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What is it about Lincoln Mark VIII Owners?

Joeychgo
February 6th, 2005, 02:02 PM
What is it about Lincoln Mark VIII Owners?

I went to spend the afternoon with Monstermark up in Milwalkee yesterday. On the way home, as I was cruising down I-94 I come along another 1st Gen Black Lincoln Mark VIII --- with snowflake rims --- running down I-94. As I pulled along side the guy driving noticed me, looked at my Mark VIII, looked up and me and gave a big smile and a thumbs up.

This isnt the only time a fellow Lincoln Mark 8 owner has gestured hello just because we share the same car, it happens kinda of frequently. This never happened when I had my Ford Mustang, or when I drive the Lincoln Town Car, only with my Lincoln Mark 8.

How cool it is to own a car that fellow owners feel a sense of commarde.


:D

Cubster
February 6th, 2005, 03:05 PM
What is it about Lincoln Mark VIII Owners?

I went to spend the afternoon with Monstermark up in Milwalkee yesterday. On the way home, as I was cruising down I-94 I come along another 1st Gen Black Lincoln Mark VIII --- with snowflake rims --- running down I-94. As I pulled along side the guy driving noticed me, looked at my Mark VIII, looked up and me and gave a big smile and a thumbs up.

This isnt the only time a fellow Lincoln Mark 8 owner has gestured hello just because we share the same car, it happens kinda of frequently. This never happened when I had my Ford Mustang, or when I drive the Lincoln Town Car, only with my Lincoln Mark 8.

How cool it is to own a car that fellow owners feel a sense of commarde.


:D


In the 60's 70's & early 80's that was typical of Corvette owners, always waved to one another. A mutal admiration thingy.........

mespock
February 6th, 2005, 03:48 PM
Hey Fellow Mark VIII Owners/Drives

seanklsc
February 6th, 2005, 04:30 PM
What the hell is that?

Sifrino3
February 6th, 2005, 04:38 PM
OS1!

hottweelz
February 6th, 2005, 09:11 PM
:I happens to me a lot

driller
February 6th, 2005, 09:24 PM
How cool it is to own a car that fellow owners feel a sense of commarde.


:D

Eh, we're just scoping out possible future parts cars! :N

BlackIceLSC
February 6th, 2005, 09:55 PM
Bah! around here, most of the Mark's have blue-hair'd pilots, who cant see ANYTHING, let alone another car.

Guy just moved a couple doors down, has a Black 96 LSC. I saw him one day as I was pulling into my driveway. He sais "I like your car"...I said "yea, I like yours too...96, right?(knowing it was either a 96, or a 95 with added HID's)

He responds "yea...anniversary edition".

I turned my head, and drove into my garage.

Poor guy got 'taken" by the dealer, I'm sure...or saw it advertised with the typical "96 diamond anniversary edition"...and its BLACK!!!

It will take me a few more days to get over his ignorance...then I'll set him straight. Its just hard to tell a total stranger that HIS car isnt what he thinks it is.

anyway...I have only seen 2-3 other Mark VIII owners (that I didnt know) even notice my Mark(s).

Kbob
February 7th, 2005, 12:38 AM
What the hell is that?ROFL!! That's exactly what I was thinking.

67Continental
February 7th, 2005, 03:41 PM
i see a mark every six months here in Montreal. Very rare :(

gadget73
February 7th, 2005, 08:40 PM
Air cooled Volkswagen owners are like that too. I'd often wave or be waved at while driving my SuperBeetle by other classic VW owners.

Sifrino3
February 7th, 2005, 08:43 PM
I wave at all VII owners. But I only get the finger back!

1wykdmk8
February 7th, 2005, 08:48 PM
I wave at all VII owners. But I only get the finger back!

They must know who it is then....were you expecting anything else? :N

lincoln_mk8
February 7th, 2005, 10:46 PM
What is it about Lincoln Mark VIII Owners?

I went to spend the afternoon with Monstermark up in Milwalkee yesterday. On the way home, as I was cruising down I-94 I come along another 1st Gen Black Lincoln Mark VIII --- with snowflake rims --- running down I-94. As I pulled along side the guy driving noticed me, looked at my Mark VIII, looked up and me and gave a big smile and a thumbs up.

