On 9/7/2014 12:47 PM, Ophelia wrote:
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> "Mayo" > wrote in message ...
>> On 9/7/2014 11:27 AM, Ophelia wrote:
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>>> "Mayo" > wrote in message ...
>>>> On 9/7/2014 3:47 AM, Ophelia wrote:
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>>>>> "dsi1" > wrote in message
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>>>>>> On 9/6/2014 12:08 PM, Mayo wrote:
>>>>>>> On 9/6/2014 4:02 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>>>>>>>> On 9/6/2014 10:48 AM, Mayo wrote:
>>>>>>>>> On 9/6/2014 2:33 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> On 9/6/2014 6:44 AM, Mayo wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> On 9/6/2014 3:28 AM, dsi1 wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>> On 9/5/2014 11:24 PM, JohnJohn wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>>>>> A Vienna sausage is a wiener, which is called a Frankfurter in
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Austria, which is also called a Frankfurter in Frankfurt.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> I wonder what that call a Norwegian rat in Norway. My guess is
>>>>>>>>>>>> "Swedish
>>>>>>>>>>>> rat." My understanding is that Chinese food is called "food" in
>>>>>>>>>>>> China.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> LOL!
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I think it's the same with Italy and "Italian food" - so what
>>>>>>>>>>> else
>>>>>>>>>>> would
>>>>>>>>>>> one eat there?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I'm not a big fan of pasta so I guess I'm screwed. :-)
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Not for a moment, you'd be finding wonderful grilled mackarel,
>>>>>>>>> Neopolitan pizzas, sublime grilled lamb, pork, and all manner of
>>>>>>>>> prawns
>>>>>>>>> and such.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> They have a very broad food spectrum.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I love those Italians - maybe not so much their food but their
>>>>>>>> cars and
>>>>>>>> films. Two out of three ain't bad. :-)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Spoken like man who hasn't owned a FIAT yet...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ;-)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I've had three Fiat 124 Sport Coupes. I loved those cars.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> A funny fact about this car is that GM was so impressed with the the
>>>>>> 124 SC that they bought one and took it apart. From what they learned
>>>>>> they came out with their own version. Unfortunately, that car was the
>>>>>> Vega - and the rest is history. Very bad history. GM also was able to
>>>>>> make the Vega rust out faster than any Fiat - that's no small
>>>>>> feat! :-)
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>>>>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96NrBoT1SEU
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>>>>> I had a wee Fiat spider but that was more than 30 years ago.
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>>>> Along came a spider, sat down beside her and....
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>>> frightened Miss Muffet away ... ;-)
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>>> You were taught that one too, eh?
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>> <chuckle>
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>> Hopefully repair bills didn't send you screaming.
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> For the Spider?? I don't think I had it very long, but I don't
> remember it costing me a lot. I think I might have remembered if it had.
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They sure were cute, wish we'd gotten the more powerful Euro models
here, alas by the 70s they were on their way out.