A little short quiz to see how well you've paid attention in life.

http://www.ol.../thinktst.htm

It's not car related, but pretty interesting... I did 22 out of 25...

Soupy

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Hello all...
I am concerned about some of the groups on this site making challenges a total waste of time. Their members select cars to challenge and then all of the members of the club are instructed to vote for the club member's car, even if the car that's been challenged is far superior to some of their rust buckets. This is not why this site was setup. I, along with many others, shouldn't have to tolerate this type of behavior.
I would be interested in hearing from everyone else on this subject...
Soupy

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An 18 year old Italian girl tells her Mom that she has missed her period for 2 months. Very worried, the mother goes to the drugstore and buys a pregnancy kit. The test result shows that the girl is pregnant.

Shouting, cursing, crying, the mother says, "Who was the pig that did this to you? I want to know!"

The girl picks up the phone and makes a call. Half an hour later, a Ferrari stops in front of their house. A mature and distinguished man with grey hair and impeccably dressed in an Armani suit steps out of a Ferrari and enters the house.

He sits in the living room with the father, mother, and the girl and tells them: "Good morning, your daughter has informed me of the problem.

I can't marry her because of my personal family situation but I'll take charge. I will pay all costs and provide for your daughter for the rest of her life.

Additionally, if a girl is born, I will bequeath a Ferrari, 2 retail stores, a townhouse, a beach-front villa, and a $2,000,000 bank account.

If a boy is born, my legacy will be a couple of factories and a $4,000,000 bank account. If twins, they will receive a factory and $2,000,000 each.

However, if there is a miscarriage, what do you suggest I do?"

At this point, the father, who had remained silent, places a hand firmly on the man's shoulder and tells him, "You gonna try again"

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Check out this challenge from my Friend Harlan - let's blow his awesome '76 T/A away, just for the fun of it... Thanks guys!!! I have lots of pictures from the last two shows to upload. So be on the lookout.
Soupy

Link to the challenge: http://www.mo...vs_black_bart

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The Trans Am is my shepherd; I shall not want.
It maketh me burnout on black pavements;
It leadeth me beside busy freeways;
It restoreth my soul;
It leads me in the path of quickness for its names sake.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of rice, I shall fear no turbo, for Torque art with me;
Thy rod and thy piston they comfort me.
Thou preparest a Track for me in the presence of my enemies;
Thou hast anointed my bearings with oil;
My car overpowers. Surely traction and victory shall follow me,
All the days of my life,
And I shall dwell in the house of the V8, Forever.

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http://www.ca...com/redrocket

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Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas!!!!! I hope that your special Santa brought you all that you had wished for and more...
Soupy

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Hi All,
I am "Happy" to report that it was another successful weekend here in sunny South Florida with beautiful weather, a great car cruise and two fantastic car shows.
Friday evening started it all off with the usual cruise-in at the Tower Shops in Davie, followed by a bite to eat with a few of the guys at the Falcon Pub.
Saturday morning I was up early to head on over to the S.A.B.A. Car Show on Andrews Avenue in Ft. Lauderdale. S.A.B.A. stands for the South Andrews Business Association and they put on a great show from 9:00 until 4:00 with 142 cars and trucks attending.
Saturday evening was dinner out at Stevie B's in Weston - an awesome place for ribs!!!
Sunday I was up early once again and headed over to the BIG show. The last real car show of the year, and the biggest. I was out of the house at 6:15 and headed over to meet up with a few buddies to drive on over to the show. It is held at the Festival Marketplace Mall in Pompano Beach and was attended by 610 cars and trucks. I was joined by 12 other members of the Got Muscle? Car Club along with my girl Tina from MFI. The day was awesome, although a little tiring, what with all the walking around...
I wrapped up Sunday at a small cruise-in at a Bar & Grille by the name of Zo's and was finally home and in bed at 11:30...
God I hope this week goes slow enough to get caught up at the office, yet quick enough to get to the weekend...

