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Re: shuttle disaster



On Sun, Feb 09, 2003 at 02:51:12AM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote:
> On Sun, 2003-02-09 at 00:57, Gary Turner wrote:
> > Paul Johnson wrote:
> > 
> > >On Sat, Feb 08, 2003 at 10:32:10PM -0600, Gary Turner wrote:
> [snip]
> > >From a logic class many years ago:
> > 
> > 	"All Volvo drivers are liberal, but not all liberals drive Volvos."
> 
> Hey, I resent that!!  If they still made 240s, and were affordable, I'd
> definitely still drive one.

In Britain, "Volvo driver" carries connotations of "head stuck up
arse" and "drives through motorcyclists".

Which is a shame, since the cars themselves are great (especially the
older models). I think the McPherson front end on the 240s was a step
back from the preceding double-wishbone arrangement though.

Pigeon



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