Miata Mailing List: February 2000, Message #171

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You forgot one...

26.  You've seen the Dead live.

And no, I'm not a Deadhead.

Q:  What did the Deadhead say when his acid wore off?
A:  "God, this music sucks!"

Scot & Kate

--- "Ronald A. Veenker" <veenker@home.com> wrote:
> Apologies to you left coasters who are sensitive. 
> I'm a native of LA so cut me some
> slack.
> 
> Ron and RedFox
> Bowling Green, KY
> 
> 
> >
> > > > You know you're in California when ......
> > > >
> > > > 1.  Your co-worker has 8 body piercing and
> none are visible.
> > > >
> > > > 2.  You make over $250,000 and still can't
> afford a house.
> > > >
> > > > 3.  You take a bus and find it worthy of note
> that 2 people are carrying on a
> > > > conversation in English. (That ain't just in
> California, child!)
> > > >
> > > > 4.  Your child's 3rd grade teacher has purple
> hair, a nose ring, & is
> > > > named Breeze.
> > > >
> > > > 5.  You can't remember...is pot illegal?
> > > >
> > > > 6.  You've been to more than one baby shower
> that has two mothers and a
> > > > sperm donor.
> > > >
> > > > 7.  You have a very strong opinion about where
> your coffee beans are
> > > > grown and can taste the difference between
> Sumatra and Ethiopian.
> > > >
> > > > 8.  You also know which Brentwood restaurant
> serves the freshest
> > > > arugula.
> > > >
> > > > 9.  A really great parking space can move you
> to tears.
> > > >
> > > > 10. A low speed pursuit will interrupt ANY TV
> broadcast.
> > > >
> > > > 11. Gas costs 75 cents per gallon more than
> anywhere else in the U.S.
> > > >
> > > > 12. A man gets on the bus in full leather
> regalia and crotch less chaps.
> > > > You don't even notice.
> > > >
> > > > 13. A woman gets on the bus with live poultry.
> You don't even notice.
> > > >
> > > > 14. Unlike back home, the guy at 8:30 am at
> Starbuck's wearing the
> > > > baseball cap and sunglasses who looks like
> George Clooney IS George
> > > > Clooney.
> > > >
> > > > 15. Your car insurance costs as much as your
> house payment.
> > > >
> > > > 16. The gym is packed at 3 PM ... on a work
> day.
> > > >
> > > > 17.  Your hairdresser is straight, your
> plumber is gay, the woman who
> > > > delivers your mail is into BDSM, and your Mary
> Kay rep is a guy in drag.
> > > >
> > > > 18. It's sprinkling and there's a report on
> every news station about
> > > > "STORM WATCH 99."
> > > >
> > > > 20. Your paperboy has a two-picture deal.
> > > >
> > > > 21. The three hour traffic jam you just sat
> through wasn't caused by a
> > > > horrific nine-car Freeway pileup,  but by
> everyone slowing to rubberneck
> > > > at a lost shoe laying on the shoulder.
> > > >
> > > > 22. The weatherman talks about the weather in
> other parts of thecountry, as
> > > > if we really care.
> > > >
> > > > 23. You pass an elementary school playground
> and the children are all
> > > > busy with their cell phones or pagers.
> > > >
> > > > 24. It's sprinkling outside, so you leave for
> work an hour or two early
> > > > to avoid all the weather-related accidents.
> > > >
> > > > 25. You AND your dog have therapists.
> > > >
> > > > You know you're NOT in California if you don't
> know who George Clooney is -
> > > > and don't care.
> >
> > --
> > Ronald A. Veenker
> > Philosophy & Religion
> > Western Kentucky University
> > Bowling Green, KY 42101
> > off:  270-745-5755
> > fax:  270-745-5261
> >
> > "One day we will look back on this.... and plow
> into a parked car"   Mazda Miata
> > MX5  '99 Red LP
> 
> --
> 
> Ron & RedFox ‘99L
> MCA#53297
> 
> Ronald A. Veenker
> Vette City Miata Club
> Bowling Green, KY
> 
> 
> As the light changed from red to green to yellow and
> back to red again,
> I sat there thinking about life.  Was it nothing
> more than a bunch of
> honking and yelling?  Sometimes it seemed that way.
> 
> 
> Got red?
> 
> 
> 
> 
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