Dave Szczublewski
Weston, FL
www.soupy28.com
www.ban-one.com
www.motortopia.com/soupy/cars

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Hi all,
WOW!! What a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend I had!! A real whirlwind of activity
I hope that you also had a great Holiday weekend, and if you were one of the brave that went shopping on Friday, found all of the bargains that you were looking for... LOL... By the way, anything Trans Am related will work for me.
My weekend started Thursday, Thanksgiving Day. I slept in for a change and got up around 7:30 instead of the usual 5:30. Well, I decided to go and get a cup of coffee at DD's (Dunkin Doughnut's) and since I needed to move my '78 Trans Am out of the garage, jumped in it, turned the key and... nothing. Just the tell tale sound of something wrong with the starter, and oh my God, on Thanksgiving!!! Well, I managed to stay calm, got in touch with my buddy Mike, who in turn, was able to get in touch with my Mechanic Marc. Well, long story short, Marc had a used starter in his shop that would fit, so he got in his truck and drove on over to my place. 45 minutes later the old one was out, the new one was in, and a quick turn of the key proved that the starter was good and panic time was over.
Now, you may be wondering, why the panic??? Well, I was supposed to leave at 5:00 am on Friday morning with four of my buddies to go to the Turkey Run Car Show in Daytona Beach, so it was really important to me to get the car repaired so I could leave with the rest of the guys. It's a 4 to 4-1/2 hour trip and I really wanted to go with everyone else.
Well, with that out of the way, I took the car down to the hand wash place, got it all cleaned up for the Friday trip and returned it to the safety of the garage.
The rest of the late morning and early afternoon I hung Christmas lights outside for the wife, then around 2:00 headed on off for Thanksgiving Dinner at a local restaurant. After dinner I spent some time fixing some of the pinstripping, straightening out the trunk, and getting her all waxed up.
Friday, it was up at 3:45 am to shower and dress and head over to meet up with other four guys for the drive to Daytona. I drove my '78 Trans Am, Harlan drove his '76 Trans Am, Mike drove his '72 Chevelle SS, Joe his '68 Plymouth GTX and Gonzo a 64-1/2 Mustang Convertible. It was quite the sight to see all of us heading North and we got a lot of claps, whistles and thumbs up from the other cars. Well we arrived around 9:30 got set up and then just sat around and people watched most of the afternoon.
The show ended Friday at 4:00 and we headed off to the hotel for some much needed rest. The rest of the evening was doing a little cruising, some burnouts for the people lining A1A in front of the hotels and ended with a cocktail or two at one of the local gentleman's clubs.
Saturday I was back up at 6:00, showered, grabbed a little breakfast and headed over to the Speedway for a whole day of Show and Shine. It was a beautiful day too... Lots and lots of people to talk to and lots and lots of cars to check out. They estimated that there were well over 5000 cars at the show, and after all of the walking I did, I can't disagree.
The show ended again at 4:00 and we all headed back to the hotel, even more tired than we were the day before... LOL...
Sunday was the final day of the show, and like most other 3-4 days shows, was the slowest day. We arrived at the Speedway around 7:30 and by 1:00 and wrapped things up and were on our way back to Lauderdale. So that's it... Fun, fun, fun...

David "Soupy" Szczublewski
Weston, FL
www.soupy28.com
www.ban-one.com
www.motortopia.com/soupy/cars
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'78 Black SE Trans Am
'84 Black HO Trans Am
'94 Red GT Trans Am
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How fast are you?

This is a reaction game. It could become addictive. I suspect the younger generation will do better than we "old timers." Give it a try. Who knows you may have very fast reaction times, if not, it might be a clue not to drive too fast.


http://WWW.BB..._version5.swf

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Found this on the 'net and thought you guys and gals might find it fun...

Soupy

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Click the link below for a good laugh!!!

http://www.el...id=9578741838

Soupy

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How To Identify A Driver's Home

One hand on wheel, one hand on horn: New York

One hand on wheel, one finger out window: Chicago

One hand on wheel, one hand on newspaper, foot solidly on accelerator: Boston

One hand on wheel, one hand in pants, cradling cell phone, brick on accelerator: California*
*with gun in lap: L.A.

Both hands on wheel, eyes shut, both feet on brake, quivering in terror: Ohio, but driving in California.

Both hands in air, gesturing, both feet on accelerator, head turned to talk to someone in back seat: Italy

One hand on Latte, one knee on wheel, cradling cell phone, foot on brake, mind on game: Seattle

One hand on wheel, one hand on hunting rifle, alternating between both feet being on the accelerator and both on the brake, throwing a McDonalds bag out the window: Texas city male

One hand on wheel, one hand hanging out the window, keeping speed steadily at 70mph, driving down the center of the road unless coming around a blind curve, in which case they are on the left side of the road: Texas country male

One hand constantly refocusing the rear-view mirror to show different angles of the BIG hair, one hand going between mousse, brush, and rat-tail to keep the helmet hair going, both feet on the accelerator, poodle steering the car, chrome .38 revolver with mother of pearl inlaid handle in the glove compartment: Texas female

Both hands on steering wheel in a relaxed posture, eyes constantly checking the rear-view mirror to watch for visible emissions from their own or another's car: Colorado

One hand on steering, yelling obscenities, the other hand a waving gun out the window and firing repeatedly, keeping a careful eye out for landmarks along the way so as to be able to come back and pick up any bullets that didn't hit other motorists so as not to litter: Colorado resident on spotting a car with Texas plates.

