Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Ferrari List Threads

[Jason Polzer (jason]

And just like a soap opera within minutes I'm all caught up no matter  
how much I missed.

Come to think of it, I always read the list during wifey's Tivo'd "The  
Young and the Restless".  And I thought I was doing something  
different.

Dennis that was great!

Jason

 On 19-Sep-06, at 10:46 AM, Dennis Liu wrote:
> You're absolutely right, Dick.  This is an ongoing problem with the  
> Ferrari
> List.  For better or worse, this list is a "community".  One that is  
> often
> times dominated by a few individuals.  Again, for better and for worse.
>
> I've been a member for some time, longer than most, but shorter than  
> some.
> It's actually quite amusing to see how some trends work out.
>
>
>
> There will be a lull in posts, and someone will lament the dearth of  
> posts.
>
> Then someone, quite possibly Jenkins, will say, jokingly, "hey, we  
> need a
> watch/gun/gasoline price/dead cats" thread.
>
> Which will cause someone else to jump in and actually post one, just  
> to stir
> things up.  Say, "hey, what do you guys think about the new Panerai  
> Ferrari
> watch", or "Don't you think that .40S&W is the commonly accepted carry  
> round
> today?" or "Those ba$t [at] rd oil companies are screwing the common man by
> conspiring to keep gas prices high."
>
> Which invites a round of comments from the usual suspects (me  
> included, all
> too often).
>
> Willi will make an allusion to Hitler and/or Nazi Germany.
>
> Doug will respond with a very funny anecdote involving Willi and SoCal  
> car
> history and someone being stripped naked.
>
> Larry T will join in with a "yeah, that's great, boy those sure were  
> the
> days!"
>
> Dr Ken will have a hilarious but totally OT post about how the liberals
> ruined said watch/gun/cat-killing-mechanism.
>
> Brian will agree with the point about the watch/gun, but insist that  
> high
> prices for said watch/gun are perfectly reflective of fair market  
> value.
>
> clyDe will point out that Brian's notions of FMV are always insanely  
> too
> high.
>
> Jim will agree with clyDe.
>
> Willi will jump back and make a totally gratuitous tear at clyDe.
>
> clyDe will laugh it off.
>
> Larry B will make a sensible response to the topic, then fade away for
> another month.
>
> Charles will make another sensible response, and mock Dennis while  
> he's at
> it.
>
> Lashdeep will jump in and make another point about said watch/gun, but  
> toss
> in a comment about an American Muscle Car too.
>
> Tom Reynolds will respond, "but it REALLY IS a conspiracy!"
>
> Dennis will take the time to write an incredibly long-winded, detailed,
> footnoted 17 page dissertation, demonstratively showing how
> Tom/Lashdeep/Paul/Mark/Brian much, categorically, absolutely, papally  
> must
> be wrong about the conspiracy, but no one reads it because it's much  
> too
> boring.
>
> Handa, who actually does read it, goads Dennis on.
>
> Dr. Steve writes an even longer, more right-wing response, bringing up  
> some
> aspect of warfare, policing, self-defense or explosives.
>
> Cap. Robert agrees with Dr. Steve, and goads him on.
>
> Paul will try to move the topic back to Ferrari-dom by asking how to  
> fix a
> particular 308 problem with the dead cat.
>
> Michel will join in, and say that he suffers from the same problem.
>
> Michael tries to answer Paul's technical question, ignoring for the  
> most
> part everything else.
>
> Dave tries to help too, but also makes a point about the gun/watch.
>
> Ditto for George P.
>
> Rick laughs it all off, and tries to point it back towards Ferrari.
>
> Michel will ask, does anyone have the answer to my question, not  
> realizing
> that Michael, Dave and George all gave him the answer.
>
> Erik make a very funny but vaguely obscure reference, usually from the  
> other
> side of the world.
>
> Britt laughs in amazement at all of this, and asks a pointed Ferrari  
> tech
> question.
>
> Jeff tries to help Britt and Paul, then retreats like Larry B for  
> another
> month.
>
> AJ responds a bit late to the watch/gun thread, from wherever he's
> stationed.
>
> Which in turn prompts Crawford to do the same, while simultaneously  
> making
> another post, but completely about Ferraris this time.
>
> Matt responds, desperately trying to get it back on-topic.
>
> John A responds, refusing to let the watch topic die, as he has a  
> practical
> watch question.
>
> ***  THEN Some poor person who signed up for the _FERRARILIST_ asks a
> question, "hey, what does all of this have to do with Ferraris?"
>
> Jenkins then usually ends it with a "cookoo for coca puffs, Porsches  
> sux
> Ferrari rules" comment.
>
> THEN THE CYCLE STARTS ALL OVER AGAIN.
>
>
> [There, is there anyone I haven't gravely insulted?]
>
> Much love and grins,
>
> --Dennis
>
>
>
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