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MS from Kent? Is she a Librarian?
"C.R. Krieger" <warp2_shadowMAPS@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> "JPB357" <jpb357@jpb357.com> wrote in message
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> > Now boys.... don't be mean spirited.
>
> Aw, c'mon! *We* didn't start it!
>
> > He has already confessed, in another post, to being a graduate of UC
> > (University of Cincinnati). with a biology degree. As a Cincinnati area
> > local I can attest that you that most graduates from UC are either
> > masochists or too stupid to transfer to another school. I have
suspected
> at
> > times they actually conspire to suck knowledge out of you. They
certainly
> > have no interest in imparting knowledge. Anything you learn while
> attending
> > UC was certainly self taught.
>
> Glad you cleared that up! Of course, his impression that Cincinnati is
> south of Kent and Akron (basically, that would be Ohio University, in
> Athens) gave me pause. I guess in the sense that Toronto is 'south' (as
> opposed to nearly due east) of where I now live in Manitowoc, WI, he's
> 'correct'.
>
> > Perhaps what he really means to say is that they charge him extra
because
> > the Audi oil sump holds six and a half quarts and they are charging him
> for
> > seven quarts. Seven is more than the 5 quarts in the $14.99 special.
>
> Aha! More illumination! Good point.
>
> > "Dave LaCourse" <davplac@aol.comPirate> wrote in message
> > news:20040117095428.28443.00000151@mb-m01.aol.com...
> > > Pete writes:
> > >
> > > >IMO, you've got to be out of your mind to take a nice Audi to a place
=
> > > >like Quikstop or JiffyLube.
> > > >
> > > >And if Quikstop indeed charges more for an oil change on a quattro,
> this
> > =
> > > >right there should give you something to think about - about how =
> > > >competent they are in other areas, too. Come on... you "graduated
from
> =
> > > >a University"... you can think....
>
> You've got to wonder about the veracity of someone whose biggest criticism
> of Audi mechanical reliability essentially comes of his unwillingness, or
> inability, to change his own oil.
>
> > > *We* all know that, Pete, but Tha swears by what Max tells him.
> > > Apparently Max
> > > works at a Quickstop. Last year he worked at a McDonalds.
>
> I dunno, Dave. I've known a lot of biology majors in my time (Even
married
> one with an M.S. from a better school: KSU). Seems to me that more of
> *them* worked at Mickey D's than ever got gainfully employed as
> 'biologists'. Why my wife is a 'formulation chemist' today ...
> --
> C.R. Krieger
> (Been there; done that)
>
>
"C.R. Krieger" <warp2_shadowMAPS@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> "JPB357" <jpb357@jpb357.com> wrote in message
> news:4009c422$0$12798$a04e5680@nnrp.fuse.net...
> > Now boys.... don't be mean spirited.
>
> Aw, c'mon! *We* didn't start it!
>
> > He has already confessed, in another post, to being a graduate of UC
> > (University of Cincinnati). with a biology degree. As a Cincinnati area
> > local I can attest that you that most graduates from UC are either
> > masochists or too stupid to transfer to another school. I have
suspected
> at
> > times they actually conspire to suck knowledge out of you. They
certainly
> > have no interest in imparting knowledge. Anything you learn while
> attending
> > UC was certainly self taught.
>
> Glad you cleared that up! Of course, his impression that Cincinnati is
> south of Kent and Akron (basically, that would be Ohio University, in
> Athens) gave me pause. I guess in the sense that Toronto is 'south' (as
> opposed to nearly due east) of where I now live in Manitowoc, WI, he's
> 'correct'.
>
> > Perhaps what he really means to say is that they charge him extra
because
> > the Audi oil sump holds six and a half quarts and they are charging him
> for
> > seven quarts. Seven is more than the 5 quarts in the $14.99 special.
>
> Aha! More illumination! Good point.
