Re: Wrangler Unlimited = very dumb name (if nothing else)
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Re: Wrangler Unlimited = very dumb name (if nothing else)
I remember that pic making the headlines - 1992 if I recall. Cut a 6" gash
up to 2" deep.
Dave Milne, Scotland
'91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
"Steve" <xjlifter@bogus.com> wrote in message
news:gxebc.8368$Np3.281247@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca...
> On second thought, 'Longhorn' might not be such a good name. DC tends to
> make the poor Jeep enthusiast feel like this:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/3h9oc
>
> Steve
>
> twaldron wrote:
> > Yeeeehawwwwww!
> >
> > Steve wrote:
> >
> >> They should have called it the Wrangler Longhorn. That would have kept
> >> all you cowboys happy.
up to 2" deep.
Dave Milne, Scotland
'91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
"Steve" <xjlifter@bogus.com> wrote in message
news:gxebc.8368$Np3.281247@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca...
> On second thought, 'Longhorn' might not be such a good name. DC tends to
> make the poor Jeep enthusiast feel like this:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/3h9oc
>
> Steve
>
> twaldron wrote:
> > Yeeeehawwwwww!
> >
> > Steve wrote:
> >
> >> They should have called it the Wrangler Longhorn. That would have kept
> >> all you cowboys happy.
#42
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Re: Wrangler Unlimited = very dumb name (if nothing else)
Kinda makes prison look like a Club Med vacation.
Dave Milne wrote:
> I remember that pic making the headlines - 1992 if I recall. Cut a 6" gash
> up to 2" deep.
>
> Dave Milne, Scotland
> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
>
> "Steve" <xjlifter@bogus.com> wrote in message
> news:gxebc.8368$Np3.281247@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca...
>
>>On second thought, 'Longhorn' might not be such a good name. DC tends to
>>make the poor Jeep enthusiast feel like this:
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/3h9oc
>>
>>Steve
>>
>>twaldron wrote:
>>
>>>Yeeeehawwwwww!
>>>
>>>Steve wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>They should have called it the Wrangler Longhorn. That would have kept
>>>>all you cowboys happy.
>
>
>
--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw
03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
01 XJ Sport
There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry
Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940
Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
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Dave Milne wrote:
> I remember that pic making the headlines - 1992 if I recall. Cut a 6" gash
> up to 2" deep.
>
> Dave Milne, Scotland
> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
>
> "Steve" <xjlifter@bogus.com> wrote in message
> news:gxebc.8368$Np3.281247@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca...
>
>>On second thought, 'Longhorn' might not be such a good name. DC tends to
>>make the poor Jeep enthusiast feel like this:
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/3h9oc
>>
>>Steve
>>
>>twaldron wrote:
>>
>>>Yeeeehawwwwww!
>>>
>>>Steve wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>They should have called it the Wrangler Longhorn. That would have kept
>>>>all you cowboys happy.
>
>
>
--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw
03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
01 XJ Sport
There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry
Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940
Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
World War II.
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Re: Wrangler Unlimited = very dumb name (if nothing else)
Kinda makes prison look like a Club Med vacation.
Dave Milne wrote:
> I remember that pic making the headlines - 1992 if I recall. Cut a 6" gash
> up to 2" deep.
>
> Dave Milne, Scotland
> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
>
> "Steve" <xjlifter@bogus.com> wrote in message
> news:gxebc.8368$Np3.281247@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca...
>
>>On second thought, 'Longhorn' might not be such a good name. DC tends to
>>make the poor Jeep enthusiast feel like this:
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/3h9oc
>>
>>Steve
>>
>>twaldron wrote:
>>
>>>Yeeeehawwwwww!
>>>
>>>Steve wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>They should have called it the Wrangler Longhorn. That would have kept
>>>>all you cowboys happy.
>
>
>
--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw
03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
01 XJ Sport
There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry
Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940
Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
World War II.
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Dave Milne wrote:
> I remember that pic making the headlines - 1992 if I recall. Cut a 6" gash
> up to 2" deep.
>
> Dave Milne, Scotland
> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
>
> "Steve" <xjlifter@bogus.com> wrote in message
> news:gxebc.8368$Np3.281247@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca...
>
>>On second thought, 'Longhorn' might not be such a good name. DC tends to
>>make the poor Jeep enthusiast feel like this:
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/3h9oc
>>
>>Steve
>>
>>twaldron wrote:
>>
>>>Yeeeehawwwwww!