This isnt the only time a fellow Lincoln Mark 8 owner has gestured hello just because we share the same car, it happens kinda of frequently. This never happened when I had my Ford Mustang, or when I drive the Lincoln Town Car, only with my Lincoln Mark 8.

How cool it is to own a car that fellow owners feel a sense of commarde.


:D


Oh I get that all the time here in Austin, Texas, too. I see some people that have Mark VIII's driving down the road who have been super friendly passing by. I seem to have caught on and feel the warm comradery between Mark VIII owners and join in whenever I see them driving down the road. :)
I think this car was an instant classic the day it was released from the Lincoln plant. It's like I'm driving some kind of classic corvette or something.

Truely, it is a unique experience.

Markviiiedrea
February 8th, 2005, 05:06 PM
When I have my car in the local car show, I get all sorts of people come up to me and say how nice of a car I have, and how good it is to see that a 20 year old is in to cars and not drugs (even though the cops say different) they like the simple fact that its unique and original. I get the critics once and a while but than the damn ricers see what I really have they back down! Ha I love it!

-Eric

cadillackman
February 20th, 2005, 01:48 PM
When I have my car in the local car show, I get all sorts of people come up to me and say how nice of a car I have, and how good it is to see that a 20 year old is in to cars and not drugs (even though the cops say different) they like the simple fact that its unique and original. I get the critics once and a while but than the damn ricers see what I really have they back down! Ha I love it!

-Eric
i like waving at t-bird drivers when they try to take me at red lights, it's a real pleasure showing them the difference. :steering

brentalan
February 20th, 2005, 06:00 PM
The production numbers are pretty low on them so it is not often you see another on the road.

Jamler3
February 20th, 2005, 06:13 PM
Went to PEP BOYS here on Route-1 to pick up some stuff for the tune job...
3 kids (When I say kids... I mean 17/18/19) that worked at the store were out
checkin out the Mark. As always, I park way out so it don't get hit be the dingdoor idiots. I hit unlock on the keyless and they turned around! I was walkin up with a smile. They all said, just checkin it out... I said no broblem fellas.

I like the fact that even the young ones like it.

JC

ERIC1
February 20th, 2005, 09:13 PM
not all mark 8 owners are so nice. jamler,brent and i scared the piss outta somekid last month in a gas staion in joysey it was funny and jamler was like relax between us we own like5 of these things it was hilarious.
Eric

Markviiiedrea
February 20th, 2005, 10:07 PM
not all mark 8 owners are so nice. jamler,brent and i scared the piss outta somekid last month in a gas staion in joysey it was funny and jamler was like relax between us we own like5 of these things it was hilarious.
Eric

There is some thing intimidating about a bunch of marks lined up in a parking lot.

mespock
February 21st, 2005, 06:59 AM
i like waving at t-bird drivers when they try to take me at red lights, it's a real pleasure showing them the difference. :steering

Been there done this! :Beer let them know who's their daddy!

ERIC1
February 21st, 2005, 08:19 AM
thats just the point we didnt have the marks i habd the windstar ands jamler had his 4runner and brent was with jamler and weelz wasnt even there yet. it was hilarious
Eric

MrWilson
February 21st, 2005, 09:19 AM
its fun being known as the premier "hot rod" arround here. There ARE quite a few kick A cars, but none that are out like I am. Everyone knows me and my car, and when they see a smokescreen blocking the highway, they know who it is :) there are 8 other marks in my town of 46000ppl, we got 2 red 3 green (first gens) one black, two white (second gens). Its not to often i see another mark owner round here that knows what they have, or appriciates what it is. Unless you know someone with one. I get them ricers looking all the time, but not as much as they drool over my monte with a broken ragtop and doors that dont close...hmmm, i will never understand them.

ERIC1
February 21st, 2005, 09:24 AM
o btw if yer still looking for a mont i know where yher is an ss i dont know nuttin bout it except it location

Markviiiedrea
February 21st, 2005, 10:26 AM
sad thing is , not to make any one feel old or any thing . when my car rolled off the line i was in the 2nd grade and dint even know what a V8 was. hell i dint even know what a mark was untill my friend got one 3 years ago.

-Eric

driller
February 21st, 2005, 06:00 PM
Don't feel bad, when I got my '93 in 2000, I didn't know what a Mark VIII was either. I knew I wanted it after the test ride for sure! :L

Sifrino3
February 21st, 2005, 06:32 PM
sad thing is , not to make any one feel old or any thing . when my car rolled off the line i was in the 2nd grade and dint even know what a V8 was. hell i dint even know what a mark was untill my friend got one 3 years ago.