>
> > "Dave LaCourse" <davplac@aol.comPirate> wrote in message
> > news:20040117095428.28443.00000151@mb-m01.aol.com...
> > > Pete writes:
> > >
> > > >IMO, you've got to be out of your mind to take a nice Audi to a place
=
> > > >like Quikstop or JiffyLube.
> > > >
> > > >And if Quikstop indeed charges more for an oil change on a quattro,
> this
> > =
> > > >right there should give you something to think about - about how =
> > > >competent they are in other areas, too. Come on... you "graduated
from
> =
> > > >a University"... you can think....
>
> You've got to wonder about the veracity of someone whose biggest criticism
> of Audi mechanical reliability essentially comes of his unwillingness, or
> inability, to change his own oil.
>
> > > *We* all know that, Pete, but Tha swears by what Max tells him.
> > > Apparently Max
> > > works at a Quickstop. Last year he worked at a McDonalds.
>
> I dunno, Dave. I've known a lot of biology majors in my time (Even
married
> one with an M.S. from a better school: KSU). Seems to me that more of
> *them* worked at Mickey D's than ever got gainfully employed as
> 'biologists'. Why my wife is a 'formulation chemist' today ...
> --
> C.R. Krieger
> (Been there; done that)
>
>
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Should have read the next line.... Oh well... I am a UC Grad.
"C.R. Krieger" <warp2_shadowMAPS@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> "JPB357" <jpb357@jpb357.com> wrote in message
> news:4009c422$0$12798$a04e5680@nnrp.fuse.net...
> > Now boys.... don't be mean spirited.
>
> Aw, c'mon! *We* didn't start it!
>
> > He has already confessed, in another post, to being a graduate of UC
> > (University of Cincinnati). with a biology degree. As a Cincinnati area
> > local I can attest that you that most graduates from UC are either
> > masochists or too stupid to transfer to another school. I have
suspected
> at
> > times they actually conspire to suck knowledge out of you. They
certainly
> > have no interest in imparting knowledge. Anything you learn while
> attending
> > UC was certainly self taught.
>
> Glad you cleared that up! Of course, his impression that Cincinnati is
> south of Kent and Akron (basically, that would be Ohio University, in
> Athens) gave me pause. I guess in the sense that Toronto is 'south' (as
> opposed to nearly due east) of where I now live in Manitowoc, WI, he's
> 'correct'.
>
> > Perhaps what he really means to say is that they charge him extra
because
> > the Audi oil sump holds six and a half quarts and they are charging him
> for
> > seven quarts. Seven is more than the 5 quarts in the $14.99 special.
>
> Aha! More illumination! Good point.
>
> > "Dave LaCourse" <davplac@aol.comPirate> wrote in message
> > news:20040117095428.28443.00000151@mb-m01.aol.com...
> > > Pete writes:
> > >
> > > >IMO, you've got to be out of your mind to take a nice Audi to a place
=
> > > >like Quikstop or JiffyLube.
> > > >
> > > >And if Quikstop indeed charges more for an oil change on a quattro,
> this
> > =
> > > >right there should give you something to think about - about how =
> > > >competent they are in other areas, too. Come on... you "graduated
from
> =
> > > >a University"... you can think....
>
> You've got to wonder about the veracity of someone whose biggest criticism
> of Audi mechanical reliability essentially comes of his unwillingness, or
> inability, to change his own oil.
>
> > > *We* all know that, Pete, but Tha swears by what Max tells him.
> > > Apparently Max
> > > works at a Quickstop. Last year he worked at a McDonalds.
>
> I dunno, Dave. I've known a lot of biology majors in my time (Even
married
> one with an M.S. from a better school: KSU). Seems to me that more of
> *them* worked at Mickey D's than ever got gainfully employed as
> 'biologists'. Why my wife is a 'formulation chemist' today ...
