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From: blgardne@javelin.es.com (Blaine Gardner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Thank you C= Folks!!!
Message-ID: <1990Dec11.192655.15628@javelin.es.com>
Date: 11 Dec 90 19:26:55 GMT
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kent@swrinde.nde.swri.edu (Kent D. Polk) writes:

[Hot cars deleted]

>Better yet, how about on one of those new Ducati 888's? Made for those
>beautiful mountain roads:

I'm looking at getting an FJ1200 next spring. It's only been 12 years
since I bought my last new street bike, pretty flighty of me to switch
bikes so often, isn't it? :-)

>Now what does this have to do with Amigas? Ok, how about this one:
>"Having an Amiga is a lot like riding a high-performance motorcycle.
>For a cheaper price you get an incredible amount of performance and the
>thrill that goes with it, but you do loose a little bit of safety."
                                      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Pssst. You never mention the downside in front of the general public,
they might think we're crazy or something.

>(0-60 in 3.7 secs on my 44k mile 700 Sabre without shifting into 2nd)

I'll see that 3.7, and lower you a .5 at least!  But all this nonsense
really belongs in rec.motorcycles. See you over there?
-- 
Blaine Gardner @ Evans & Sutherland  580 Arapeen Drive, SLC, Utah 84108
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DoD #0046   My other motorcycle is a Quadracer.         BIX: blaine_g