-Eric


I bought my first car. An 1984 LSC and I was born in Mar 1986. Ohh, and then there is my 1990 LSC SE. I was four. Hmmm. . . Didn't notice the MVII til 1999. Ever since, no car could compare.

buddylee
June 28th, 2005, 02:54 PM
Every time I seen a Mark it drivin by some old Guy.http://www.joemotes.com/catalog/images/JohnKassir2.jpg

bigdog1279
June 28th, 2005, 08:34 PM
well it never happen when i drove a town car but when i car my 95 continetal for some reson it started hapning but i thout it would only happen with a mark also

Lincolns Own
June 28th, 2005, 09:06 PM
i always wave at Mark VIII and Mark VII owners, its just cool to see rare cars, and to share a smile because u know u got the power of a cobra in a car with leather seats :)

Megaboink
June 28th, 2005, 10:17 PM
Some guy that work in the same company walk up to my car and said hey i seen that car around what kind of car is it? i said a lincoln, he said continental? i said NO! is a lincoln Mark! he said oooh. Then i explain the town car/ conti/ then the mark as the baby in the lincoln familly, but the sport coupe. He said ooohh,(again) he's only a few years older or younger, i guess he never saw a mark. I owned A 84 markvii then an 86. Now a 94 and a 97 mark VIII lsc. so i a'm familiar. :N

J. Butler
June 28th, 2005, 11:13 PM
Here in NY any one who has the Mark VIII ( And thats not many) is stereo typed into having a mid life crises, for the guy who wants power and won't give up luxury. I geuss I'll be going thru my crises for a long time.

Lincolnpimpin
June 28th, 2005, 11:54 PM
i always wave at Mark VIII and Mark VII owners, its just cool to see rare cars, and to share a smile because u know u got the power of a cobra in a car with leather seats :)

In the the city I live in about IDK 500,000???? From what I've seen they're MAYBE 15 Mark VIII's not even most of them I see are from Minnisota. So if I do see a Mark VIII its mostly parked at some store so I just park next couple spaces away b/c they always far from the front door. And if I know us Mark VIII owners we park away from other cars to protect our cars from stupid people.

bigdog1279
June 29th, 2005, 06:24 AM
Hi i have a 95 continental you know how they did the dash board in those car like a 3d afect almost
well what i was wonder is
like in the day when i have my Sun Roof open it,s hard for me to see the dash board
is it gona be hard to see the
Screen on a FLip out also just curious
and also

somthing els
The INside pnael on the sunroof always slide close when i stop do i need to replace that or can they fix it some how

mark0101
June 29th, 2005, 08:15 AM
Hi i have a 95 continental you know how they did the dash board in those car like a 3d afect almost
well what i was wonder is
like in the day when i have my Sun Roof open it,s hard for me to see the dash board
is it gona be hard to see the
Screen on a FLip out also just curious
and also

somthing els
The INside pnael on the sunroof always slide close when i stop do i need to replace that or can they fix it some how
I have a 95 continental, and I don't find it difficult to read the dash.

FreeFaller
June 29th, 2005, 09:52 AM
Every time I see another LS on the road I flash my lights and wave...However I usually get a blank stare from some soccer mom who doesen't even know how many cylinders her car has let alone have any sort of comraderie with other LS drivers. So sad really. As a matter of fact I drive past the same LS and flash every morning and every morning he looks at me like I'm an idiot...

lolos757
April 7th, 2007, 02:25 PM
I think this car is rare that its a True MARK on the auto industry to have had something so nice sporty and luxury rolled into one car that is the Mark 8. There is nothing else out there now ah days that looks and drives and feels like a mark 8

Frogman
April 7th, 2007, 02:57 PM
This thread is damned near two years old. It's dead, leave it be!.

