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Re: The new Cadillac

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From: Karen O'Mara
Date: Tue, 24 Nov 1998 00:00
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Good one, Chief.

The other night at Arco at Shoreline and Middlefield, an unusual car
pulled up next to me. Of course, I had to ask a few questions. One of 10
only left in the US -- a 1938 Cadillac. Mostly built to order, driven by
limo drivers, it was one dang *big* car. Fancy, too. 

Karen <crossposted to ba.singles without permission>

Fire Chief wrote:
> 
>  * Forwarded by : Blue Wave v2.12
> 
>                       The New Cadillac
> 
> A man and his wife were driving through country on his way from
> New York to California.
> 
> Looking at his fuel gauge, he decided to stop at the next
> gasoline station and fill up. About 15 minutes later, he spots
> a Mobil station and pulls over to the high octane pump.
> 
> "What can I do for ya'll?" asks the attendant.
> 
> "Fill `er up with high test," replies the driver.
> 
> While the attendant is filling up the tank, he's looking the car
> up and down.
> 
> "What kinda car is this?" he asks. "I never seen one like it
> before."
> 
> "Well," responds the driver, his chest swelling up with pride,
> "this, my boy is a 1999 Cadillac DeVille."
> 
> "What all's it got in it?" asks the attendant.
> 
> "Well," says the driver, "it has everything.  It's loaded with
> power steering, power seats, power sun roof, power mirrors,
> AM/FM radio with a 10 deck CD player in the trunk with 100 watts
> per channel, 8 speaker stereo, rack and pinion steering, disk
> brakes all around, leather interior, digital instrument package,
> and best of all, a 8.8 liter V12 engine."
> 
> "Wow," says the attendant, "that's really something!"
> 
> "How much do I owe you for the gasoline?" asks the driver.
> 
> "That'll be $30.17," says the attendant.
> 
> The driver pulls out his money clip and peels off a $20 and a
> $10. He goes into his other pocket and pulls out a handful of
> change. Mixed up with the change are a few golf tees.
> 
> "What are those little wooden things?" asks the attendant.
> 
> "That's what I put my balls on when I drive," says the driver.
> 
> "Wow," says the attendant, "those Cadillac people think of
> everything, don't they!"
> 
>  ! Origin: Massapequa, NY
> 
>     Firemen are proud of their hoses.
> ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.12
> ---
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> | Internet: fire.chief@warpgate.com
> | The WarpGate Network Internet Gateway El Cajon, CA.
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From: Karen O'Mara <karen@randomgraphics.com>
Subject: Re: The new Cadillac
Date: 1998/11/24
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