Actually, there is a connection. When Emil Jellinek first started selling Daimlers in France, he insisted on changing the name as the French would not like a German named car. Although a Jew, he was fascinated by all things Spanish (AND was a diplomat of the Catholic King of the Austro-Hungarian Empire to France...he died in a French prison during or shortly after WWI) and named the car after his daughter Mercedes, whose full name was Nuestra Senora de la Mercedes - A Catholic devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary under the Title of "Our Lady of Mercy". In Hugary, he sold Daimlers under the name Maja - his other daughter. So Catholic girls named Mercedes, have the Virgin Mary as their patron saint, as do our cars...including St. Frances of Rome (patron saint of cars) and St. Christopher (patron saint of drivers). There is alot in a name. Unfortunately, by all accounts, Emil Jellinek (although brilliant) was a real SOB in the personality department. His daughter Mercedes died in poverty. The MB Collections catalog sells a doll of her, which OF COURSE (ATTN: LT DON) my daughter MUST have. We'll see. Tchuss, Chris
Levi Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Yeah, my wife calls my 83' 300D "Mercedes". But sometimes it gets shortened to "Mercy" which I think might be more appropriate in my case since I pray for it most any time I drive it... (: Levi On 1/11/06, ANGELO GIAIMO wrote: > > How 'bout BOHICA......Bend Over, Here It Comes Again........But only for a > car you love that keeps taking you to the cleaners........ > > Knew someone with a '85 533i with that name....... > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.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 > -- It isn't what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about. -Dale Carnegie _______________________________________ http://www.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 Christopher McCann, Squier Park, Kansas City, Missouri -2005 Blue Point Siamese, "Rose" -1987 300TD, 151K, "Rotkäppchen" -1985 300SD, 210K, "Wulf" -1976 240D, ?K, "AKP-Wagen" (Alternativen Kraftstoffs Prüfenlastwagen) -1972 Jacobsen 21" Turbo Vent -1971 Case 222 Hydrive, 12HP Kohler, 38" deck, Snowcaster, "One Banger" --------------------------------- Yahoo! Photos Ring in the New Year with Photo Calendars. Add photos, events, holidays, whatever. From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed Jan 11 21:08:18 2006 Received: from sccmmhc91.asp.att.net ([204.127.203.211]) by server5.arterytc5.net with esmtp (Exim 4.52) id 1EwnCb-0003LZ-IF for [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Wed, 11 Jan 2006 21:08:17 +0000 Received: from lono2.leadingchange.com (12-216-11-137.client.mchsi.com[12.216.11.137]) by sccmmhc91.asp.att.net (sccmmhc91) with SMTP id <20060111210814m9100sqb7ce>; Wed, 11 Jan 2006 21:08:14 +0000 Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.2.0.14 Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 15:05:06 -0600 To: Mercedes Discussion List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: Loren Faeth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED] .COM> References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Antivirus-Scanner: Clean mail though you should still use an Antivirus Subject: Re: [MBZ] O.T. ebay vs. Craigslist X-BeenThere: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.6 Precedence: list Reply-To: Mercedes Discussion List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Id: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes_striplin.net.striplin.net> List-Unsubscribe: <http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net>, <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Archive: <http://striplin.net/pipermail/mercedes_striplin.net> List-Post: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Help: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Subscribe: <http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net>, <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 21:08:18 -0000 Does craigslist have any way to do a nationwide search? I have not found a way. You can only search in a city AFIK. At 02:28 PM 1/11/2006, you wrote: >Craigslist in Houston worked fine for me. I sold several items quickly. >I use it for items that would be a pain to ship (like a baby grand). I >would try Craigslist first. If the item did not sell, you could then put >it on e-bay. > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bob Rentfro >Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 1:43 PM >To: Mercedes mailing list >Subject: [MBZ] O.T. ebay vs. Craigslist > >I'm going to sell a baby grand. ebay or Craigslist? >ebay, obviously, has a wider reach but Craigslist is free but very area >specific. >I know many of yous guys sell on ebay all the time.Has anyone had luck >with Craigslist? > >Donkey Shirts > >Bob Rentfro >'77 300D 146K >'36 Starr Baby Grand >Litchfield Park, AZ > >_______________________________________ >http://www.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 > >_______________________________________ >http://www.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