Ugh.

mmtphoto
April 7th, 2007, 05:30 PM
this is my second gen 1, I had my first (light blue 93) for about 5 years, had just gotten it the way I wanted it and BAM, an idiot female driver from South America turned in front of it like it was invisible-gone, like that-I lasted about 2 weeks, found a 96 red Mark, and am in the process of sorting it out now...these are fun, fast and beautiful cars, and I have cars (GTO's, Shelby, 2ed gen Aurora, Gran Sport, + more) and this on is the one I drive for business AND pleasure. You really do not see many, and some that I see are ratted out, but I think I'll always have one. I have a Jeep Wrangler (TJ) and I feel the same way about it-I'll always own one.

4.6powa
April 7th, 2007, 07:43 PM
same happens with me.. i always end up b/sing with another mark viii owner. could be because my car is different also.. but the only other car i got that respect with is my fox body mustangs.

billy65
April 8th, 2007, 04:37 AM
This thread is damned near two years old. It's dead, leave it be!.

Ugh.

With all due respect Frogman, some of us are new to this site and to these wonderful cars. Please don't try to wreck our enthusiasm by being a cranky old fart! Remember you were new here once upon a time...
I'll be stepping off of my soapbox now.:soapbox:

Frogman
April 8th, 2007, 05:16 AM
I appreciate you being a new member, and I can understand your enthusiasm. However, reviving dead threads is generally looked down upon in the online forums comunity in general. It's along the lines OF TYPING IN ALL CAPS. If you MUST post in such an old thread, then create a new thread, link the old thread, and go from there.

Yes, I too was new here once upon a time, but I have more sense than to revive dead threads. Certainly, not two year old threads.

Make sure you don't trip on your way off that soapbox.

turborich
April 8th, 2007, 12:00 PM
I will get a look or a wave when it's a younger person driving a Mark, When they are 80 years old they don't even know what kind of car it is. (at least it seems that way) LOL. I pulled up to a very very old couple in a white 96 LSC at a light, I tried to get his attention but it was worthless. I should have followed him for his HID's. Anyways, the younger crowd seems to wave or give a thumbs up! I think it's because there are so few left on the road. When you see one it gets your attention.

4.6powa
April 8th, 2007, 04:31 PM
so is the search engine supposed to be used, and bring back old threads? or do you make a "new" same topic, as an old thread?

i dont understand.. you want people to use the search, so the same question/topic dosent keep appearing, yet when the search is used, there are complaints that the thread is dead.
:confused:
not trying to start an arguement... just confused, as this happens in every forum, i have belonged to. i think its much less annoying using the search.

Frogman
April 8th, 2007, 08:38 PM
Ok... If you have a question, by all means search first.

I (and I'm sure other members who've been here for a while) don't mind helping out another lincoln owner with answers. But it does get old, when you have to answer the same questions over and over. Know what I mean?

For questions that have been covered so many times it ain't even funny no mo', if the person doesn't take the 30 seconds to search, I won't even bother with an answer, even though it would take me about the same time to post the answer. Does that make me a jerk? Prolly. But since IDNGAF about what others think... eh. you get the idea.

Here's a good question: "I wanna lower my car, how do I do it?" or " I wanna convert to coils, who do I call?" Ofcourse, those aren't the only questions I'm referring to, but again... you get the idea.

Let's say that your foogle blipper is going out on your car. You wanna know how to fix it, and it's one of those parts that is known to go out. You search for it, and you find all these threads about it. You read through them, and then you go fix your foogle blipper with help from the threads.

If you MUST, start a new thread (if the threads are really old) and thank people who posted the solution to your foogle blipper problem. If you have any questions, by all means, start a thread, reference your searched threads in links, and go from there. That will show people that can help you at least tried to find if there's a thread on the problem. I'll tell you what, I'll be the first to try and help you out with your part problem if I see you've taken the innitiative to search first.



Now, when you see a thread like this, and it's so old, come on... Just start a new one. It will do two things:

1. The old threads can go into the archive and not be bothered anymore. BTW, do we have an archive? Amins? - Yeah, I know, "Search!" :lol:

2. It shows people that you're not into "Digging up the corpses"... damn, what song is that from?

Alas, this is not my forum, and the admins can tell me to STFU and tell you to bring up all the dead threads you want. But as I stated earlier, it's just general Forums etiquette to leave dead threads dead.

Edit: Then answer to my question is Devil driver - Digging up the corpses - Resident Evil Soundtrack... and damn it, I can't find that soundtrack on my machines. ugh!