>>>
>>>Steve wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>They should have called it the Wrangler Longhorn. That would have kept
>>>>all you cowboys happy.
>
>
>
--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw
03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
01 XJ Sport
There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry
Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940
Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
World War II.
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Re: Wrangler Unlimited = very dumb name (if nothing else)
Kinda makes prison look like a Club Med vacation.
Dave Milne wrote:
> I remember that pic making the headlines - 1992 if I recall. Cut a 6" gash
> up to 2" deep.
>
> Dave Milne, Scotland
> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
>
> "Steve" <xjlifter@bogus.com> wrote in message
> news:gxebc.8368$Np3.281247@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca...
>
>>On second thought, 'Longhorn' might not be such a good name. DC tends to
>>make the poor Jeep enthusiast feel like this:
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/3h9oc
>>
>>Steve
>>
>>twaldron wrote:
>>
>>>Yeeeehawwwwww!
>>>
>>>Steve wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>They should have called it the Wrangler Longhorn. That would have kept
>>>>all you cowboys happy.
>
>
>
--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw
03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
01 XJ Sport
There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry
Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940
Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
World War II.
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__________________________________________________ _________
Dave Milne wrote:
> I remember that pic making the headlines - 1992 if I recall. Cut a 6" gash
> up to 2" deep.
>
> Dave Milne, Scotland
> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
>
> "Steve" <xjlifter@bogus.com> wrote in message
> news:gxebc.8368$Np3.281247@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca...
>
>>On second thought, 'Longhorn' might not be such a good name. DC tends to
>>make the poor Jeep enthusiast feel like this:
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/3h9oc
>>
>>Steve
>>
>>twaldron wrote:
>>
>>>Yeeeehawwwwww!
>>>
>>>Steve wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>They should have called it the Wrangler Longhorn. That would have kept
>>>>all you cowboys happy.
>
>
>
--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw
03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
01 XJ Sport
There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry
Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940
Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
World War II.
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Re: Wrangler Unlimited = very dumb name (if nothing else)
Kinda makes prison look like a Club Med vacation.
Dave Milne wrote:
> I remember that pic making the headlines - 1992 if I recall. Cut a 6" gash
> up to 2" deep.
>
> Dave Milne, Scotland
> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
>
> "Steve" <xjlifter@bogus.com> wrote in message
> news:gxebc.8368$Np3.281247@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca...
>
>>On second thought, 'Longhorn' might not be such a good name. DC tends to
>>make the poor Jeep enthusiast feel like this:
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/3h9oc
>>
>>Steve
>>
>>twaldron wrote:
>>
>>>Yeeeehawwwwww!
>>>
>>>Steve wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>They should have called it the Wrangler Longhorn. That would have kept
>>>>all you cowboys happy.
>
>
>
--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw
03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
01 XJ Sport
There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry
Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940
Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
World War II.
(Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
__________________________________________________ _________
Dave Milne wrote:
> I remember that pic making the headlines - 1992 if I recall. Cut a 6" gash
> up to 2" deep.
>
> Dave Milne, Scotland
> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
>
> "Steve" <xjlifter@bogus.com> wrote in message
> news:gxebc.8368$Np3.281247@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca...
>
>>On second thought, 'Longhorn' might not be such a good name. DC tends to
>>make the poor Jeep enthusiast feel like this:
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/3h9oc
>>
>>Steve
>>
>>twaldron wrote:
>>
>>>Yeeeehawwwwww!
>>>
>>>Steve wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>They should have called it the Wrangler Longhorn. That would have kept
>>>>all you cowboys happy.
>
>
>
--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw
03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
01 XJ Sport
There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry
Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940
Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
World War II.
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#46
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Re: Wrangler Unlimited = very dumb name (if nothing else)
Hmm, that post wasn't well considered really. Sorry if it caused offence.
I do think that calling cars after tribes is rather silly. I mean, would you
buy
a TJ Scot ?
Dave
"twaldron" <thomas@OBVIOUSrubicons.com> wrote in message
news:LCdbc.4289$O%5.2488@newssvr24.news.prodigy.co m...
> Dave Milne wrote:
>
> > What heritage ? The scrambler was just a longer pickup bed CJ. So what's
> > wrong with
> > TJ Scramblers, XJ Scramblers (except they called it the Comanche) ?
> >
> > Frankly, its a lot better name than the "Cherokee", named after a people
> > that genocide was attempted on.. probably why DC kept it...
