Wow!  I just stumbled onto this thread.  Yep, I've heli-coiled my drain
plug, poor bastard that I am (actually, it was Fred's Garage that did it).

But what caught my eye was the notion of having one's mouth washed out by
Mom. I don't know from Oxydol, but in the 1950's the thing to use was some
kitchen bar soap called Phels Naptha.  Insanely bad stuff...years later
*she* apologized to *me*.

And, lo and behold, I googled it and came up with this scary page:
http://www.femmedomme.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=25;t=000129

Yikes!
ChrisR

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
George Goff
Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2005 6:59 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Heli-Coil an Engine Oil Drain?

In a message dated 7/21/05 9:34:01 AM, felder@knology.net writes:

<< Come on. Do we really need to be referring to a listmember with a
legitimate problem in such a way? In third person at all? Or using words
that Joy Hecht isn't allowed to use? >>

Come on.  It's just a term of endearment.  I would consider anyone who has a
bitched oil drain plug hole in a Vanagon and who, apparently, is not used to
dealing with such calamities, a poor bastard.  I also have enough compassion
for him not to send him down a path to nowhere.

I've had my mouth washed out by the best of them, with Oxydol no less
(thanks, Mom), and I still believe in free speech, so, please don't saddle
me with the limitations placed on Joy's lexicon.

Enough of this sidebar -- how do you repair the hole?

George