97benchmark
April 9th, 2007, 08:02 AM
"Every time I seen a Mark it drivin by some old Guy"

Hey, I'm that old guy you are talking about. That makes it the ultimate sleeper for me. I have embarrased more than one ricer!

mark0101
April 9th, 2007, 07:18 PM
"Every time I seen a Mark it drivin by some old Guy"

Hey, I'm that old guy you are talking about. That makes it the ultimate sleeper for me. I have embarrased more than one ricer!

Hey whats up Kurt haven't heard from you for awhile. Oh yea I got a SCT, Love the way it shifts now. If I see you on the road, expect a race, just to see:)

97benchmark
April 10th, 2007, 02:19 PM
Expect - wrong. A race is REQUIRED! I knew you would like being chipped. We need to find a local track!

mark0101
April 10th, 2007, 04:48 PM
Expect - wrong. A race is REQUIRED! I knew you would like being chipped. We need to find a local track!

call me when you plan on going to the track, it would be new to me (going to the track)
it feels alot better now but the top end still sucks
http://youtube.com/watch?v=rZRvjPsC7xo

D Hook
April 13th, 2007, 06:24 AM
I belong to several other forums and have never heard of this "rule" before about leaving old threads dead.

I for one am encouraged to know there exists such a good comraderie among owners of these cars. Nothin' wrong with that. Especially if you're taking a road trip and pass through cities/towns with fellow owners who can lend a hand if needed. Who knows frogman....it may be YOU someday that needs a hand.

JC1994
April 13th, 2007, 06:55 AM
This thread is damned near two years old. It's dead, leave it be!.

Ugh.

:shifty: :slap:

dnehthend
April 13th, 2007, 08:21 PM
when I first got my car and it still had the temp tags on it a guy pulled alongside me, who also had a gen2 (but black) with temp tags on it, he smiled at me then we drove alongside for a bit til one of us turned

mespock
April 15th, 2007, 02:52 PM
With all due respect Frogman, some of us are new to this site and to these wonderful cars. Please don't try to wreck our enthusiasm by being a cranky old fart! Remember you were new here once upon a time...
I'll be stepping off of my soapbox now.:soapbox:

cranky old fart! :bowrofl: :bowrofl: :bowrofl:

If I did a search for cranky old fart does it come up Frogman?

Frogman wacks mespock:slap:

ALBUNDY
April 17th, 2007, 05:41 PM
Do any of you guys get the our cars are the same but mine is faster, lets drag?

mespock
April 17th, 2007, 10:03 PM
Umm not I just get the that's an old guys car..

Scorpio1118_2000
April 18th, 2007, 09:24 PM
I get more people rolling their eyes and dumb looks from people that dont know what a Mark VIII is, That is until I spank that ass and I get my respect from them, but from other Mark VIII owners I get the thumbs up or a wave.

MsM8tress
April 18th, 2007, 10:56 PM
Umm not I just get the that's an old guys car..

uhhhh well, Rich have you looked in thr mirror....YOUR AN OLD GUY!

and I think I am gonna do a SEARCH for all threads older than 1 year and ask "how do I get my doors to stop being jars...."

I know that is a question that we hear often - but I ASKED IT! and if it weren't for that question I would not have found and fell in love with LVC. No one posted "hey do a search A-hole", if so, I probably wouldn't even own a Mark now. That one little no brainer question let me see that there are others that love Marks like I do, some even more. So I joined, and now you have no hope of gettin rid of me!

Will you try to be more welcoming to our newbies? Even if they don't join or come back, it is nice to know that someone can come here and be treated with respect and not talked down to. You have a lot of good info to share, and a lot to learn from others too (maybe not all about cars!). To say nothing of referring a professional business man, woman and even auto shops to the site, to only have them be greeted by the likes of Scrooge McDuck is not my idea of a nice place to visit, nor someplace I want to share with others as a great site to meet kind, smart and generous people.

Go ahead - stomp me, I'm used to you - but leave the newbies alone, save your nasty side for your alone time.

Smooches.....Hottie!
MsM8

I'm rubber your glue what you say bounces off me and sticks to you !

billy65
April 18th, 2007, 11:07 PM
uhhhh well, Rich have you looked in thr mirror....YOUR AN OLD GUY!

and I think I am gonna do a SEARCH for all threads older than 1 year and ask "how do I get my doors to stop being jars...."

