watch guys, car guys, camera guys -- tons of overlap. watch guys and pen guys for reasons i can't fathom. watch guys tend to be car guys. gun guys might be more a political statement than linking o the rest, at least it is with me.
On 8/19/07, E M <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I think most companies that were able, made some supplies for the > war. Many > made the .45, including Singer, the sewing machine company. I also helped > work on restoring a plane that had V12 Merlins made by Maytag, the washing > machine company. hee hee. I think Packard made them too, and the word > was, > the Packards were better. > > I would like to add one quick word on guns. Up here in the north, we are > not allowed to keep guns for home or personal defence. However, most ppl > here that do belong to handgun clubs, you will find "in general" have an > interest in mechanical things, and it's not unusual to talk to those in > clubs and they also have an interest in other mechanical things. Another > very commom interest for those into handguns here are cameras, the older > pre > digital ones. I have always enjoyed guns for their craftsmanship and fine > mechanical engineering. It is amazing to think that a gun, will shoot > thousands of rounds, under huge pressures, and will do so for decades, > with > very very few failures. Ofcourse, this is very different to the > discussion > on weapons for self and home defence, of which I also have opinions, but > I'm > sure no one really cares about one way or the other. :-) > > Ed > 300E > > On 18/08/07, Tom Hargrave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I believe that if you do your research that you will find that Mercedes > > did make fire arms during WW2. > > > > Thanks, Tom > > 256-656-1924 > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: "Hendrik" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > Sent: 8/18/07 9:18 PM > > Subject: [MBZ] Now: Mobil 1 gun oil > > > > Ooooh goody, here come 200 posts about what oil is best for your killing > > > > machine, I can hardly wait. > > Don't the National Rambo Association have any forums for this kind of > > stuff? Do we really have to have 2000+ posts about guns on a Mercedes > > forum, when MB don't even make firearms? > > I don't mind the odd off topic discussion but as always when the chatter > > > > comes around to guns in goes on and on and on and it is always the same > > discussion, just a different way around. > > I do not make a habit of jumping on people if posts are off topic but > > enough is enough. I know those of you who have a 44 lying next to the > > keyboard, in case someone invades your home, don't understand that there > > > > are people in the world who actually hate guns and find talk about these > > > > machines of death offensive. Yeah I spose you do know that and are just > > waiting your chance to cull the herd to make it stronger but hate breeds > > > > hate. > > I wouldn't mind a discussion of why the US has this culture of violence > > but that might not be what people want to get into and this may not be > > the place for that. > > > > Rich Thomas wrote: > > > What kind of oil do you use on your, wait, make that, in your, uh, > > > car!!? Yeah, that's the ticket! > > > > > > --Rr > > > > > > Wonko the Sane wrote: > > > > > >> I was trying to start a new oil thread so we could talk about > > something > > >> other than guns and penis size. > > >> > > >> > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > 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://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > 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://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > 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://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com 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://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
