Fascinating - thanks for the education.
On 10/3/05, Hendrik Riessen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Andrew, > > You go out and plough the fields with it or go extreme off roading(with 25 > hp.....woppee). > The reason the gearshifter is long is to give you something to hold onto > when she tips over after attempting to go up a vertical incline. Then > again > the difference between men and boys is the length of the gear stick. > Or perhaps it is removable, in which case it would come in handy in case > the > peta greenies are still breathing after being run over(I'll apologize for > that remark in advance). > BTW in case any of you where wondering the reason we "mutilate" our sheep > over here is to stop them becoming flyblown. What is flyblown you city > folks > are wondering? Flyblown is when flies lay their eggs(which turn into > maggots) around the sheep's behind, which leads to a rather slow painful > death for the sheep involved(if not treated in time). Think thousands of > maggots eating you alive. > Mulesing is the practise of removing part of the folds around the sheep's > behind to discourage flies from laying eggs(remember sheep do have trouble > wiping their bottoms after going potty, this is where the term daggy comes > from). > Also consider that over here some sheep stations are measured in square > kilometres and it is unreal to expect a Farmer to check his sheep every > second day for maggot infestation. > Actually that is all a lie, our Farmers are all a bunch of sadistic brutes > who enjoy spending money on getting their flock mutilated(well, that is > what > the animal rights activist say anyway). > > Hendrik > with a long gear stick(in the mog of course) and has seen flyblown > sheep(not > nice) > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "andrew strasfogel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Mercedes mailing list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, October 03, 2005 11:41 PM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] 1965 Mercedes Diesel Unimog 411.118 4X4 60 in wheelbase > > > > What do you do with this ungainly beast? Why is the gearshifter so long? > > > > On 10/1/05, Craig McCluskey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >> > >> > http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4578787087&fromMakeTrack=true > >> > >> _______________________________________ > >> For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > >> For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >> http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > >> > > _______________________________________ > > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > > Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.11.9/115 - Release Date: > 29/09/2005 > > > > > _______________________________________ > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net >
