You should say "Alas and Alack" ... at the very least! For as it turns out, up here in Connecticut (yes, Yankee-land), we actually have quite a festive celebration planned. It will primarily involve as many MINI's as possible from "East of the River," which is how we refer to Eastern Connecticut (i.e. East of the Connecticut River). We're due to start in New London (appropriate - non?), and from there head up the Thames to Woodstock (named after the town where Churchill's boyhood home was. The plan at this point is to try and drive though every town in Eastern Connecticut which is named after a town in jolly old England. I'm not actually planning the event myself, so I don't know how many towns that is, but it should be fun in any case. There is one other thing planned, but ... ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Oh oh ... it looks like I must have fallen asleep at the computer. I just read what I wrote above and I must have been daydreaming! I have no idea where any of that drivel came from.

Bravo revray! You made me a believer, till you woke up. That does sound like a fun event, veddy British. Why not propose it to a dealership in eastern Connecticut, or perhaps the Connecticut MINI Club if there is one?

Motor On, or in this case Dream On,

Greetings all,

Who among the wanderers among the meandering topics in this quirky thread plan to go to Boston MTTS later this month?

I'll be going, and hope to see any of you who attend.

An aside, found the best parking spot ever in Manhattan on Saturday when I came in for the Big Apple Bar-be-que in Madison Square Park. I parked on 25th St a half block west of 7th Ave at a 13-foot curb in between two driveways into a storage company's building. Sweet.

[quote=revray;2283463]You should say "Alas and Alack" ... at the very least! For as it turns out, up here in Connecticut (yes, Yankee-land), we actually have quite a festive celebration planned. It will primarily involve as many MINI's as possible from "East of the River," which is how we refer to Eastern Connecticut (i.e. East of the Connecticut River). We're due to start in New London (appropriate - non?), and from there head up the Thames to Woodstock (named after the town where Churchill's boyhood home was. The plan at this point is to try and drive though every town in Eastern Connecticut which is named after a town in jolly old England. I'm not actually planning the event myself, so I don't know how many towns that is, but it should be fun in any case. There is one other thing planned, but ... ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm quote]


Grrrumble, grrrrrumble.... Now I'm SO jealous! Hmm... Methinks I need to do something about this oversight. I will immediately start the machinations for event planning for next year......(Ok, maybe after I do some actual WORK today...)

I have read every post on this thread-l love it!!!! We'll be going to MTTS Boston- we'll look for your mini Red Dragoon at F1 Boston Fri night- looking forward to racing those Go-Karts!

Can't wait to meet you ChiliBomb
Also, I replied to your MTTS thread in the Events section.
Counting the days ...
CROC 411

Got that Events reply thanks! See You There!!!!!-- mabey you should set up a MINI chess tournamet - ONLY, we'll all use our cars on a giant Checkered parking lot!

Tis I. Your fearless leader. I've been away for a few days driving my car and I've come to the conclusion that I love it. So fun to drive. I'm working on getting some pics that are worth posting. Just wanted to say hi.

"you should set up a MINI chess tournamet" -- ChiliBomb

Well, I was thinking chessmen or perhaps checkers to set up on my checkerboard (what with the mirrors would be a 3-D game) ...

But MINI pieces on a big board. Now that would be sublime. As only the MINI can execute an L move like the Knights in chess, would be a once-in-a-lifetime event.

Cool to hear from you, Fearless Leader Jolyrogr. Can't wait to see pix of your sweet ride.

CROC 411

Returning to the roots or routes of this thread ...

There is rampant debate among the hallowed halls of our finest colleges and universities regarding their contributions to the betterment of society. One hotly contested issue is the invention of the lowly toothbrush. According to some researchers, the honor belongs to the University of Texas; other equally learned scholars say the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) deserves the credit.

The overwhelming body of statistical analysis reveals the University of Texas invented the toothbrush ... otherwise it would be called a teethbrush.

Is there an alternate opinion or significant evidence to refute this claim?

Homophones abound on internet sites, including this one. Sadly, few seem to appreciate the utility of having a handy list to inject one or more at random. Submitted for your convenience is a list of more commonly used homophones:

accept......except
aid...........aide
all............awl.........oil
bare.........bear
band........banned
boar.........bore
brake........break
ensure.......insure
ewe..........yew........you
far............fire
for............fore........four
hair...........hare
hear..........here
it’s............its
knot..........naught........not
knows........nose
loaner........loner
medal........meddle........metal........mettle
missed.......mist
pedal........ peddle........ petal
role...........roll
root..........route
rout..........route
their..........there
to.............too........two
vain..........vane........vein
wait..........weight
war...........wore
weather.....whether
ya’ll..........yawl

Indicates additions to the original listing.