> --
> C.R. Krieger
> (Been there; done that)
>
>
"C.R. Krieger" <warp2_shadowMAPS@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> "JPB357" <jpb357@jpb357.com> wrote in message
> news:4009c422$0$12798$a04e5680@nnrp.fuse.net...
> > Now boys.... don't be mean spirited.
>
> Aw, c'mon! *We* didn't start it!
>
> > He has already confessed, in another post, to being a graduate of UC
> > (University of Cincinnati). with a biology degree. As a Cincinnati area
> > local I can attest that you that most graduates from UC are either
> > masochists or too stupid to transfer to another school. I have
suspected
> at
> > times they actually conspire to suck knowledge out of you. They
certainly
> > have no interest in imparting knowledge. Anything you learn while
> attending
> > UC was certainly self taught.
>
> Glad you cleared that up! Of course, his impression that Cincinnati is
> south of Kent and Akron (basically, that would be Ohio University, in
> Athens) gave me pause. I guess in the sense that Toronto is 'south' (as
> opposed to nearly due east) of where I now live in Manitowoc, WI, he's
> 'correct'.
>
> > Perhaps what he really means to say is that they charge him extra
because
> > the Audi oil sump holds six and a half quarts and they are charging him
> for
> > seven quarts. Seven is more than the 5 quarts in the $14.99 special.
>
> Aha! More illumination! Good point.
>
> > "Dave LaCourse" <davplac@aol.comPirate> wrote in message
> > news:20040117095428.28443.00000151@mb-m01.aol.com...
> > > Pete writes:
> > >
> > > >IMO, you've got to be out of your mind to take a nice Audi to a place
=
> > > >like Quikstop or JiffyLube.
> > > >
> > > >And if Quikstop indeed charges more for an oil change on a quattro,
> this
> > =
> > > >right there should give you something to think about - about how =
> > > >competent they are in other areas, too. Come on... you "graduated
from
> =
> > > >a University"... you can think....
>
> You've got to wonder about the veracity of someone whose biggest criticism
> of Audi mechanical reliability essentially comes of his unwillingness, or
> inability, to change his own oil.
>
> > > *We* all know that, Pete, but Tha swears by what Max tells him.
> > > Apparently Max
> > > works at a Quickstop. Last year he worked at a McDonalds.
>
> I dunno, Dave. I've known a lot of biology majors in my time (Even
married
> one with an M.S. from a better school: KSU). Seems to me that more of
> *them* worked at Mickey D's than ever got gainfully employed as
> 'biologists'. Why my wife is a 'formulation chemist' today ...
> --
> C.R. Krieger
> (Been there; done that)
>
>
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"Tha Ghee" <grewatson@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> "Hairy One Kenobi" <abuse@[127.0.0.1]> wrote in message
> news:MyaPb.7121$JL4.56358@newsfep4-glfd.server.ntli.net...
> > "Dave LaCourse" <davplac@aol.comPirate> wrote in message
> > news:20040120075025.23011.00000428@mb-m04.aol.com...
> > > Tha writes:
> > >
> > > >whose "Max" is your imaginary friend or an ex lover??
> > >
> > > Whose <sic>? Ex lover? Don't you ever have normal heterosexual
> > thoughts, or
> > > are you light in the loafers?
> >
> > Random factoid: "ghee" is clarified butter.
> >
> > Sinister thought: "Last Tango in Paris"
> >
> > > I've explained "Max" and my misinterpretation of "Max" was due to the
> > > difficulty of reading your poor grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
If
> > you
> > > wrote like a normal educated (high school would do) person, we could
> read
> > it.
> >
> > Primary school would do.. ;o)
> is that all you finished was grade school "H1K" or yoda's *****??
Up to now, I would have thought that even a complete idiot would have known
that the UK doesn't have "grade schools".
I stand corrected.
Your grammar, spelling, and punctuation does not reach the level required by
Key Stage 1 over here (http://tinyurl.com/2mvna for details).
Did you attend your university as a student or (for example) janitor?
