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In article <Dr0L55.EEp@world.std.com> jcooley@world.std.com (John Cooley) writes:

   From: jcooley@world.std.com (John Cooley)
   Date: Tue, 7 May 1996 02:48:41 GMT

   Ross Thompson <thompson@adobe.com> wrote:
   >John,
   >   This is so wierd.  I don't think you and I share a single opinion.
   >And this includes your interpretation of what Janice said.  Her second
   >sentence explicitly says that she doesn't care so much about money,
   >its the personal appearance (read: image) that is being projected.  It
   >is about the kind of people that drive trucks, not about the kind of
   >people that have money.

   Ross, I think you're right in this; I just took it the rest of the way
   -- a truck doesn't connotate $$$ while a Volvo definitely does.  Yes,

I can't see that. one of my fraternity brothers had a volvo at
college, and he didn't really have any more money than the rest of
them. I forget why he had it, he just did. this was in 1978.

   in a true financial analysis both cars are probably of the same value,
   but the image projected is at one time they did (or wish they did)
   own a newer version of the same vehicle.

not a valid conclusion either, esp with the high cost of new cars
these days.

perhaps all it means is what you think it means. a friend in 1983
changed jobs and bought a BMW, because 1) he wanted one, and 2) he
thought it helped project the right image for him at his new job. I
don't know if that was true or not, but if he thought so, and his
likely clientele thought so, then it was.

 -- clint
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