Good stuff, thank you Cold Water. :) On Nov 23, 8:12 am, Cold Water <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Lemon. > > It's in the way you dress. The way you boogie down. The way you sign your > unemployment check. You're a man who likes to do things your own way. And on > those special odd-numbered Saturdays when driving is permitted, you want it > in your car. It's that special feeling of a zero-emissions wind at your back > and a road ahead meandering with possibilities. The kind of feeling you get > behind the wheel of the Pelosi GTxi SS/Rt Sport Edition from Congressional > Motors. > > All new for 2012, the Pelosi GTxi SS/Rt Sport Edition is the mandatory > American car so advanced it took $100 billion and an entire Congress to > design it. We started with same reliable 7-way hybrid > ethanol-biodeisel-electric-clean coal-wind-solar-pedal power plant behind the > base model Pelosi, but packed it with extra oomph and the sassy styling > pizazz that tells the world that 1974 Detroit is back again -- with a > vengeance. > > We've subsidized the features you want and taxed away the rest. With its > advanced Al Gore-designed V-3 under the hood pumping out 22.5 thumping, > carbon-neutral ponies of Detroit muscle, you'll never be late for the Disco > or the Day Labor Shelter. Engage the pedal drive or strap on the optional > jumbo mizzenmast, and the GTxi SS/Rt Sport Edition easily exceeds 2016 CAFE > mileage standards. At an estimated 268 MPG, that's a savings of nearly $1800 > per week in fuel cost over the 2011 Pelosi. > > Even with increased performance we didn't skimp on safety. With 11-point > passenger racing harnesses, 15-way airbags, and mandatory hockey helmet, > you'll have the security knowing that you could survive a 45 MPH collision > even if the GTxi SS/Rt were capable of that kind of illegal speed. > > But the changes don't stop there. Sporty mag-style hubcaps and an all-new > aggressive wedge shape designed by CM's Chief Stylist Ted Kennedy slices > through the wind like an omnibus spending bill. It even features an airtight > undercarriage to keep you and a passenger afloat up to 15 minutes -- even in > the choppy waters of a Cape Cod inlet. Available a rainbow of color choices > to match any wardrobe, from Harvest Avocado to French Mustard. > > Inside, a luxurious all-velour interior designed by Barney Frank features > thoughtful appointments like in-dash condom dispenser and detachable > vibrating shift knob. A special high capacity hatchback holds up to 300 > aluminum cans, meaning fewer trips to the redemption center. And the standard > 3 speaker Fairness ActoPhonic FM low-band sound system means you'll never > miss a segment of NPR again. > > Best of all, the Pelosi GTxi SS/Rt is made right here in the U.S.A. by fully > card-checked unionized workers and Detroit's famous visionary jet-set > managers. Even if you don't own one, you can enjoy the patriotic satisfaction > that you're supporting the high wages, good benefits, and generous political > donations that are once again making the American car industry the envy of > the world. > > But why not buy one anyway? With an MSRP starting at only $629,999.99, it's > affordable too. Don't forget to ask about dealer incentives, rebates, tax > credits, and wealth redistribution plans for customers from dozens of > qualifying special interest groups. Plus easy-pay financing programs from > Fannie Mae. > > So take the bus to your local CM dealer today and find out why the Pelosi > GTxi SS/Rt Sport Edition is the only car endorsed by President Barack Obama. > One test drive will convince you that you'd choose it over the import brands. > Even if they were still legal. > > ------------------------ > > UPDATE: Many questions of the "what the hell is that car?" variety. It is the > Citicar, an early 70s electric produced in the USA. A while back I spotted a > couple at a local swap meet. Here's the kicker: just got an email from the > great internet comic artist Chris Muir of "Day by Day" fame (hat tip Mike > Hendrix), informing me that his dad was its designer(!): > > "It was waaaay back in 72'. The specs said it had to fit sideways on a > truckbed,hence its length. Batteries were primitive back then, as well as > drives,etc.It was an aluminum roll cage @ ABS skin and did indeed meet crash > specs. Slow as hell,but was street legal,I drove it to high school." > > Ain't that a kick in the head? > > http://iowahawk.typepad.com/iowahawk/2008/11/lemon.html --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum
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