H1K
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> "Hairy One Kenobi" <abuse@[127.0.0.1]> wrote in message
> news:MyaPb.7121$JL4.56358@newsfep4-glfd.server.ntli.net...
> > "Dave LaCourse" <davplac@aol.comPirate> wrote in message
> > news:20040120075025.23011.00000428@mb-m04.aol.com...
> > > Tha writes:
> > >
> > > >whose "Max" is your imaginary friend or an ex lover??
> > >
> > > Whose <sic>? Ex lover? Don't you ever have normal heterosexual
> > thoughts, or
> > > are you light in the loafers?
> >
> > Random factoid: "ghee" is clarified butter.
> >
> > Sinister thought: "Last Tango in Paris"
> >
> > > I've explained "Max" and my misinterpretation of "Max" was due to the
> > > difficulty of reading your poor grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
If
> > you
> > > wrote like a normal educated (high school would do) person, we could
> read
> > it.
> >
> > Primary school would do.. ;o)
> is that all you finished was grade school "H1K" or yoda's *****??
Up to now, I would have thought that even a complete idiot would have known
that the UK doesn't have "grade schools".
I stand corrected.
Your grammar, spelling, and punctuation does not reach the level required by
Key Stage 1 over here (http://tinyurl.com/2mvna for details).
Did you attend your university as a student or (for example) janitor?
H1K
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In message <20040121222927.21792.00000481@mb-m06.aol.com>
davplac@aol.comPirate (Dave LaCourse) wrote:
> Tha Ghee writes:
> > your mummies credit card.
>
> That's twice you've used the term "mummy".
You are assuming that what he really meant to write was "mummy's credit
card"!
--
Peter Bell (Note Spamtrap - To reply, replace 'invalid' with 'bellfamily')
davplac@aol.comPirate (Dave LaCourse) wrote:
> Tha Ghee writes:
> > your mummies credit card.
>
> That's twice you've used the term "mummy".
You are assuming that what he really meant to write was "mummy's credit
card"!
--
Peter Bell (Note Spamtrap - To reply, replace 'invalid' with 'bellfamily')
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Peter Bell writes:
>In message <20040121222927.21792.00000481@mb-m06.aol.com>
> davplac@aol.comPirate (Dave LaCourse) wrote:
>
>> Tha Ghee writes:
>> > your mummies credit card.
>>
>> That's twice you've used the term "mummy".
>
>You are assuming that what he really meant to write was "mummy's credit
>card"!
>
Yes. I have come to expect and ignore his atrocious spelling, etc.
Dave
http://hometown.aol.com/davplac/myhomepage/index.html
>In message <20040121222927.21792.00000481@mb-m06.aol.com>
> davplac@aol.comPirate (Dave LaCourse) wrote:
>
>> Tha Ghee writes:
>> > your mummies credit card.
>>
>> That's twice you've used the term "mummy".
>
>You are assuming that what he really meant to write was "mummy's credit
>card"!
>
Yes. I have come to expect and ignore his atrocious spelling, etc.
Dave
http://hometown.aol.com/davplac/myhomepage/index.html
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"Hairy One Kenobi" <abuse@[127.0.0.1]> wrote in message
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> "Tha Ghee" <grewatson@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:400f1e55$0$36156$a0465688@nnrp.fuse.net...
> > "Hairy One Kenobi" <abuse@[127.0.0.1]> wrote in message
> > news:MyaPb.7121$JL4.56358@newsfep4-glfd.server.ntli.net...
> > > "Dave LaCourse" <davplac@aol.comPirate> wrote in message
> > > news:20040120075025.23011.00000428@mb-m04.aol.com...
> > > > Tha writes:
> > > >
> > > > >whose "Max" is your imaginary friend or an ex lover??
> > > >
> > > > Whose <sic>? Ex lover? Don't you ever have normal heterosexual
> > > thoughts, or
> > > > are you light in the loafers?
