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^^Banned for talking with an outrageous French accent

^^Banned for being a Gamecock fan Lol, you got me, it's been a few years. Had to Google it. "Air speed velocity."

^^ Banned for not knowing the flight trajectory of the African swallow versus the European swallow

^^Banned for not providing a shrubbery nor chopping down a tree with a herring

She's a cutie, bro. Congrats!!

Banned for being. . . precise.

I feel that. Less than a week after I bought my Beetle brand new, someone put a whiskey dent in the rear-driver's side fender. No note, no nothing. Speaking of that, I need to get that fixed. . . .

. . . don't forget unicorn farts. . . .

Man, all your excitement about Danger is making me like my own cat, Booger, even more. I've posted about him in here before, but he's a big fat turd of an orange tabby that is the coolest cat I've ever had. He's the first male I've had, before it was always spayed females. I don't know if that has anything to do with it, but he is very interesting. His favorite game is fetch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8krwFDvuyM&sns=em My wife and I shot this video when he was still a juvenile; I guess he was about 9 months old at the time. He is almost 5 now and much fatter, lol, so he's not nearly as excited to play as he used to, but it's still his favorite. Current fetching toy is a length of weedeater line. By the way, noticed it's your birthday today, gv280. Feliz cumpleaños, amigo.

:rofl: Somehow, this is an explanation for the entire internet.

Sweet!! Thank you for looking out for Danger's safety, bro. Sometimes the best cats - people-interaction-wise - are the "dumbest" when it comes to protecting themselves. Finding a balance between trust and self-preservation is a dangerous lesson for them to learn.

Lid, panel; steering wheel, handbrake cable. PotAYto poTAHto, tomAYto, toMAHto. "I need a cushion for a 1999.5 model. Do you accept payment in gum?"

Sounds nice. ahardbody will read that and pine away for days of yore. Did it have an electric rear window? Oh, and whatever happened to the "2004 center panel" guy?

Oh, and I dig the Zeppelin homage in the title. . . "Ramble On."

All of my grandparents are gone now, but they were of the Greatest Generation. My mom's parents were born in 1918 (father) and 1922 (mother), and my dad's were born in 1916 (step father) and 1925. (mother) We did all that stuff as kids - got together at Christmas, Easter, a couple of times during the summer, early fall, and again at Thanksgiving. I remember spending a week in Lake Charles, LA half of it with my dad's parents and the other half with my mom's. Lol my parents even sent me over from Baton Rouge on the big gray dog one time. (Greyhound) My Granny (Dad's mom) would take me and my cousins swimming and to the arcade, make us homemade fried chicken and bacon sandwiches, and my Grandmother (Mom's mom) would take us for walks down to the local pet store where you could pet and handle the animals. Both my grandfathers served in WW2, my Granddaddy (mom's dad) in the Navy in the Pacific and my Paw Paw (dad's stepfather) in the Army in Europe. Both families had gardens, lived in houses that were paid for, and prioritized relationships over attainments and goals. Since they passed, my mom's side has stayed close and we all still get together, though it's different without our matriarch. Since my Granny passed, my dad's side rarely gets together. She was the glue that held a very diverse and opinionated group of people together and when she passed it dissolved. We still see each other from time to time but we are not close. More like Facebook friends than family. I'm hoping for the day that I'll be able to have the space, money, and leisure time to lovingly restore a classic car. Believe me, a Z car would be near the top of the list of cars I would look for to do that with. When I was 16, a guy down the street was selling his, a 280 somewhere around 76 or 77 model. I was fascinated with that straight 6 because I had never seen one in real life before. Unfortunately it was an automatic, needed work, and I was an irresponsible teenager so I wouldn't have taken care of it the way it needed, so it's for the best that I didn't get it. C'est la vie.

Lol, seems as good an office hire as any. And based on the paws and nose width, he's gonna be a big boy.

there is an easy and cheap mod for the knock sensor, I've done it on mine. Here's a link: http://www.nissanpathfinders.net/forum/topic/34574-knock-sensor-relocation/?hl=%2Bknock+%2Bsensor+%2Brelocation I'm in SE Texas near the Louisiana state line, holler if you're coming this far south.

I'm not sure, but some random dude is about to have a lot of freight show up at his house.

You heard the man!! ALL the center panels!!

Send them - and bill them - for the center panel for every 2004 model. At least then they will actually get the part they need. . . and who knows, if they're dumb enough to be that vague, they may also foot the bill for all of those center panels.

Wow. . . just wow. I like the way the cat looks back, sees that the woman (mother, presumably) is coming to attend to the child, then takes off in hot pursuit of the dog. Maybe that's the difference between cats and dogs? A dog would be satisfied with chasing off an attacker, while a cat takes the "assassin" approach. . . . ?

That three-cylinder was a dog even in the regular car. I worked with a guy that had one with an automatic, three-speed, I think. Thing was absolutely turrible between the gearing and the lack of power. With two people in the car it took roughly 20 seconds to get up to highway speed and then only barely held there.

Mine has a full-sized spare underneath, but when I put bigger tires on I won't be able to fit an oversized one under there - that's what I meant, used the full-sized in the wrong context.

I'd REALLY like to see that. Top speed of what, 35? 40?