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Re: Auto alarms

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From: Nuran Cinlar
Date: Fri, 01 Jul 1994 11:14
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In article <2usfleINNitv@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu> velde@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu (Francois R. Velde) writes:
>It also follows that you should park next to clubless cars.
>
>And, by the time every car has a club, the club will have become 
>useless (since its advantage was only differential) and indispensible
>(if you're the only one clubless, you'll be the target).
>

Sometimes the club seems like an announcement of vulnerability:

In Charles Village, cars come in two flavors: clubbed, and club-free.

Other places, a visible club announces that while most cars present 
have fancy alarm systems, all you have protecting your property
is a lousy bit of metal.

--Nuran
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From: ncinlar@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu (Nuran Cinlar)
Newsgroups: dc.driving,balt.general,dc.general
Subject: Re: Auto alarms
Date: 1 Jul 1994 07:14:50 -0400
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