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THOUGHT OF THE DAY

"What makes a river so restful to people is that it doesn't have any doubt - it is sure to get where it is going, and it doesn't want to go anywhere else." - Hal Boyle

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WORDS OF WISDOM

"Marriage is the only thing that affords a woman the pleasure of company and the perfect sensation of solitude at the same time." - Helen Rowland (1876-1950) American Journalist

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DAILY MOTIVATOR

Get unstuck
If you feel like you're stuck, in many ways that's a positive sign. It means you're eager to get moving.
The feeling of being stuck shows that there's somewhere you truly would like to go, and you're ready for some real progress. It means you're highly motivated, and that's a powerful state to be in.

Instead of focusing on the particular problem of the moment that's making you feel stuck, step back and look at the big picture. Recall the reasons why you originally chose to be on this path in the first place.

Most likely, the challenge you're facing right now is trivial compared to the goal you've set for yourself. Put things in perspective and you'll realize that what's really keeping you stuck is not the situation itself but rather your response to it.

Instead of feeling overwhelmed, choose to start working your way through the challenge one step at a time. There is a little bit you can do now, a little bit of progress you can make later, and bit by bit you'll make your way through.

Take advantage of the frustration you feel, and redirect the energy of that frustration into positive, thoughtful action. You'll soon be looking back on this moment with the grateful realization that you just cleared a major hurdle and are quickly moving forward again.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY...

today to business associate Lisa Falahee of KONE Elevator, singer "Tiffany" aka Renee Darwich (1971), actress Lorraine Bracco (1954), Police frontman "Sting" aka Gordon Sumner (1951), and singer Don McLean (1945).

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DAILY TRIVIA FIX

Fact of the Day
The winged hat worn by the ancient Greek god Hermes (or, in Roman mythology, Mercury) was called a "petasos."

Bad Predictions
"Listerian antisepsis is absurd in theory and impossible in practice."
- George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) on Joseph Lister's theories about the connection between poor surgical hygiene and the spread of germs.

Entertainment Trivia
Silent-movie star Mary Pickford once owned both the jewels The Star of Bombay and The Star of India.

Joke of the Day
The college professor had just finished explaining an important research project to his class. He emphasized that this paper was an absolute requirement for passing his class, and that there would be only two acceptable excuses for being late.
Those were a medically certifiable illness, or a death in the student"s immediate family.
A smart ass student in the back of the class waved his hand and spoke up, "But what about extreme sexual exhaustion, professor?"
As you would expect, the class exploded in laughter.
When the students had finally settled down, the professor froze the young man with a glaring look. "Well," he responded, "I guess you'll just have to learn to write with your other hand."

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"Old Words"

I came across this phrase in a book yesterday "FENDER SKIRTS." A term I haven't heard in a
long time and thinking about "fender skirts" started me thinking aboutother words that quietly
disappear from our language with hardly a notice.

**Like "curb feelers" and "steering knobs." Since I'd been thinking of cars, my mind naturally went
that direction first. Any kids will probably have to find some elderly person over 50 to explain some
of these terms to you.

**Remember "Continental kits?" They were rear bumper extenders and spare tire covers that were
supposed to make any car as cool as a **Lincoln**Continental.

**When did we quit calling them "emergency brakes?" At some point "parking brake" became the proper
term. But I miss the hint of drama that went with "emergency brake."

**I'm sad, too, that almost all the old folks are gone who would call the accelerator the "foot feed."

**Didn't you ever wait at the street for your daddy to come home, so you could ride the "running board"
up to the house?

**Here's a phrase I heard all the time in my youth but never anymore -- "store-bought." Of course,
just about everything is store-bought these days. But once it was bragging material to have a
store-bought dress or a store-bought bag of candy

**"Coast to coast" is a phrase that once held all sorts of excitement and now means almost
nothing. Now we take the term "world wide" for granted. This floors me.

**On a smaller scale, "wall-to-wall" was once a magical term in our homes. In the '50s, everyone
covered his or her hardwood floors with, wow, wall-to-wall carpeting! Today, everyone replaces
their wall-to-wall carpeting with hardwood floors. Go figure.

