RE: I CAN'T BELIEVE MY EYES

["Adams, Richard" <radams@metasolv.com>]

I though it was "Type-Rice" ?

>-----Original Message-----
>From:	Patrick [SMTP:psherman@bigfoot.com]
>Sent:	Thursday, December 18, 1997 11:25 AM
>To:	collier@iglou.com; jetta glx Digest; gti-vr6 Listserver
>Subject:	Re:I CAN'T BELIEVE MY EYES
>
>You should of ripped it off, or we should make a sticker that finishes the
>"R",
>like, "Type-R" Then we show up and it reads, "Type-Retard"
>
>
>
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>Subject: I CAN'T BELIEVE MY EYES
>Author: owner-gti-vr6@dev.tivoli.com
>Date:  12/18/97 10:08 AM
>
>HI all, chris collier here,
>
>i was at the Mall of America this past Tuesday, killing some time before
>my plane left to come back to Kentucky;
>
>i pulled into the parking ramp, and while looking for a spot to park, i
>eyed a Black GTi VR6; of course i found a parking place and then
>proceeded to walk over to where the VW was parked;
>
>nothing too alarmingly different about this car; no visible mods, from
>the rear and side;
>
>AND THEN THERE IT WAS.........PLAIN AS DAY.......RIGHT ON THE SIDE OF
>THE CAR
>just below the side molding under the rear side windows...........
>
>it brings heartache to me to have to bring this to the list...........
>i was absolutely stunned by what i saw...............
>
>a TYPE R sticker, right on the side, on the paint, accompanied by a
>neuspeed sticker...
>
>now normally this would not have burned me up too bad; except for the
>fact that i had just visited the Rice-Boy home page, and had
>many-o-laughs at other's expense;
>i had even sent that page to friends for them to enjoy the idiocy of
>some people.....
>
>but seeing this sticker on a family member's car, a VW, well that just
>hits too close to home;
>
>i was saddened and thought i would share so that we can all remember
>this VW owner in our prayers, and let him know that there is a place to
>get help; there are those of us who care......we can help;
>
>the first step is admitting that you have a problem
>
>
>thanks for the wasted bandwidth,
>
>chris
>
>p.s.-don't let me find out that that was your car Lewis Lau, i will be
>very disappointed, ha ha
>
>p.s.s.-if the car i saw was one of us on the list, please...please...be
>proud of what you have and don't emulate the
>others.............especially the Honda
>
>--
>christopher n. collier
>collier@iglou.com
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