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    The De Tomaso Mangusta is The Bee’s Knees

    Ayrton Washes His NSX

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    Image of Graverobber Graverobber
    11/16/09

    In reply to The De Tomaso Mangusta is The Bee’s Knees
    The Mangusta was a transitionary car- more livable than the Vallelunga, but less so than the Pantera. They're very cramped inside, and a handful to drive at anything above the legal limit. The biggest problem with the car was the overall height forced the Ford 302 so low that the tranny bellhousing has about 3" of ground clearance making sleeping policemen positively fatal. #detomaso
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    11/16/09

    In reply to The De Tomaso Mangusta is The Bee’s Knees
    That's one engine window I could really get behind. Hey, Ray, get away from there! #detomaso
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    Image of AmishJohn AmishJohn
    11/16/09

    In reply to The De Tomaso Mangusta is The Bee’s Knees
    If ever there was a car that needed a nose spoiler...
    C'mon, are there no scales in Italy? Even the (apparently nearly impossible to fetch) spare is adding weight to the rear. I bet this thing handled like a shopping cart with a fat toddler in the seat and you standing on the lower crossbar. #detomaso
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    Image of Alfisted Alfisted
    11/16/09

    In reply to The De Tomaso Mangusta is The Bee’s Knees
    Quite the tribute to the age - a great combination of the points and curves that were so stylish at the time.

    Car isn't too bad, either. #detomaso
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    Image of skaycog was here skaycog was here
    11/16/09

    In reply to The De Tomaso Mangusta is The Bee’s Knees
    Neat car. I'd rather have a red one. Too bad this video is at night. #detomaso
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    11/16/09

    In reply to The De Tomaso Mangusta is The Bee’s Knees
    I remember regularly seeing a silver Mangusta around the University of Florida campus in the '70s. Absolutely gorgeous car, but by all accounts the Mangusta was extremely flawed - very tail heavy, a chassis with the rigidity of overcooked linguini, kit-car build quality, rust, and a tendency to overheat. Someone ought to revive this Giugiaro masterpiece with modern, reliable underpinnings (but please, not a Fiero, OK?). #detomaso
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    Image of Paul Y. don't drive too fast. Paul Y. don't drive too fast.
    11/16/09

    In reply to The De Tomaso Mangusta is The Bee’s Knees
    I, for one, was completely won over with the gullwing engine bay.

    It's a gorgeous car, and a shame that these are relatively obscure. #detomaso
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    11/02/09

    In reply to Ayrton Washes His NSX
    All the lower-case Spanish accented characters are:

    Alt + 130, 160, 161, 162, 163, and 164

    Other handy ones: British pound (Alt + 0163) #ayrtonsenna
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    Image of che-che che-che
    11/02/09

    @Ash78, gleaming the cubicle: i dont have the key 130 nor those other numbers. #ayrtonsenna
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    Image of pauljones pauljones
    11/02/09

    @Ash78, gleaming the cubicle: Thank you, sir. #ayrtonsenna
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    11/02/09

    @che-che: I'm still looking for my ANY key. I've been stuck at the DOS prompt since 1988. #ayrtonsenna
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    11/02/09

    @Ash78, gleaming the cubicle: I'm still looking for the MUTE key for my coworkers.

    And the "Megan Fox wash my cubicle" key. I'd pay to know where that key is.
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    Image of Brimful of Ash on the 78 Brimful of Ash on the 78
    11/02/09

    @pauljones: I'm already working on the movie posters for "Fox Washes the Box," which will be voiced over in the style of Dr. Seuss.

    Opens wide on Nov. 20th.

