Quoting Dave Gebhard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > The Laws for British Sports Cars > LAW OF PECULIAR RANDOM NOMENCLATURE > "The name of a British sports car shall consist primarily of letters and > numbers, with said letters and numbers chosen in random fashion so that > the resultant vehicle name is totally devoid of any meaning." This law > explains why British cars have spectacularly bad names, like "EType", or > worse yet, "MGB-GT."
I have to take issue with this. MG made the MG A then the MG B. Jaguar's E- type was after the ... er... D type?! Eminently sensible naming scheme. Conversely, what are the relationships between a Cobra and a Dodge Viper? Or a Ford Mustang and a Mitsubishi Colt? Note, I'm sweeping under the carpet the fact that the MkI spitfire was called the "Spitfire 4" as opposed to the Spitfire Mk IV which was a very different beast. But the other two are spot on! Especially the masochism. This is related to a rule to look out for in classified ads for cars. Positive terms normally reflect a level of surprise or compensatory self-delusion on the part of the seller. Owners of the classic Mini will tell you: "They corner like they're on rails" -> you can't get it to go fast enough to skid "Practical" -> bits fall off all the time, but I just tape them back on "Reliable" -> One of the bits I taped back on has stayed on for over a month now "Great Runabout" -> Wouldn't risk going over 40 miles in one go "Fun" -> "Really Uncomfortable" (to drive) *** http://www.team.net/the-local *** Your messages not reaching the list? Check out http://www.team.net/posting.html *** unsubscribe/change address requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or try *** http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool *** http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo *** Archives at http://www.team.net/archive *** Edit your replies!