>
> I think most people remember the Cherokee people for much more than
> that. Besides, it wasn't their fault. Maybe Jeep should pay them for
> using the name all these years.
I do think that calling cars after tribes is rather silly. I mean, would you
buy
a TJ Scot ?
Dave
"twaldron" <thomas@OBVIOUSrubicons.com> wrote in message
news:LCdbc.4289$O%5.2488@newssvr24.news.prodigy.co m...
> Dave Milne wrote:
>
> > What heritage ? The scrambler was just a longer pickup bed CJ. So what's
> > wrong with
> > TJ Scramblers, XJ Scramblers (except they called it the Comanche) ?
> >
> > Frankly, its a lot better name than the "Cherokee", named after a people
> > that genocide was attempted on.. probably why DC kept it...
>
> I think most people remember the Cherokee people for much more than
> that. Besides, it wasn't their fault. Maybe Jeep should pay them for
> using the name all these years.
#47
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Re: Wrangler Unlimited = very dumb name (if nothing else)
Hmm, that post wasn't well considered really. Sorry if it caused offence.
I do think that calling cars after tribes is rather silly. I mean, would you
buy
a TJ Scot ?
Dave
"twaldron" <thomas@OBVIOUSrubicons.com> wrote in message
news:LCdbc.4289$O%5.2488@newssvr24.news.prodigy.co m...
> Dave Milne wrote:
>
> > What heritage ? The scrambler was just a longer pickup bed CJ. So what's
> > wrong with
> > TJ Scramblers, XJ Scramblers (except they called it the Comanche) ?
> >
> > Frankly, its a lot better name than the "Cherokee", named after a people
> > that genocide was attempted on.. probably why DC kept it...
>
> I think most people remember the Cherokee people for much more than
> that. Besides, it wasn't their fault. Maybe Jeep should pay them for
> using the name all these years.
I do think that calling cars after tribes is rather silly. I mean, would you
buy
a TJ Scot ?
Dave
"twaldron" <thomas@OBVIOUSrubicons.com> wrote in message
news:LCdbc.4289$O%5.2488@newssvr24.news.prodigy.co m...
> Dave Milne wrote:
>
> > What heritage ? The scrambler was just a longer pickup bed CJ. So what's
> > wrong with
> > TJ Scramblers, XJ Scramblers (except they called it the Comanche) ?
> >
> > Frankly, its a lot better name than the "Cherokee", named after a people
> > that genocide was attempted on.. probably why DC kept it...
>
> I think most people remember the Cherokee people for much more than
> that. Besides, it wasn't their fault. Maybe Jeep should pay them for
> using the name all these years.
#48
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Posts: n/a
Re: Wrangler Unlimited = very dumb name (if nothing else)
Hmm, that post wasn't well considered really. Sorry if it caused offence.
I do think that calling cars after tribes is rather silly. I mean, would you
buy
a TJ Scot ?
Dave
"twaldron" <thomas@OBVIOUSrubicons.com> wrote in message
news:LCdbc.4289$O%5.2488@newssvr24.news.prodigy.co m...
> Dave Milne wrote:
>
> > What heritage ? The scrambler was just a longer pickup bed CJ. So what's
> > wrong with
> > TJ Scramblers, XJ Scramblers (except they called it the Comanche) ?
> >
> > Frankly, its a lot better name than the "Cherokee", named after a people
> > that genocide was attempted on.. probably why DC kept it...
>
> I think most people remember the Cherokee people for much more than
> that. Besides, it wasn't their fault. Maybe Jeep should pay them for
> using the name all these years.
I do think that calling cars after tribes is rather silly. I mean, would you
buy
a TJ Scot ?
Dave
"twaldron" <thomas@OBVIOUSrubicons.com> wrote in message
news:LCdbc.4289$O%5.2488@newssvr24.news.prodigy.co m...
> Dave Milne wrote:
>
> > What heritage ? The scrambler was just a longer pickup bed CJ. So what's
> > wrong with
> > TJ Scramblers, XJ Scramblers (except they called it the Comanche) ?
> >
> > Frankly, its a lot better name than the "Cherokee", named after a people
> > that genocide was attempted on.. probably why DC kept it...
>
> I think most people remember the Cherokee people for much more than
> that. Besides, it wasn't their fault. Maybe Jeep should pay them for
> using the name all these years.
#49
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Wrangler Unlimited = very dumb name (if nothing else)
Hmm, that post wasn't well considered really. Sorry if it caused offence.