    Okay, enough entendres. #ayrtonsenna
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    11/02/09

    @Ash78, gleaming the cubicle: Enough is never enough. #ayrtonsenna
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    Image of FTGDWolverineEdition'09 FTGDWolverineEdition'09
    11/02/09

    @pauljones: I in fact do know exactly how to activate the "Megan Fox wash my cubicle" key. But that will unleash a very strong force, create anarchy. #ayrtonsenna
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    11/02/09

    @Ash78, gleaming the cubicle: Thanks for taking me back to 1995 when I was working for an investment bank graphics dept. I knew that shit by heart, thankfully forgotten, until now you bastard. #ayrtonsenna
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    11/02/09

    In reply to Ayrton Washes His NSX
    Oddly, this makes me think of the song, "I'll Change Your Flat Tire, Merle". #ayrtonsenna
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    11/02/09

    In reply to Ayrton Washes His NSX
    good time for a moment of zen... i could use a bit of zen after re-wrapping my 3rd degree burns from this weekend..... #ayrtonsenna
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    Image of Buickboy92 Buickboy92
    11/02/09

    @günter macbeetle, codename: chrystlubitshi: How did you burn yourself? #ayrtonsenna
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    11/02/09

    @Buickboy92: somebody helped me in to the fire at the halloween party i was at... just burned my left hand pretty good... not too much damage... #ayrtonsenna
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    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    11/02/09

    @günter macbeetle, codename: chrystlubitshi: Good old party-induced fire injuries. #ayrtonsenna
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    Image of ProstWest ProstWest
    11/02/09

    In reply to Ayrton Washes His NSX
    Not shown: After gently drying with a natural chamois, he takes a spin. At the first stoplight he puts Prost's 328 into a ditch. #ayrtonsenna
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    Image of Brimful of Ash on the 78 Brimful of Ash on the 78
    11/02/09

    In reply to Ayrton Washes His NSX
    He should have forced Megan Fox to do it, then changed her diaper and put her down for a nap. #ayrtonsenna
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    Image of pauljones pauljones
    11/02/09

    @Ash78, gleaming the cubicle: Wow.

    I didn't even think of going there. Nice play. #ayrtonsenna
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    11/02/09

    @pauljones: +1. #ayrtonsenna
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    11/02/09

    @Ash78, gleaming the cubicle: No go wash your cubicle. #ayrtonsenna
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    Image of pauljones pauljones
    11/02/09

    @FTGDWolverineEdition'09: Strangely, I now have images stuck in my head of Megan Fox cleaning my cubicle. #ayrtonsenna
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    11/02/09

    @pauljones: Mmmmm......Thanks for that. Now I am stuck with the same images. Bad. #ayrtonsenna
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    Image of pauljones pauljones
    11/02/09

    In reply to Ayrton Washes His NSX
    I foresee a time next year when I will never wash my car, as the El Nino (shut up, you know what I mean, I just can't find the correct symbol) rainy season in SoCal will wash my car for me. #ayrtonsenna
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    Image of evilvocho evilvocho
    11/02/09

    @pauljones: there is a rainy season in southern california?? #ayrtonsenna
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    11/02/09

    @evilvocho: There will be next year.

    ENSO is a cyclical weather change that the West Coast gets hit with from time to time, and one of the side-effects is a very rainy year all around.

    [en.wikipedia.org] #ayrtonsenna
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    Image of Syrax Syrax
    11/02/09

    @pauljones: This symbol ñ? #ayrtonsenna
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    Image of pauljones pauljones
    11/02/09

    @Syrax: Yes. I have no idea how to get that on the interwebz. #ayrtonsenna
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    11/02/09


    @pauljones: I wouldn't know either. We don't even use ñ, only õ and ã. #ayrtonsenna
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    Image of ciscokidinsf ciscokidinsf
    11/02/09

    @pauljones: Alt+164 is your friend, (or properly your frieñd) #ayrtonsenna
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    Image of pauljones pauljones
    11/02/09

    @Syrax: Whoa, your keyboard is different.

