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Automotive Irony: With apologies to Dr. Seuss
« on: August 30, 2007, 08:07:51 PM »


Did I mention lots and lots of apologies to Dr. Suess? Good.


Now, the Lambo-Door cars,
Had doors flung up high
While the Normal-Door cars
Had door flung out wide

Lambo doors weren't so great. There were more of a pain.
You might think such a thing would be held in disdain.

But, because they raised high, all the Lambo-Door cars
Would boast, "We're the best kind of car near or far!"
With their doors in the air, they would huff and they'd puff,
"We will not hang out with that Normal-Door Stuff"

When the Lambo-Door cars had frankfurter roasts
Car gatherings, shine-ups or wine-swilling toasts
All the Normal-Door cars got heavily snubbed,
They were never invited to join their Car Club.

Then ONE day, it happened, as the Lambo-doors feared
A stranger appeared, with the brightest idea
"My friends," he yelled in a voice clear and fast,
"Your problems are now a thing of the past!
I've heard of your sorrow, your need to be fly,
I've come here to help you, I'm the Body Kit Guy!

With frightening speed, and work that was shoddy
The Body Kit Guy changed the doors of their body!
With bondo and paint and body-kit filler
The Normal-Door Cars now had doors that were killer.

The Lambo-door cars were now quite distraught
What horrible things the body kits wrought,
Hondas and Vdubs, all commoners cars
Had doors that flung high, no longer afar.
You could no longer tell, comparing the two,
Which was well-bred or what one was who.

This just could not be, it all had to stop,
When up, once again, the man he did pop,
"My Lambo-door friends", the man slyly winked
"Things are never not nearly as bad as you think."

"With a nip and a tuck and some nice fiberglass,
You too can have doors not a pain in the ass.
You too will have doors to fling way out wide.
You too can now dent all the cars by your side."

And from that great day, on the roads of this nation,
All cars were made equal, like God's own creation.
The doors of the cars on the roads that surround us,
Could be had like all others, 'cept those of a bus.
« Last Edit: August 31, 2007, 10:27:50 PM by porridgehead »
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Re: Automotive Irony: With apologies to Dr. Seuss
« Reply #1 on: September 01, 2007, 12:52:08 AM »
Pure Genius. Wonder if the driver of that Civic has a star on his belly?


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Re: Automotive Irony: With apologies to Dr. Seuss
« Reply #2 on: September 01, 2007, 01:05:36 AM »
Great stuff P-head.  Great stuff.

 ;D

I want to link this one on the front page.

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Re: Automotive Irony: With apologies to Dr. Seuss
« Reply #3 on: September 01, 2007, 08:30:43 AM »
Not that you mention it, I think he might have a star.




Ultra, if you want to link it on the front page, please feel free!
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Re: Automotive Irony: With apologies to Dr. Seuss
« Reply #4 on: September 01, 2007, 06:04:05 PM »
Ultra, if you want to link it on the front page, please feel free!

Thank you, P-head and Karn as it is now done.

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Re: Automotive Irony: With apologies to Dr. Seuss
« Reply #5 on: September 02, 2007, 08:38:46 PM »
This is just flat out brilliant, P-head!

And no apologies necessary, Dr. Seuss would be proud.  ;D
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Re: Automotive Irony: With apologies to Dr. Seuss
« Reply #6 on: April 17, 2008, 02:00:52 AM »
Awesome Awesome!  Great story  ;D

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Re: Automotive Irony: With apologies to Dr. Seuss
« Reply #7 on: December 23, 2008, 11:19:36 PM »
Another example of a great Feature Article.

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Re: Automotive Irony: With apologies to Dr. Seuss
« Reply #8 on: December 01, 2009, 04:58:49 AM »
Back on the front page, for all the word to see!

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Re: Automotive Irony: With apologies to Dr. Seuss
« Reply #9 on: December 02, 2009, 08:11:14 AM »
Hmmmmm......I wonder if PablumPate would consent to his creation being given a wider audience?    :idea:
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Re: Automotive Irony: With apologies to Dr. Seuss
« Reply #10 on: December 08, 2009, 12:53:41 AM »
LOL ... nice!

That's awesome. :)



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Re: Automotive Irony: With apologies to Dr. Seuss
« Reply #11 on: December 10, 2009, 06:36:07 AM »
Having been in touch with PablumPate recently regarding his, ahem, creation, I decided to waltz on over to Google Images to see what wonders I could find for vehicles with Lambo doors. Here are some of the dumber offerings I came across. And these were all on the first page!    :o

You guys can see where this is going, can't you?    ;)
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