I do think that calling cars after tribes is rather silly. I mean, would you
buy
a TJ Scot ?
Dave
"twaldron" <thomas@OBVIOUSrubicons.com> wrote in message
news:LCdbc.4289$O%5.2488@newssvr24.news.prodigy.co m...
> Dave Milne wrote:
>
> > What heritage ? The scrambler was just a longer pickup bed CJ. So what's
> > wrong with
> > TJ Scramblers, XJ Scramblers (except they called it the Comanche) ?
> >
> > Frankly, its a lot better name than the "Cherokee", named after a people
> > that genocide was attempted on.. probably why DC kept it...
>
> I think most people remember the Cherokee people for much more than
> that. Besides, it wasn't their fault. Maybe Jeep should pay them for
> using the name all these years.
I do think that calling cars after tribes is rather silly. I mean, would you
buy
a TJ Scot ?
Dave
"twaldron" <thomas@OBVIOUSrubicons.com> wrote in message
news:LCdbc.4289$O%5.2488@newssvr24.news.prodigy.co m...
> Dave Milne wrote:
>
> > What heritage ? The scrambler was just a longer pickup bed CJ. So what's
> > wrong with
> > TJ Scramblers, XJ Scramblers (except they called it the Comanche) ?
> >
> > Frankly, its a lot better name than the "Cherokee", named after a people
> > that genocide was attempted on.. probably why DC kept it...
>
> I think most people remember the Cherokee people for much more than
> that. Besides, it wasn't their fault. Maybe Jeep should pay them for
> using the name all these years.
#50
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Re: Wrangler Unlimited = very dumb name (if nothing else)
eewww !
Dave Milne, Scotland
'91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
"twaldron" <thomas@OBVIOUSrubicons.com> wrote in message
news:Aagbc.4340$O%5.3366@newssvr24.news.prodigy.co m...
> Kinda makes prison look like a Club Med vacation.
>
> Dave Milne wrote:
>
> > I remember that pic making the headlines - 1992 if I recall. Cut a 6"
gash
> > up to 2" deep.
> >
> > Dave Milne, Scotland
> > '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
> >
> > "Steve" <xjlifter@bogus.com> wrote in message
> > news:gxebc.8368$Np3.281247@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca...
> >
> >>On second thought, 'Longhorn' might not be such a good name. DC tends to
> >>make the poor Jeep enthusiast feel like this:
> >>
> >> http://tinyurl.com/3h9oc
> >>
> >>Steve
> >>
> >>twaldron wrote:
> >>
> >>>Yeeeehawwwwww!
> >>>
> >>>Steve wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>They should have called it the Wrangler Longhorn. That would have kept
> >>>>all you cowboys happy.
> >
> >
> >
>
> --
> __________________________________________________ _________
> tw
>
> 03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
> 01 XJ Sport
>
> There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
> -- Dave Barry
>
> Pronunciation: 'jEp
> Function: noun
> Date: 1940
>
> Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
> A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
> 1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
> World War II.
>
> (Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
> __________________________________________________ _________
>
Dave Milne, Scotland
'91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
"twaldron" <thomas@OBVIOUSrubicons.com> wrote in message
news:Aagbc.4340$O%5.3366@newssvr24.news.prodigy.co m...
> Kinda makes prison look like a Club Med vacation.
>
> Dave Milne wrote:
>
> > I remember that pic making the headlines - 1992 if I recall. Cut a 6"
gash
> > up to 2" deep.
> >
> > Dave Milne, Scotland
> > '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
> >
> > "Steve" <xjlifter@bogus.com> wrote in message
> > news:gxebc.8368$Np3.281247@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca...
> >
> >>On second thought, 'Longhorn' might not be such a good name. DC tends to
> >>make the poor Jeep enthusiast feel like this:
> >>
> >> http://tinyurl.com/3h9oc
> >>
> >>Steve
> >>
> >>twaldron wrote:
> >>
> >>>Yeeeehawwwwww!
> >>>
> >>>Steve wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>They should have called it the Wrangler Longhorn. That would have kept
> >>>>all you cowboys happy.
> >
> >
> >
>
> --
> __________________________________________________ _________
> tw
>
> 03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
> 01 XJ Sport
>
> There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
> -- Dave Barry
>
> Pronunciation: 'jEp
> Function: noun
> Date: 1940
>
> Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
> A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
> 1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
> World War II.
>
> (Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
> __________________________________________________ _________
>