    @ciscokidinsf: I had no idea that there were key combos for that sort of thing. Now that I have learned something today, I'm shutting brain off now. #ayrtonsenna
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    Image of TurboBrick [LIGIER] TurboBrick [LIGIER]
    11/02/09

    @pauljones: Use that "character map" program you have in your system utilities, it'll tell you what you need. Or, do as I did, and use the chart found in the back of an old DOS hardcover manual. #ayrtonsenna
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    Image of skaycog was here skaycog was here
    11/02/09

    @ciscokidinsf: Do you have detailed instructions for dummies? I don't understand the Alt+164 thing. My town's name has an n with a tilde over it. I'd love to be able to type it that way. My keyboard also is different from Syrax's. #ayrtonsenna
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    Edited by skaycog was here at 11/02/09 10:39 AM skaycog was here was starred skaycog was here was unstarred
    Image of pauljones pauljones
    11/02/09

    @TurboBrick [LIGIER]: Dude, I'm the kind of guy that's lucky if he can turn his computer on to begin with. There's a reason I haven't turned it off in two years.

    Good thinking on the old DOS manual, though. I forgot all about that. Now I just have to find it...

    @skaycog: Literally, all you have to do is press "Alt", "1", "6", "4" in that order. #ayrtonsenna
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    Image of skaycog was here skaycog was here
    11/02/09

    @pauljones: And then? Remember you're talking to me. If I do that, here's what happens: 64

    I'm a slooooow learner. #ayrtonsenna
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    Image of pauljones pauljones
    11/02/09

    @skaycog: No worries.

    I actually can't believe I totally forgot about the old DOS manual. I'm kicking myself for that.

    Hold down the "Alt" button, and then hit "1", "6", "4".

    That should get you the the "ñ " symbol. #ayrtonsenna
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    Image of skaycog was here skaycog was here
    11/02/09

    @pauljones: When do I type n and~ ? I'm not having any luck.

    Patience, friend. #ayrtonsenna
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    Image of evilvocho evilvocho
    11/02/09

    @pauljones: next year? you dont like your car much, do you? #ayrtonsenna
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    Image of TurboBrick [LIGIER] TurboBrick [LIGIER]
    11/02/09

    @skaycog: Try adding a leading zero to the number, so alt-0164 and use the number pad on the right side of the keyboard, not the keys on the top.

    You are using a Windows PC, right, and not a Mac? #ayrtonsenna
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    11/02/09

    @pauljones: I used to teach this stuff to people whose only brush with computers earlier in life was the Norden bombsight on a B-29 or their secretary had one. If you've had a computer turned on for 2 years you count as an advanced user. #ayrtonsenna
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    Image of skaycog was here skaycog was here
    11/02/09

    @TurboBrick [LIGIER]: When do I type the n and the ~? Yes, I have Windows PC. Here's what happens when I hold Alt and type 0164: ¤

    I have appt.....will return. Thanks. #ayrtonsenna
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    Image of TurboBrick [LIGIER] TurboBrick [LIGIER]
    11/02/09

    @skaycog: You just enter the code and the character appears.

    Based on what you got, it worked exactly as it should have. See, now that I actually look at the table instead of listening to others, I notice that the character code you are looking for the tilde-n is actually 0241. Oops!

    Here's a handy cheat sheet

    [www.handheld-basic.com] #ayrtonsenna
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    Image of skaycog was here skaycog was here
    11/02/09

    @TurboBrick [LIGIER]: Let's see if this works: ñ

    Look at that! It worked! Thañks for that and thañks for the cheat sheet! Aiñ't that ñeat! (I get carried away). I might have to ask you to go steady. ;) THANKS!!!!! #ayrtonsenna
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    Image of TurboBrick [LIGIER] TurboBrick [LIGIER]
    11/02/09

    @skaycog: Nö pröblem. #ayrtonsenna
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    10/27/09

    In reply to Even On The Ground, Steve McQueen Is Cooler Than You
    McQueen.
    His roadside service is not like your roadside service. #stevemcqueen
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    10/26/09

    In reply to Even On The Ground, Steve McQueen Is Cooler Than You
    Peter, I am loathe to admit it, but even dead, Steve McQueen is cooler than we are. #stevemcqueen
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