I know that is a question that we hear often - but I ASKED IT! and if it weren't for that question I would not have found and fell in love with LVC. No one posted "hey do a search A-hole", if so, I probably wouldn't even own a Mark now. That one little no brainer question let me see that there are others that love Marks like I do, some even more. So I joined, and now you have no hope of gettin rid of me!

Will you try to be more welcoming to our newbies? Even if they don't join or come back, it is nice to know that someone can come here and be treated with respect and not talked down to. You have a lot of good info to share, and a lot to learn from others too (maybe not all about cars!). To say nothing of referring a professional business man, woman and even auto shops to the site, to only have them be greeted by the likes of Scrooge McDuck is not my idea of a nice place to visit, nor someplace I want to share with others as a great site to meet kind, smart and generous people.

Go ahead - stomp me, I'm used to you - but leave the newbies alone, save your nasty side for your alone time.

Smooches.....Hottie!
MsM8

I'm rubber your glue what you say bounces off me and sticks to you !

I think I love you:D
Sincerely
A. Newbie

Frogman
April 18th, 2007, 11:14 PM
Will you try to be more welcoming to our newbies? Even if they don't join or come back, it is nice to know that someone can come here and be treated with respect and not talked down to. You have a lot of good info to share, and a lot to learn from others too (maybe not all about cars!). To say nothing of referring a professional business man, woman and even auto shops to the site, to only have them be greeted by the likes of Scrooge McDuck is not my idea of a nice place to visit, nor someplace I want to share with others as a great site to meet kind, smart and generous people.

I think you miss the whole point of my telling people to search... Ever heard of the saying "Feed a man fish for a day and he'll come back to be fed tomorrow? Teach him how to fish, and he'll feed himself"?

The noobs sign up, and damned near demand you tell them what's wrong with thier car in their first post. That, or they ask silly questions that even an Import "tuner" knows the answers to.

What does a "professional" have to do with how I welcome people? A "professional" person should have more sense than to expect typical answers handed to them. I have never been a "scrooge" to people saying "hello" here. I've only been one to the likes who don't know what "search first and questions after" means. Well... either they don't know what it means, or they just don't care because they expect things to be catered to them.

Tell you what... YOU waste your time answering the n00bs' questions, Debbie. I'll just try to help the noobs who have actually searched and did some homework before asking why the "door Open" message stays on after closing the door... and similar questions. Deal?

Oh, and please... I hate to ask you again, and I don't mean any disrespect, but don't call me a "Hottie". A "hottie" is a 20 something, good looking woman. I'm neither. :p

mespock
April 19th, 2007, 07:20 AM
Oh gosh... Pepperman is going to post next... Frogman posted against Debi LOL...

Stack
April 19th, 2007, 08:58 AM
:lol:

Yep... pepperman --- the knight in shining armor that nobody asked for on LvC

:lol:

brentalan
April 19th, 2007, 09:39 AM
I think you could "teach the man how to fish" a little more pleasently. For example instead of saying, "Do a search" you could say "I think the problem can be solved with a simple can of WD-40. If you do a quick search I'm sure this has been discussed before." We should welcome new folks. If the bottom line is that this is a "waste of your time" as you say, then don't post to threads that waste your time. You aren't obligated to reply. Reply to stuff YOU want to talk about. I think you'll enjoy the site more too!!!



I think you miss the whole point of my telling people to search... Ever heard of the saying "Feed a man fish for a day and he'll come back to be fed tomorrow? Teach him how to fish, and he'll feed himself"?

The noobs sign up, and damned near demand you tell them what's wrong with thier car in their first post. That, or they ask silly questions that even an Import "tuner" knows the answers to.

What does a "professional" have to do with how I welcome people? A "professional" person should have more sense than to expect typical answers handed to them. I have never been a "scrooge" to people saying "hello" here. I've only been one to the likes who don't know what "search first and questions after" means. Well... either they don't know what it means, or they just don't care because they expect things to be catered to them.

Tell you what... YOU waste your time answering the n00bs' questions, Debbie. I'll just try to help the noobs who have actually searched and did some homework before asking why the "door Open" message stays on after closing the door... and similar questions. Deal?

Oh, and please... I hate to ask you again, and I don't mean any disrespect, but don't call me a "Hottie". A "hottie" is a 20 something, good looking woman. I'm neither. :p

Frogman
April 19th, 2007, 02:06 PM
Oh gosh... Pepperman is going to post next... Frogman posted against Debi LOL...

