Yes, PLEASE!  Re explaining jerry rigged, I mean.  Quick, while it's still
Friday!

Joy

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Joy Hecht
and Matilda, 1989 Burgundy Vanagon

For musings about life and the vanadventures:
http://users.rcn.com/jhecht/gypsy

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:::-----Original Message-----
:::From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
:::Of Mike Miller
:::Sent: Friday, September 24, 2004 12:07 AM
:::To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
:::Subject: Re: pretend it's already Friday (was RE: Spare-tire Pan Bolt
:::Spec
:::
:::Well, fryday already!
:::
:::You don't know the story of Joe Hakkapelliitta?  Oh, my.  Well according
:::to
:::Unca Joel there was this Italian guy who took a wrong turn driving his
:::Van
:::one day [rvc] and ended up in Finland.  Being as how the Italians and the
:::Finn are so close, kind of like step brothers and sisters, and their
:::languages are so similar he got along just fine.
:::
:::So he stayed.
:::
:::But, the only thing he didn't like about the place was that there were no
:::Pirelli tires available.  Being Italian, much like being a Finn, he
:::invented
:::his own Pirelli tires.  Being as how it was Finland he made them work
:::really
:::well on snow and ice.  Well he marketed them and did very well but his
:::Finish Marketing manager got a bit confused by the name Pirelli so when
:::he
:::spelled it the name came out Hakkapelliitta, which as you can see, is
:::very
:::similar.
:::
:::And thus the Finnish tire company Hakkapelliitta was born.
:::
:::See, now you know.
:::
:::Want me to explain jerry rigged to you too?
:::
:::Mike
:::