> > >
> > > Random factoid: "ghee" is clarified butter.
> > >
> > > Sinister thought: "Last Tango in Paris"
> > >
> > > > I've explained "Max" and my misinterpretation of "Max" was due to
the
> > > > difficulty of reading your poor grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
> If
> > > you
> > > > wrote like a normal educated (high school would do) person, we could
> > read
> > > it.
> > >
> > > Primary school would do.. ;o)
>
> > is that all you finished was grade school "H1K" or yoda's *****??
>
> Up to now, I would have thought that even a complete idiot would have
known
> that the UK doesn't have "grade schools".
>
> I stand corrected.
>
> Your grammar, spelling, and punctuation does not reach the level required
by
> Key Stage 1 over here (http://tinyurl.com/2mvna for details).
>
> Did you attend your university as a student or (for example) janitor?
>
> H1K
>
no I went to a University, I was speaking about America, when in Rome...but
you wouldn't know anything about that. with a name from the 70s
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> "Tha Ghee" <grewatson@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:400f1e55$0$36156$a0465688@nnrp.fuse.net...
> > "Hairy One Kenobi" <abuse@[127.0.0.1]> wrote in message
> > news:MyaPb.7121$JL4.56358@newsfep4-glfd.server.ntli.net...
> > > "Dave LaCourse" <davplac@aol.comPirate> wrote in message
> > > news:20040120075025.23011.00000428@mb-m04.aol.com...
> > > > Tha writes:
> > > >
> > > > >whose "Max" is your imaginary friend or an ex lover??
> > > >
> > > > Whose <sic>? Ex lover? Don't you ever have normal heterosexual
> > > thoughts, or
> > > > are you light in the loafers?
> > >
> > > Random factoid: "ghee" is clarified butter.
> > >
> > > Sinister thought: "Last Tango in Paris"
> > >
> > > > I've explained "Max" and my misinterpretation of "Max" was due to
the
> > > > difficulty of reading your poor grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
> If
> > > you
> > > > wrote like a normal educated (high school would do) person, we could
> > read
> > > it.
> > >
> > > Primary school would do.. ;o)
>
> > is that all you finished was grade school "H1K" or yoda's *****??
>
> Up to now, I would have thought that even a complete idiot would have
known
> that the UK doesn't have "grade schools".
>
> I stand corrected.
>
> Your grammar, spelling, and punctuation does not reach the level required
by
> Key Stage 1 over here (http://tinyurl.com/2mvna for details).
>
> Did you attend your university as a student or (for example) janitor?
>
> H1K
>
no I went to a University, I was speaking about America, when in Rome...but
you wouldn't know anything about that. with a name from the 70s
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"Dave LaCourse" <davplac@aol.comPirate> wrote in message
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> Tha Ghee writes:
>
> >I'm straight are you??
>
> I doubt you are straight. You don't act it. You keep on bringing up
> homosexual references. One can generally tell that such talk usually
means the
> writer is light in the loafers. Me? Married to a wonderful women 16
years my
> junior, PhD in solid state physics from UNC. Don't believe me? Do a
google.
> Her name is Joanne. Same last name as mine. d;o)
>
> sorry you can't read at a college level, if you
> >spent less time on the net you maybe able to get a girl or education. if
> >not you can always go to the sites and use your mummies credit card.
> >do you understand
>
> That's twice you've used the term "mummy". Is that what you call your
mom?
> Figgers.
>
>
> Dave
>
> http://hometown.aol.com/davplac/myhomepage/index.html
>
I'm sorry your R.Kelly not at all have a few ladies, I still young enough to
do that not an old man. not at all "momz"
news:20040121222927.21792.00000481@mb-m06.aol.com...
> Tha Ghee writes:
>
> >I'm straight are you??
>
> I doubt you are straight. You don't act it. You keep on bringing up
> homosexual references. One can generally tell that such talk usually
means the
> writer is light in the loafers. Me? Married to a wonderful women 16
years my
> junior, PhD in solid state physics from UNC. Don't believe me? Do a
google.