Oh no you don't! I know better, Mespock... I may fear no man, but I know better when it comes to women. Have you ever seen a pissed off woman? I mean, a TRULY pissed off woman? I have... they're not fun. So, I try not to piss them off.

Ofcourse, I'm talking about Debbi, not Pepp. :p

I think you could "teach the man how to fish" a little more pleasently. For example instead of saying, "Do a search" you could say "I think the problem can be solved with a simple can of WD-40. If you do a quick search I'm sure this has been discussed before."

You have a good point there about telling them to do a search nicely. But I'm willing to bet you once you tell them to use WD-40, they still won't search. They'll just ask something like "Ok, so what do you do with this WD-40?" It's just the nature of some people. They EXPECT stuff, (answers in our case), to be handed to them. Not all people are like this, ofcourse... just the younger generation who grew up with mommy and daddy giving them practically anything they wanted.



We should welcome new folks. If the bottom line is that this is a "waste of your time" as you say, then don't post to threads that waste your time. You aren't obligated to reply. Reply to stuff YOU want to talk about. I think you'll enjoy the site more too!!!

I do welcome new folks when I see them post in the welcome wagon saying "hi" and not asking questions right off the bat. I don't do it as often as say, Pepp, but I do try to welcome them. I know I'm not obligated to reply, that is true. But such is my personality that I will reply... whether it's to help someone out, or whether it's to tell them to search. As far as enjoying LvC, if I didn't enjoy LvC, I'd have been long gone to another forum by now.

mespock
April 19th, 2007, 02:29 PM
Pepps is very protective of Debi.... LOL....

Wait a minute doesn't this deal with Lincoln owners???? Now who stole this thread?? LOL....

Frogman
April 19th, 2007, 02:35 PM
And I can respect Pepp being protective of Debbi. No quarrels with that whatsoever.

Oh, I prolly derailed the thread... I'm good at taking threads Off Topic. Some might say it's a gift. However, technically we're still talking about Lincolns and owners. n00bs, and all... they're lincoln owners, no? :p

kustomizingkid
April 19th, 2007, 03:30 PM
I'm scared to ask any question any more, I might get told to try searching. I don't think anyone could insult me any more than telling me to search, it really trully offends me and makes me cry.:p

pepperman
April 19th, 2007, 03:40 PM
Wow you do need to get your prescription refilled Frogman. J/K :D

pepperman
April 19th, 2007, 03:43 PM
This thing about Mark VIII owners, must be something in the water or the Beer. :shifty:

Frogman
April 19th, 2007, 03:46 PM
I'm scared to ask any question any more, I might get told to try searching. I don't think anyone could insult me any more than telling me to search, it really trully offends me and makes me cry.:p

SEARCH! :p

pepperman
April 19th, 2007, 03:48 PM
Pepps is very protective of Debi.... LOL....


Thats True. :D

MsM8tress
April 19th, 2007, 09:32 PM
I think you miss the whole point of my telling people to search... Ever heard of the saying "Feed a man fish for a day and he'll come back to be fed tomorrow? Teach him how to fish, and he'll feed himself"?

The noobs sign up, and damned near demand you tell them what's wrong with thier car in their first post. That, or they ask silly questions that even an Import "tuner" knows the answers to.

What does a "professional" have to do with how I welcome people? A "professional" person should have more sense than to expect typical answers handed to them. I have never been a "scrooge" to people saying "hello" here. I've only been one to the likes who don't know what "search first and questions after" means. Well... either they don't know what it means, or they just don't care because they expect things to be catered to them.

Tell you what... YOU waste your time answering the n00bs' questions, Debbie. I'll just try to help the noobs who have actually searched and did some homework before asking why the "door Open" message stays on after closing the door... and similar questions. Deal?

Oh, and please... I hate to ask you again, and I don't mean any disrespect, but don't call me a "Hottie". A "hottie" is a 20 something, good looking woman. I'm neither. :p
See! look how nice you really are! Now I could reply to each of your paragraphs, but it is a conversation that won't end. Just three things:

1- You don't have to reply.
2-Teaching someone how to fish does not have to include taking their eye out with the hook on your first cast demonstration to them.

