

| Subject: | Re: nicknames for the generations |
| From: | J. Walker |
| Date: | Tue, 04 Oct 94 14:06:47 CDT |
On Tue, 4 Oct 94 13:18:28 CDT it was said: >How about a dustbuster? > - martha rubin nah. that's what you call those GM sloop-nosed jobbers, the Silhouette, etc. they look MUCH more like a Dustbuster than the eurovan does. >Try "Kaiser Roll". > - joshua poulson hmmmmm. yeah. even the nationality fits. kaiser rolls, at least in alabama, are quite a bit fatter sideways, though. anyhoo, i've been busying my widdle bwain about this (slow day at flat rock) and the closest thing i can think of that resembles the eurovan (and vice versa) is either a camping/hiking boot or baby shoes. but if you call it 'das Boot', that means a boat, and usually a submarine. so maybe the Shoe? Shoo-Shoo Baby? i can't remember how to spell shoe in german. and it really isn't just a 'shoe' but a particular kind of shoe/boot. almost like a fat nike/rebok yuppie shoe. ;) <boy. ric is gonna pop his cork enny minute now ... :) > joel who suffered through the years of Vana-gone.
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