> Her name is Joanne. Same last name as mine. d;o)
>
> sorry you can't read at a college level, if you
> >spent less time on the net you maybe able to get a girl or education. if
> >not you can always go to the sites and use your mummies credit card.
> >do you understand
>
> That's twice you've used the term "mummy". Is that what you call your
mom?
> Figgers.
>
>
> Dave
>
> http://hometown.aol.com/davplac/myhomepage/index.html
>
I'm sorry your R.Kelly not at all have a few ladies, I still young enough to
do that not an old man. not at all "momz"
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"Peter Bell" <peter@invalid.org.uk> wrote in message
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> In message <20040121222927.21792.00000481@mb-m06.aol.com>
> davplac@aol.comPirate (Dave LaCourse) wrote:
>
> > Tha Ghee writes:
> > > your mummies credit card.
> >
> > That's twice you've used the term "mummy".
>
> You are assuming that what he really meant to write was "mummy's credit
> card"!
>
> --
> Peter Bell (Note Spamtrap - To reply, replace 'invalid' with
'bellfamily')
this was stupid, are you slow or just no funny bone.
news:5994b3744c.peter@iyonix.earley.fourcom.com...
> In message <20040121222927.21792.00000481@mb-m06.aol.com>
> davplac@aol.comPirate (Dave LaCourse) wrote:
>
> > Tha Ghee writes:
> > > your mummies credit card.
> >
> > That's twice you've used the term "mummy".
>
> You are assuming that what he really meant to write was "mummy's credit
> card"!
>
> --
> Peter Bell (Note Spamtrap - To reply, replace 'invalid' with
'bellfamily')
this was stupid, are you slow or just no funny bone.
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"Dave LaCourse" <davplac@aol.comPirate> wrote in message
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> Peter Bell writes:
>
> >In message <20040121222927.21792.00000481@mb-m06.aol.com>
> > davplac@aol.comPirate (Dave LaCourse) wrote:
> >
> >> Tha Ghee writes:
> >> > your mummies credit card.
> >>
> >> That's twice you've used the term "mummy".
> >
> >You are assuming that what he really meant to write was "mummy's credit
> >card"!
> >
>
> Yes. I have come to expect and ignore his atrocious spelling, etc.
> Dave
>
> http://hometown.aol.com/davplac/myhomepage/index.html
>
my spelling is fine, yours isn't ow well maybe one day it will.
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> Peter Bell writes:
>
> >In message <20040121222927.21792.00000481@mb-m06.aol.com>
> > davplac@aol.comPirate (Dave LaCourse) wrote:
> >
> >> Tha Ghee writes:
> >> > your mummies credit card.
> >>
> >> That's twice you've used the term "mummy".
> >
> >You are assuming that what he really meant to write was "mummy's credit
> >card"!
> >
>
> Yes. I have come to expect and ignore his atrocious spelling, etc.
> Dave
>
> http://hometown.aol.com/davplac/myhomepage/index.html
>
my spelling is fine, yours isn't ow well maybe one day it will.
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"JPB357" <jpb357@jpb357.com> wrote in message
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> Tha,
>
> I should be apparent from my comments (and grammar) that I am also a
> graduate of UC. I also suspect that during my seven (7) years there I
was
> both a masochist and too stupid to transfer to a real school.
>
> JPB357
> 01 A6 2.7T
> 01 A4 1.8Tq
>
what are you trying to say??
news:400f3016$0$12832$a04e5680@nnrp.fuse.net...
> Tha,
>
> I should be apparent from my comments (and grammar) that I am also a
> graduate of UC. I also suspect that during my seven (7) years there I
was
> both a masochist and too stupid to transfer to a real school.
>
> JPB357
> 01 A6 2.7T
> 01 A4 1.8Tq
>
what are you trying to say??