3- From the urban dictionary, and I did not search for this particular definition, I googled, it was my first hit, opened the website this was the first definition:


1.
hottiehttp://static.urbandictionary.com/thumbsup.gif (javascript:void(0))365 up, 71 downhttp://static.urbandictionary.com/thumbsdown.gif (javascript:void(0))A very attractive person; can be either male or female.


http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=hottie (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=hottie)

I've got a several girlfriends and let me tell you when we see a dude that is hot, we call him a Hottie.....and I have to admit, I did refer to you as a Hottie because I know it gets your goat....ummm better say frog, dont know how you feel about goats (might have Jibit calling you Hottie next!).

I didn't and still don't post or belong to any other site. When I first posted to LVC, I gotta admit, I was kinda leary, scared and didn't know what to expect. I am just thankful an understanding Hottie replied (and frankly our search engine isn't the greatest).

Oh...I decided to "fish" using the new "search this thread" feature in the Guys Guys Guys thread, and guess who posted first.see sept 11, 05 post #2:
Yeah...I'll have to pass. But Thanks for playing. ;)
http://www.lincolnvscadillac.com/showpost.php?p=108716&postcount=2

My reply is post 14 (this is when you had PepeLapew as your avatar):
I guess we'd have to say Frogman was the first post, ironcially when he posted his notification of not posting he posted his avatar, PePe LaPew - Thanks Frogman!
http://www.lincolnvscadillac.com/showthread.php?p=108957&highlight=frogman#post108957

I've always said any pic, don't have to be you, and you posted Pepe, one of my fav. skunks! I want so bad to tell you I will never call you a Hottie again, but you were the first LVC Hottie, and well frankly....your a LVC....(I won't say it)!!


Oh and try searching on "door open"........

MsM8

Frogman
April 19th, 2007, 09:39 PM
See! look how nice you really are! Now I could reply to each of your paragraphs, but it is a conversation that won't end. Just two things:

1- You don't have to reply.
2-Teaching someone how to fish does not have to include taking their eye out with the hook on your first cast demonstration to them.

I go for the nose. More damage.



3- From the urban dictionary, and I did not search for this particular definition, I googled, it was my first hit, opened the website this was the first definition:


1.
hottiehttp://static.urbandictionary.com/thumbsup.gif (javascript:void(0))365 up, 71 downhttp://static.urbandictionary.com/thumbsdown.gif (javascript:void(0))A very attractive person; can be either male or female.


http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=hottie (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=hottie)

I've got a several girlfriends and let me tell you when we see a dude that is hot, we call him a Hottie.....and I have to admit, I did refer to you as a Hottie because I know it gets your goat....ummm better say frog, dont know how you feel about goats (might have Jibit calling you Hottie next!).

The Urban dictionary is about as bad as Wikipedia... Come on, Debbi, you can do better than the Urban Dictionary. :lol:



I didn't and still don't post or belong to any other site. When I first posted to LVC, I gotta admit, I was kinda leary, scared and didn't know what to expect. I am just thankful an understanding Hottie replied (and frankly our search engine isn't the greatest).

The search engine works well if you are familiar with Boleean expressions.



Oh...I decided to "fish" using the new "search this thread" feature in the Guys Guys Guys thread, and guess who posted first.see sept 11, 05 post #2:
Yeah...I'll have to pass. But Thanks for playing. ;)
http://www.lincolnvscadillac.com/showpost.php?p=108716&postcount=2

My reply is post 14 (this is when you had PepeLapew as your avatar):
I guess we'd have to say Frogman was the first post, ironcially when he posted his notification of not posting he posted his avatar, PePe LaPew - Thanks Frogman!

Well, I AM a Stinker, you know...


http://www.lincolnvscadillac.com/showthread.php?p=108957&highlight=frogman#post108957

I've always said any pic, don't have to be you, and you posted Pepe, one of my fav. skunks! I want so bad to tell you I will never call you a Hottie again, but you were the first LVC Hottie, and well frankly....your a LVC....(I won't say it)!!

Yeah. Please don't say it.

:p

MsM8tress
April 19th, 2007, 09:40 PM
Thats True. :D
SMOOCHES HOTTIE!
MsM8!

MsM8tress
April 19th, 2007, 09:44 PM
Frogman....your askin for a Hottie......lol
SMOOCH! that probably wrinkled your nose too!
MsM8


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