Unca Joel needs to be admitted to the Van-O-Fame, IMO.
Michael in San Antonio
91GL AT 'Gringo'
73 Beetle

On Fri, Oct 9, 2009 at 4:32 PM, joel walker <uncajoel@bellsouth.net> wrote:

> A Vanagon Scientific Dictionary
>
> little known scientific names and facts
> concerning Volkswagen Vanagons (and other years of Type 2 vehicles)
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Van der Waals forces ...
>       the relatively mild attractive forces that are operative
> between vans and campers
>        and that arise because of the eccentric polarization induced
> in each by the presence
>       of the other.
>       in laymen's language, the name of the phenomomenen that causes
> clusters of Vanagons
>       Vanagon campers and other such vehicles to magically appear at
> campgrounds.
>
> Van der Graaff electrostatic generator ...
>       commonly known as "no brakes at all" in a vanagon. causes
> tinglely feelings all up and down the
>       body, and hair to stand on end, creating a very strange
> appearance of the driver to passers-by
>       or unwilling passengers. so called because of the sounds
> coming from the driver as she/he
>       attempts to rapidly pump the brake pedal in an effort to lower
> the velocity of the vehicle:
>       "graff!! graaaaaafff!!! GRAAAAFFFF!!!".
>
> Vandyke ...
>       nah. not going there. not today.
>
> Vanadic acid ...
>       various forms of LSD found under the seats of the used Vanagon
> Camper
>       you just purchased online.
>
> Vanadate ....
>       the court date for your appearance before the magistrate to
> explain why you should not
>       be locked up for drug possession due to the vanadic acid found
> in your newly purchased
>       van by the constable and his drug-sniffering dog.
>
> Vanadium ...
>       a vanagon and camper exhibition of Van der Waals forces, when
> held inside a football stadium.
>
> Vanadinite ...
>       one of possibly several occupants of a Vanagon Camper, eating
> a meal inside the camper.
>
> Vandal ...
>       one of a pair of sandals, worn by drivers or passengers of
> Vanagons.
>
> Vandalism ...
>       the use of a Vandal to severely whup up on the driver of a
> Vanagon during an
>       occurance of Van der Graaff electrostatic generation.
>
> Vandalize ...
>       the yellow/black/blue/reddish coloration of the face of the
> driver of a Vanagon
>       after (or possibly during) an occurance of Van der Graaff
> electrostatic generation,
>       after having undergone Vandalism.
>
> Vanguard ...
>       a medium-to-large dog.
>
> Vanilla ...
>       a common all-encompassing ailment found among Vanadinites.
>
> Vanir ...
>       A race of Norse gods who became united with the Aesir.
>       or a beautiful-to-look at but very shallow person with shoddy
> workmanship underneath,
>       who happens to drive a Vanagon. :)
>
> Vanish ...
>       things of or related to Vanagons.
>
> Vanishing Cream ...
>       externally applied goop that makes people think you actually
> drive a Vanagon.
>
> Vanity ...
>       an empty Vanagon. sometimes, just a single Vanagon Camper off
> in the woods by itself.
>
> Vanquish ...
>       the remains of a Vanguard after being run over by a Vanagon.
>       also, the rest of the face of a driver of a Vanagon after
> being Vandalized.
>
> Vantage ...
>       the name given to older-but-wiser drivers of Vanagons,
> especially those with lots of gray hair.
>
> Vanward ...
>       the east wing of the state mental institution, wherein are
> kept all seriously disturbed Vanagon
>       owners. :)
>
>
> and that's the rest of the Dictionary. :)
>
> unca joel
>