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    Image of FrankGrimes FrankGrimes
    11/14/09

    In reply to Shabbat Shalom, M*****F****R: Team T-Shirts Of The 24 Hours Of LeMons!
    I would wear these with pride only equaled by a high schooler with a rented prom tuxedo. #tshirt
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    Image of skaycog was here skaycog was here
    11/14/09

    In reply to Shabbat Shalom, M*****F****R: Team T-Shirts Of The 24 Hours Of LeMons!

    I have two suggestions for your T-shirts:

    l. Tape or pin them to your garage walls.

    2. Have some quilts made from them. Then you could raffle them off and donate proceeds to charity. #tshirt
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    Image of Murilee Martin Murilee Martin
    11/14/09

    @skaycog: Whoa, a quilt would be pretty damn cool. #tshirt
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    Image of sardonicbastard sardonicbastard
    11/15/09

    @skaycog: Clearly it needs to not only be a quilt, but then turned into a snuggie, so that you could comfortably wear that much awesomeness and not get cold reaching for the remote. #tshirt
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    11/16/09

    @Murilee Martin: Old t-shirts get stretchy and stretchy stuff doesn't work well on quilts. I had an old collection of 60s/early 70s Fender t-shirts--Fender has brought back some of them, but not all of them, strangely enough. We tried various ways to save them but the only one left is "The World's Favorite Love Machine" with some cartoonish birds and bees on it--after seeing the rest fail as pillows, throws and such, I can tell you that this kind of material is really made for t-shirts, period and I'm glad I didn't risk the "Love Machine" one, which is currently in hiding in the bottom of a drawer. #tshirt
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    Image of LTDScott LTDScott
    11/14/09

    In reply to Shabbat Shalom, M*****F****R: Team T-Shirts Of The 24 Hours Of LeMons!
    I am sad to say I lost my Faster Farms T-shirt somewhere when I moved :( #tshirt
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    11/14/09

    @LTDScott: Have you looked in a mirror? Are you wearing it? If not, wow, you should never have taken that off. Way too cool. With "cool" meaning of course "clever, neat, and demented." #tshirt
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    Image of Murilee Martin Murilee Martin
    11/14/09

    @LTDScott: I'm sure Adrian will be selling them at Thunderhill. #tshirt
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    Image of Mr.choppers - Delenda Carthago Est Mr.choppers - Delenda Carthago Est
    11/14/09

    In reply to Shabbat Shalom, M*****F****R: Team T-Shirts Of The 24 Hours Of LeMons!
    Oh man - can I buy a copy of #61 (Frogmasters) anywhere?

    You could probably start an internet T-shirt business with these designs and do handsomely with it. #tshirt
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    11/14/09

    In reply to Shabbat Shalom, M*****F****R: Team T-Shirts Of The 24 Hours Of LeMons!
    This, my friends, is why American will never fail. #tshirt
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    Image of BlueBomb BlueBomb
    11/14/09

    @Novaload: Hahaha - don't you mean CHINA will never fail? #tshirt
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    11/14/09

    @BlueBomb: No, no, this is homegrown talent, regardless of the fabric its on. #tshirt
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    Image of BlueBomb BlueBomb
    11/15/09

    @Novaload: I'm starting a sweat shop in Manhattan like the good ole days of manufacturing. Using sweat shops abroad is killing our GNP. #tshirt
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    11/16/09

    @BlueBomb: That's very patriotic of you, sir. We have to start re-building our economy some damn where!
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    Image of Jeb_Hoge Jeb_Hoge
    11/14/09

    In reply to Shabbat Shalom, M*****F****R: Team T-Shirts Of The 24 Hours Of LeMons!
    I have seen Heaven, and it is good. #tshirt
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    Image of Comrade Teargaskov Comrade Teargaskov
    11/11/09

    In reply to Soviet Flags and West Virginia Trailer Parks: The Penalties Of The Yeehaw It's Texas 24 Hours Of LeMons
    Glad to see those flags going to good use! #penalties
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    Image of Turboner Turboner
    11/09/09

    In reply to Soviet Flags and West Virginia Trailer Parks: The Penalties Of The Yeehaw It's Texas 24 Hours Of LeMons
    We had a used toilet full of beer at NWAA Smackdown this year. The best part was the other car clubs' members pulling it (PBR light, eew) out of the ice and drinking it. Why would anyone drink beer from a toilet is beyond me. #penalties
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    Image of Jim Hubert Jim Hubert
    11/09/09

