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Old 05-10-2010, 10:23 AM
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I hate the word "cute"

If one more person tells me my new MINI MCS is cute...I think I will run them over!!!

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Old 05-10-2010, 10:35 AM
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Well, I think it is "curvy" too!
 
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Old 05-10-2010, 11:11 AM
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But not reubenesque.
 
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Old 05-10-2010, 11:49 AM
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With a Name like MarkyM...
 
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Old 05-10-2010, 11:55 AM
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Im good with any good-intentioned compliment, which 'cute' is, imho.
 
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Old 05-10-2010, 12:02 PM
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Well, they are aren't they?
 
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It's inevitable that MINIs will be called cute. Fact is, they are relatively cute compared to other cars, and as is the case with non-cars, anything that is small is cute. Think about it... Baby humans, baby animals, etc. They're small... They're cute, even if at a larger scale they'd be disgusting. Hairless rodents the size of your finger = cute. Hairless rodents the size of your dog = vomit-inducing.

MINI = small = cute

Barring a mural of bloody roadkill on the side of your car, people are going to call it cute. There's no use fighting it.
 
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Old 05-10-2010, 01:16 PM
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Meh.....if a cute girl says my car is cute, I'm not going to argue.
 
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Old 05-10-2010, 01:18 PM
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There are some definite similarities: Xenons, bonnet scoop, grille, runflats, small size...
 
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Old 05-10-2010, 01:19 PM
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Of course they are cute. Especially those Black 09 loaded MCS'. Guess you gotta run me over.
 
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Old 05-10-2010, 01:25 PM
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the famous mini owner complaint. i agree. i just agree. at least people like our cars :-)
 
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Old 05-10-2010, 01:36 PM
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I see my MINI as "bulldog tough"
 
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Old 05-10-2010, 01:36 PM
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I hear you, it's especially tough being a guy, a manly gear-head, and having your MINI be called cute...
 
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Old 05-10-2010, 01:46 PM
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cute dog dude
 
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Old 05-10-2010, 02:57 PM
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I somewhat got annoyed of it, then i finally came up with a line i heard somewhere..

"It's not cute, it's strategically adorable." ..hm try that out?
 
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Old 05-10-2010, 03:05 PM
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Originally Posted by RJKimbell
With a Name like MarkyM...
What a cute thing to say.
 
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Old 05-10-2010, 03:12 PM
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Originally Posted by MarkyM
I see my MINI as "bulldog tough"
That's what MINI wants you to think. Dude, your clown car is cute.

I recommend putting a lawyer on retainer. You are going to need it to fight the serial killer charges you will be facing in the future. People are going to tell you it is cute.
 
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Old 05-10-2010, 03:27 PM
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You drive a cute car. If you don't like people telling you your car is cute drive something else.
 
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Old 05-10-2010, 03:48 PM
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Somebody at SBux called called my car, "such a cutey, patooty"
I used to hate it, now I don't mind anymore.
 
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Old 05-10-2010, 03:50 PM
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If someone told me my car was cute, I'd say, then you haven't been looking at the driver baby, since you can have the full package of tripple cute: My MC, Me and You ....Grrrr. lol
 
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Old 05-10-2010, 04:03 PM
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A ride in my factory JCW will dismiss any ideas of "cute"
 
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Originally Posted by YourBoyRay
If someone told me my car was cute, I'd say, then you haven't been looking at the driver baby, since you can have the full package of tripple cute: My MC, Me and You ....Grrrr. lol
YBR...You're Cute!!
 
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Old 05-10-2010, 04:04 PM
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Originally Posted by s3anryan

There are some definite similarities: Xenons, bonnet scoop, grille, runflats, small size...
OK...now that is one Dam CUTE Puppy!!! A Future FSP??!!
 
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Old 05-10-2010, 04:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Herleman
What a cute thing to say.
 
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Old 05-10-2010, 05:11 PM
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You are ALL cute, so are your comments, and so are your MINIs!

I like it when the young guys come up to me and tell me my MINI is "dope"
 


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