In a message dated 98-10-23 22:18:48 EDT, dearbo@EROLS.COM writes:

> My wife and I have gotten into a funny habit of playing a little game -
>  The Vanagain Game.  When we are tooling down the road, the first one to
>  see a Vanagon shouts "VANAGAIN" ! with a smirky grin (You can say like
>  Kramer - "I called it!).  If indeed, it is a Vanagon the caller gets 1
>  point.  We've extended the field to include busses and Eurovans and one
>  can shout "BUSSS" or "EV".  Sorry they are only worth 1/2 point each -
>  Hey, I'm makin the rules.  Wrong calls get the same point value
>  deducted.  The person with the most points wins. You cannot call the
>  "predictable" Vanagons which are always sitting in a friends yard or a
>  garage.  The passenger has a slight advantage - they can always scan
>  large mall parking lots when the driver has to keep his eye on the
>  road.  Try it - it addictive - like Vanagains! :)

Hey, that's the same game we play.  The kids are best at it though.  My 7 year
old daughter will report when I come home from work "I saw 3 Vanagons and 4
busses today....and a New Beetle".  We throw in New Beetles too since they're
a novelty. We don't assign any points though.
It's a little wierd if we're traveling with people from outside out family
when some one shouts "Vanagon" and points like they've just spotted an alien
spacecraft!  People outside the family, just don't understand.  :)

Regards,
Jim Davis