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Old 11-28-2002, 09:29 AM
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So I have this crazy neighbor who lives in the house across the street, he really is an oddball. He thinks UFOs landed in the woods at the bottom of the street, and told me that your watch will run backwards if you go in there. He also tried to build a platform on his roof so he could watch for the UFOs (and watch the rest of our houses as well I suspect.) We affectionately refer to him as the Village Idiot. One day last year, he approached me and asked what it was like to be a private detective. I told him my wife and I work for a publishing company, but he just gave me this uh-huh-yeah-right look. Later, a neighbor called me laughing, saying he had spoken to the V.I. and that the V.I. told him that my wife and I were a private detective team. Apparently she is the field operative wearing the earpiece and does the dangerous work wearing glamorous clothes, and I am the technogeek who sits in a van typing on the computer and whispering instructions to her. We laughed about this, and decided maybe it wasnt so bad to have the local crazy guy be a bit scared of us.

Anyway, the MINI arrived on the scene a few months ago, and the V.I. wandered over to have a look. He was most interested in the nav system, and was shocked when I demonstrated how the car could talk and display maps on the screen. Now, I hear from my other neighbor that the V.I. is convinced that the MINI is a spy car, and we can use it to track people, receive instructions from home base, etc.

I know it sounds somewhat scary, but dont worry, this guy is thoroughly harmless. It is VERY entertaining though! Last time we pulled up in the MINI when he was outside, we got a bit mischievous and made a great show of looking around to make sure we werent being followed by enemy agents before we went into the house.

Just thought Id share this funny story with you guys!

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Old 11-28-2002, 10:20 AM
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You wouldn't have posted this if you were spy's. The person is right. The MINI with NAV "IS" a spy car. Don't know how he found this out. Bury this post immediately or you'll compromise every one out here.

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Old 11-28-2002, 01:19 PM
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If we're ever in the area, we'll drop by in Little Nellie. I'll remember to let him see my backwards running 'Think Different' watch too
 
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Old 11-28-2002, 02:22 PM
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You should have all the local MINI owners meet at your house for a BBQ in the spring. The guy would probably flip out.
 
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Old 11-28-2002, 03:05 PM
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We should introduce him to my grandmother. She is convinced the first wave of alien invation is going to happen ANY day now and we should all prepare. Really, no kidding.

Do what we do in my family. Just go along with it. It can be fun. Keep up the spy act!

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Maybe THEY are here!!!
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (CNN) -- Fighter jets scrambled in an unsuccessful attempt to investigate a contrail of unknown origin first seen over the Caribbean and later reported over the midwestern United States, the Department of Defense said Thursday.
The North American Aerospace Defense Command scrambled the jets soon after unverified reports were received around 4 p.m. Wednesday that the contrail, seen near the Turks and Caicos Islands, was headed northwest toward the United States, said Lt. Cmdr. Curtis Jenkins, a spokesman for the Colorado Springs-based group.
.....but maybe they just want some turkey!!!!


 
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BLANNDARI..>>> BLANDARI..We have been compromised. The Mark and his target transport system is a color of the trees with night sky over the pilots. I have pollunZered the fusion material. The next time Mark across the street moves the target we will drop the klemtin shield and the mission will end.
BLANNDARI..>>> BLANDARRIUS This is the last contact>>>>___BLAN.. GURG CRUNN CRUNN>>>>
 
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Old 11-28-2002, 07:04 PM
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Tell him you are Austin Powers.......international man of mystery .
 
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Old 11-28-2002, 09:25 PM
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mama goose to grey squirrel..."the eagle has landed." Thats all i have to say for now. DO I MAKE YOU HORNAY BABY?!!
 
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>>You should have all the local MINI owners meet at your house for a BBQ in the spring. The guy would probably flip out.

What a GREAT idea!!!!
 
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Old 11-29-2002, 11:00 AM
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::secret agent man:: ::secret agent man::

don't forget to make sure he sees your decoder ring and your shoe telephone a la Maxwell Smart.

Do you have one of these great silver/titanium brief cases??


 
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Old 11-29-2002, 11:32 AM
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Sure, HArmless until he sees a movie about double agents, decides your one, and thinks he'll do Ameriaca a favor...!


 
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>>mama goose to grey squirrel..."the eagle has landed." Thats all i have to say for now. DO I MAKE YOU HORNAY BABY?!!

Let's keep it clean.
BTW do you think you could even make a toad H-Rn-Y?

 
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Decorate your yard with 5-foot diameter opaque white balloons this season.

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Next time he is outside at night get a flashlight. Turn the inside lights out and use your flashlight at the window like your signaling something. Call a nearby friend to drive by and put something in your mailbox.
 
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Wear trench coats and talk into your lapels as you walk to your door.
 
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I think it is a Spy Car!
 
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Old 11-29-2002, 08:26 PM
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>>I think it is a Spy Car!

Welcome Spy Car.

 
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Old 11-30-2002, 06:54 AM
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What's the frequency Kenneth?
 
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You should get you plates personalized with SPY CAR.

I think we should have the whole site show up at your house for the BBQ dressed as MIB agents. Have people posted outside your house and up and down the street with the secret service walkie talkies taling into our sleeves and really give the VI something to talk about for years.

I was wondering if he knows my mother?
 
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Old 11-30-2002, 10:14 AM
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>>Next time he is outside at night get a flashlight. Turn the inside lights out and use your flashlight at the window like your signaling something. Call a nearby friend to drive by and put something in your mailbox.


I love it! I was also thinking of having my wife drive up really fast in the Mini and come to a screeching halt while throwing open the passenger door, then I could run out of the house and dive in yelling "GO GO GO!!!!" then we would peal out of there!!!
 
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