Did Ford go the wrong direction in gas mileage and HP?

** OK, I'd like to know who of youse guys have hit his 40th birthday or ** past so I know the Old School contingent here. Makes for reminiscing ** over Geritol on the rocks. For the record, I'll be 48 in a week from ** today.

Count me in. I turn 46 later in a week. I'm not an old fart, however. I've decided that I'm too damn young to LOOK this old. I've lost 31 lbs. since February, and I've spent $7,000 on tooth extracions and Orthodontics that will continue well into my 48th year. I hate the way I look, and unlike most old-farts, I am doing something about it.

As Kevin Spacey once said, "It's never too late, to get it back." My head still says I'm 16. And I *am* going to get it back, trust me.

-JD

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I turned 40 Sept 22nd, 8 days after we bought the '65 (which we have now named "Elvira")

Gumby619

I wanna drive it dammit, it's summer!!!!!

thats radio host phill henry. that is only one person talking it's a skitt [but funny]

Jeff

57 this October... something about the 'oldfart' age.. got back into cars and bought a '99 V6 vert then the '02.. second childhood I guess.

Oh, man... SERIOUS denial. You must live in California. The rest of the country knows this little secret: clean yourself up speak well exude a positive aura and it doesn't matter how butt-ugly you are, folks will like you all the same.

dwight

** Oh, man... SERIOUS denial. You must live in California. The rest of the ** country knows this little secret: ** clean yourself up ** speak well ** exude a positive aura ** and it doesn't matter how butt-ugly you are, folks will like you all the ** same.

Wanna bet? If you're FAT have teeth like Billy Bob, how you look matters, especially if you EVER hope to get laid.

-JD

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"JD Adams" wrote

Getting people to like you and trying to get laid are two different things. However I do agree with you on that point. :)

On Sat, 22 May 2004 17:24:06 -0600, "66 6F HCS" wrote something wonderfully witty:

If you have successfully gotten people who don't like you to lay you, you really need to share the secret. I have been told I am not allowed to use a broadsword to disprove ?The Pen is Mightier than the sword?.

On Sat, 22 May 2004 15:25:57 -0700, JD Adams wrote something wonderfully witty:

What a person lacks in looks, they can make up in money & personality.

BTW -- What do you call a chick with a great personality?

I have been told I am not allowed to use a broadsword to disprove ?The Pen is Mightier than the sword?.

That's what money is for.

dwight

"ZombyWoof" wrote

is Mightier than the sword'.

Dale Carnegie's "How to Win Friends and Influence People".

"When dealing with people, let us remember we are not dealing with creatures of logic. We are dealing with creatures of emotion, creatures bustling with prejudices and motivated by pride and vanity." -Dale Carnegie

"You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you." -Dale Carnegie

On Sun, 23 May 2004 09:32:00 -0600, "66 6F HCS" wrote something wonderfully witty:

Ya, but I was talking about getting laid. Got plenty of friends. I have been told I am not allowed to use a broadsword to disprove ?The Pen is Mightier than the sword?.

I hit 50 in March. Last year, I bought an '03 Lightning, which my wife jokes about being my mid-life crisis car. But a Cobra was a little too expensive for me and hey, I had to replace that 13-year-old Probe GT with something! :D

-- Jim

CobraJet wrote

What a transparent ploy to wrangle some Happy Birthdays.

Me: February 1954. Eisenhower in office one year. Fords ran flatheads. Chebbies ran sixes. Army-McCarthy hearings had just begun. "Sh-Boom" by the Crew Cuts was the first rock'n'roll tune ever to chart in the Top Ten.*

180 Out TS 28 *1954 Top Ten: Little Things Mean a Lot - Kitty Kallen Sh-Boom - Crew Cuts Wanted - Perry Como Oh! My Papa - Eddie Fisher Mr. Sandman - Chordettes Make Love to Me - Jo Stafford Hey There - Rosemary Clooney Secret Love - Doris Day This Old House - Rosemary Clooney I Need You Now - Eddie Fisher

Me: June 1954. Mr. Eisenhower left a life-long impression on me.

dwight

Only if said wishes are in a separate thread, and are accompanied by high quality insults. You know how I am.

Life would be a dream. How it all dissolved.

Ford was teething its new OHV Y-block, Chevy was planning to attack the Flathead Faithful with its new Mouse, and Chrysler was setting the stage for the new sport of drag racing with its new Whale motor. SH-BOOM!

CobraJet