CW: this is a hoot. Thanks On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 9:03 AM, Cold Water <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > You are welcome Running. : - ) > > CW > "I love people who make me laugh. It's the thing I like most. It cures a > multitude of ills." - Audrey Hepburn > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Running" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "PoliticalForum" <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2008 10:00 > Subject: Re: The All-New 2012 Pelosi > > > > 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 * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. 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