**When's the last time you heard the quaint phrase "in a family way?" It's hard to imagine that the word
"pregnant" was once considered a little too graphic, a little too clinical or use in polite company. So
we had all that talk about stork visits and "being in a family way" or simply "expecting."

**Apparently "brassiere" is a word no longer in usage. I said it the other day and my niece cracked up. I guess it's just "bra" now "Unmentionables" probably wouldn't be understood at all.

**I always loved going to the "picture show," but I considered "movie" an affectation.

**Most of these words go back to the '50s, but here's a pure-'60s word I came across the other day -
"rat fink." Ooh, what a nasty put-down!

**Here's a word I miss - "percolator." That was just a fun word to say. And what was it replaced with?
"Coffee maker." How dull. Mr. Coffee, I blame you for this.

**I miss those made-up marketing words that were meant to sound so modern and now sound so retro.
Words like "DynaFlow" and "Electrolux." Introducing the 1963 Admiral TV, now with "SpectraVision!"

**Food for thought - Was there a telethon that wiped out lumbago? Nobody complains of that anymore.
Maybe that's what castor oil cured, because I never hear mothers threatening kids with castor oil
anymore!

**Some words aren't gone, but are definitely on the endangered list. The one that grieves me most
"supper." Now everybody says "dinner." Save a great word. Invite someone to supper. Discuss
fender skirts.

**Someone forwarded this to me. I thought some of us of a "certain age" would remember most of
these.

**Just for fun, Pass it along to others of "a certain age."

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An article in the Times of May 12th 2007 observed that the word "accident" has been removed from the latest edition of the Highway Code and replaced by "collision", "crash" or "incident".

The reason appears to be that describing something as an "accident" the driver feels less responsible as they are considered unavoidable, while using these alternative words encourages drivers to see the incident as a fact for which someone is responsible.

Some motoring groups have, however, claimed that the change will "foster a blame culture and encourage the prosecution of drivers for casualties that they had no intention of causing."

Some police forces refer to RTCs (road traffic collisions) rather than the more common RTA (road traffic accident.)

* Do you agree that the choice of vocabulary in this case reflects the way we view road traffic incidents?

* Is there a neutral term we can use?

* What other examples can you find of terminology which colours a listener's attitude towards an idea, a thing or an event? Consider the difference between "freedom fighters" and "terrorists" or "chubby" and "obese". Is this the same as political correctness (crippled / handicapped / disabled), (black / negro / colored), (chairman / chair / chairperson)?

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Both should have:
-Frequent waxings
-Low mileage
-Great headlights
-Clean, pleasant-smelling interiors
-Low maintenance needs
-High trade-in value
-Low emissions
-Wide rims, clean tailpipes
-Room to comfortably fit five
-Great performance when wet

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You know you have to Much Horse Power When...............

1. The emissions test guy starts laughing as soon as you pull onto the rollers.

2. You can't drive your car in the rain.

3. Your spouse is afraid to drive your car.

4. You are afraid to drive your car.

5. You spend more on tires than on food.

6. You spend more on car insurance than on house payments.

7. You look in a state police car and see a picture of your car taped to the dash.

8. You throw your underwear in the garbage rather than the hamper.

9. You have to go to the track to buy gas.

10. Your mechanic names the new wing of his shop after you.

11. Jacques Villeneuve and Michael Schumacher wave you by.

12. You can make the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs.

13. You're tempted to wear your fire suit just to drive to the office.

14. Red signal lights shift to green as you're approaching then shift back to red as you're receding.

15. You arrive somewhere before you left.

16. You get pulled over for doing 155 in a 35 but the cops will let you go if "they can look under the hood."

17. You remove the $2000 stereo system to save 6 lb. of weight.

18. You are not allowed to run in the Silver State Challenge.

19. You get an anonymous phone call asking if you are interested in being in the Cannonball Run.

20. Your face looks like you are riding a NASA centrifuge when you drive the car.

22. You need parachute braking.

23. Your spouse won't even ride in the car.

24 There is no possible way to "sneak out" of your neighborhood at 6 am.

25. Your pets scramble for their hiding spots as soon as the garage door is opened. (Pets, and all the neighbors...)

26. Family photos throughout the house are replaced with ife-sized posters of your car.

27. Fuel is delivered to your home: in 55 gallon drums!

28. You carry earplugs in your car. (doesn't everybody???)

29. The only spot on the car which receives any regular cleaning is the windshield. (what else is there to clean???)

30. You find out that side mirrors don't hold up at speeds exceeding 145 mph.

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