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Subject:Re: cylinder index (funny Friday hijinx)
From:Sam Scholten
Date:Fri, 2 Aug 2002 07:33:10 -0700

--- Peder <pederthevwnut@MSN.COM> wrote:
> All this talk about big SUV's had me thinking about
> how we measure a man's worth here in Minnesota. Its
> called the Cylinder Index.

As I have moved from a house into an apartment when I
jumped states, my cyliner index is lower than it used
to be- 4 for the bus, 6 for the 4.3 equipped Jimmy
that tows the bus when it's dead, and 4 for the
Sentra, for a paltry total of 14.

However, since this measure of manliness was developed
in MINNESOTA, I understand that, according to
Minnesotans that I know, manliness is also judged by
the amount of H�sker D� and Replacements records in
your record collection, with bootlegs counting double.
Thanks to this by-law, my ACI (adjusted cylinder
index) has shot well past my age of 27. Hey ladies!!!
:)

> As for all you hypocrites that think that big
> vehicles are evil, why don't you sell your Vanagon
> and buy one of those Honda hybrids. Oh wait, that's
> why you're a hypocrite, you should be able to do
> what you want, and the rest of us should suffer and
> drive little specks. Or wait why don't you go out on
> a real limb and just walk everywhere and never use
> the evil combustion engine.

Eloquently said, lest we forget about the "evil"
American V8s, V10s, and diesels that TOW our Vanagons
when they leave us stranded!!! HAH!

Sam

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