

| Subject: | Re: An Interesting Read : From Hitler to Hippies: The Volkswagen Bus in America |
| From: | Stephen Grisanti |
| Date: | Fri, 30 Jan 2009 17:11:07 -0800 |
While returning from a camping trip I had a brunette babe in a New Beetle throw the V sign through the sunroof as she passed. Stephen --- On Fri, 1/30/09, Tom Buese <tombuese@COMCAST.NET> wrote: From: Tom Buese <tombuese@COMCAST.NET> Subject: Re: An Interesting Read : From Hitler to Hippies: The Volkswagen Bus in America To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Date: Friday, January 30, 2009, 3:50 PM On Jan 30, 2009, at 11:11 AM, David Beierl wrote: > At 12:21 PM 1/30/2009, Michael Sullivan wrote: >> BTW-Am I allowed to wave to Jettas, Passats, Eurovans, etc....cuz >> they >> almost NEVER wave back and I don't LOOK so bad. hehehehe > > Waving to Eurovans is in common informal usage; however 26% of our > usage panel find it unacceptable in formal communications. By > contrast, 93% of the panel consider it inappropriate to wave at > Jettas and Passats. The entire panel approve of waving to > Kubelwagens; however it should be noted that they are not likely to > wave back. And if you should run across one of the uncommon > Schwimmwagens the correct usage is to bow. I did have a woman pound her heart & point to my 63 doka as the wife & I drove by outside of Moab, Utah. YMMV, Mr. BZ-no flashing however > > > > -- > David Beierl - Providence RI USA -- http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ > '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage," '85 GL "Poor Relation"
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