Perhaps our Sgt@Arms will sea to it that proper usage is observed reporting sirius infractions to appropriate authority

Note: Keen eyed persons will observe some list items are in blue bold font, indicating additions made for those with a southern drawl.

MCS07MGM,

Your logic is flawless on the toothbrush controversy, and thank you for finally brushing off that biting debate.

And supplying this thread with homophones is, in showing such mettle, lingual service above and beyond the call of duty, for which you are duly awarded a metal medal.

CROC 411

Dually excepted ... was wondering where folks were ... this thread was a ton of fun for a couple of weeks then things slowly eased away ...

Surely there are more YADQ and associated topics to hammer to within a few atoms of thickness ... of course, there's the S v justa, or mpg {auto} v mpg {manual} ... et al ... ad nauseaum ...

Let the YADQs be loosed!!!

p.s. If you know Unix and YACC, then you know YADQ

It sure wasn't the British.

May I add some of my own suggestions ...?

Yea .......... Yeh .............. Yeah (as preferred by the Rascals)

To which I would add ...

roll (as in not a donut) ............ roll (as in flip sides) ............ roll (as in the partner of "rock") .............. roll (as in "remonstrate out loud languidly")

and ... rolle (which simply means "role" in Swedish)

P.S. I hope this gets us appropraitely back on topic.

I love it. Someone other than ME knows a.) WHAT a homophone is (no, it's not a gay person's cell phone you bone-head), b.) how to SPELL homophone, and c.) has actually pondered the homophonism of today. NOW I remember why I joined this club! (Which reminds me...did we ever come up with an appropriate [usable] acronym for us?)

My addition to this discussion is a lament and comment: I would suggest that homophones (and their derivatives) have aided in the deplorable spelling abilities of the modern society. I say aided, because text-messaging "shorthand" (which, when quizzed, most people don't even know what short hand really is!) is another big contributor.

accept.......except
aid.........aide
you...........ewe........yew

Sorry, no YDAQs here....

(Which reminds me...did we ever come up with an appropriate [usable] acronym for us?) -- x uh oh x

I offer

MADD -- MINI Association of Droll Debaters

but methinks this should be thoroughly debated.

CROC 411

Ah, well, to second that debate - techncially, all MINI-ists could be considered "mad," to use the real English vernacular, so that acronym seems to...UNunique.

I proffer: MAPPSDOWN - MINI Association of Piratical Profferings and Silly Debates by OWNers.

Acronym for the thread "I have a dumb question"

MAPPSDOWN - MINI Association of Piratical Profferings and Silly Debates by OWNers -- x uh oh x

That is perfect

Has a nice loony touch of Monty Python to it. My compliments!

CROC 411

Yes, it should be thoroughly debated ... therefore, I suggest ...


MINIS-DISCUSS = Mad - Inane - Non Sequitorian - Intelligent - Souls - DISCUSS .......... whatever

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If you want to explore further, see Grammar Police right here on NAM ... link points to last post ... start at first post when you have an hour or more of idol time to spend; otherwise, enjoy during idle moments ...

let the YADQs give birth to nautical berths ... this can get silly.

let the YSDQs give bith to nautical berths...this can get silly -- MCS07MGM

Unless we flush 'em down the sink before they throw us outta sync ...

CROC 411

Our acronym offerings so far :

MAPPSDOWN - MINI Association of Piratical Profferings and Silly Debates by OWNers -- x uh oh x

MINIS-DISCUSS = Mad - Inane - Non Sequitorian - Intelligent - Souls - DISCUSS .......... whatever -- revray

MADD - MINI Association of Droll Debaters -- Red Dragoon

DUMB - Debaters Under the MINI Bonnet -- Red Dragoon


More acronyms welcome, so that the Great Debate can begin ad inifinitum.

My 2007 PW R56 six speed exhibits a pronounced doppler shift in third gear, generally around 3725 rpm. Does your doppler shift depend upon:

• build year (07 v 08)?
• generation (R53 v. R56)?
• boost technique (turbo v. supercharger)?
• gearbox (manual v. automatic)?
• color (CR v. OB)?
• tires (runflats v. traditional radials)?
• acquisition (order built v. off-the-lot)?
• other factors ??

Reference

I believe mine - a lovely '07 BRG manual MCS turbo - exhibits it's doppler shift depending on color and bonnet stripes, as well as "other factors." Specifically: terrain; operator's level and urgency of "VAROOOM" at the time; and lastly, proximity of anti-speeding patrols (cops.) Since installing the boot stripes, the level of VAROOM has increased significantly.