cluck, cluck, cluck.

Feel better now?

 MvdV>> How long did you practise on that chicken act?

 RW> None required, it's a macro. I touch the magic button and,

So how long did you practice pushing the magic button before you got that right?

 RW>  wallah,

Wallah? Ceci n'est pas une pipe.

 RW>  you have;

 RW> Chicken... cluck, cluck, cluck.

Sort of makes you feel at home doesn't it?

 RW> Chicken... cluck, cluck, cluck.

Keep on practising pushing that button. You almost got it right this time.


Michiel

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