    In reply to Porsche 928 To Take On Renault Alliance, 158 Other Heaps: LeMons Arse Freeze-A-Palooza 2009!
    You know, I haven't called the junkyard to ask, but I'm betting a Porsche 928 *frame* is worth more than 500 bucks. #24hoursoflemonsthunderhill
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    Image of Evil_Genius Evil_Genius
    11/09/09

    @Jim Hubert: We have a copy of the Craigslist ad asking $250 for the car.. And we've since found 5+ 928s for under $500.. one even runs! Not that we bought them, but when friends and 928 enthusiasts (or haters, this LeMons) knew we were building one, we were deluged with e-mails and Craigslist leads. We bought 2, a 79 found on Craigslist for $200 and a 84 found across from a friends house for $256 (the price was $260 but we were $4 short on pickup) One was stripped out and in pieces, the other was a theft recovery with a slipped timing belt and totally screwed up wiring. The 79 was our first choice to run, as it is light and has a 5 speed, but the K-jet injection was missing too many parts and we just couldn't get it on track for under $500, and we'd have to build a wiring harness to boot. So, onto the the automatic 84, a complete L-jet car, with some seals, o-rings and a timing belt our total is just over $400.. no BS. #24hoursoflemonsthunderhill
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    11/09/09

    @Evil_Genius: Oh, and we also found $1.39 in change and a 14ct gold ring in the car. We sent the ring to a re-refining company and will be getting a check to apply to the budget soon. Did I mention the way-bitchin Sky-Tel pager we found as well? #24hoursoflemonsthunderhill
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    Image of Rockford Brodie and the Masters of the Hooniverse Rockford Brodie and the Masters of the Hooniverse
    11/08/09

    In reply to Soviet Flags and West Virginia Trailer Parks: The Penalties Of The Yeehaw It's Texas 24 Hours Of LeMons
    Exactly how many titles does Jay have, anyway? Chief Perpetrator, Great Helmsman, Sexy Beast...

    ...Wait, what? #penalties
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    Image of Uncle Bo Uncle Bo
    11/08/09

    In reply to Soviet Flags and West Virginia Trailer Parks: The Penalties Of The Yeehaw It's Texas 24 Hours Of LeMons
    Here's the problem with California - it's so big, you have plenty of both bed-wetting, self obsessed liberals AND gun-toting, flag waving conservatives. You need a penalty that encompasses things all Californians hate; high property taxes, low property values, overpriced gasoline, and horrible traffic. Yeah, this could work in most states but these problems are very acute out west.

    Make the teams push their cars in a bumper-to-bumper fashion while the driver reads the California foreclosure listings for the week. I know, the idea needs work, but something along that line will piss off pretty much everyone. #penalties
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    Image of Clown Shoe Pilot Clown Shoe Pilot
    11/08/09

    @Uncle Bo: They must not hate low property values and horrible traffic THAT much, or they wouldn't be racing in the 24 Hours of LeMons, now would they? #penalties
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    11/08/09

    In reply to Soviet Flags and West Virginia Trailer Parks: The Penalties Of The Yeehaw It's Texas 24 Hours Of LeMons
    The Conservative Talk Radio Echo Chamber...I think you may have hit on the one penalty Dominik wouldn't enjoy. #penalties
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    11/08/09

    In reply to Soviet Flags and West Virginia Trailer Parks: The Penalties Of The Yeehaw It's Texas 24 Hours Of LeMons
    For California, we need to have miscreants paint a Confederate battle flag on the roof of their car; then, they should have to wire in a horn that plays "Dixie." Or just put a Confederate battle flag on the car. Or a Texas flag. Or the flag of any state east of the Rockies and south of the Mason-Dixon line.
    Ironically, all the California raceways LeMons frequents (except Infineon, where they won't be racing until next year) are in California's more rural and conservative areas. My mother grew up about 45 minutes away from Thunderhill, and I saw my first "Palin 2012" sign (spray-painted, of course) last year when we went up there for Thanksgiving. #penalties
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    11/08/09

    In reply to Soviet Flags and West Virginia Trailer Parks: The Penalties Of The Yeehaw It's Texas 24 Hours Of LeMons
    George W. Bush penalty. Make them put on a cowboy hat, adopt a horrid "Texas" accent, and clear brush while dodging questions about why they're being penalized. #penalties
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    11/08/09

    In reply to Soviet Flags and West Virginia Trailer Parks: The Penalties Of The Yeehaw It's Texas 24 Hours Of LeMons
    No, you give them Union workers as a Pit Crew. Not only will nothing get fixed, they'll be charged double! For extra punishment have them sprinkle in "That's not my job" to every repair request. #penalties
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