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02-26-2004, 09:25 AM
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Air # 3974
1986 34' Excella
south bend
, Indiana
Join Date: Dec 2003
Posts: 44
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dr. c. & the little whore....final chapter
Having been lampooned and harpooned,
french-fried and villified,
up to my drawers in metaphors,
I am, like so many others, naming my unit.
For too long I have viewed the aging excella as a fine, yet, still immature wine. You understand, post pubescent, pre-vintage with only a slight tart, metallic taste....a sure prize winner at the VAC celebrity tasting in 2011.
But I was wrong. At the insistence of several thoughtful contributors, I've done what any good parent would have or should have done.
Talk to your trailer.
Unlike a fine wine, it was more like a fine whine. The trailer, now eighteen years old, was your typical teen-ager. Even sans tattoos and body piercings, it was morose, sullen, and classically monosyllabic. The conversation follows (trailer responses in parentheses);
"Forum users don't appreciate long posts". (duh)
"Even subtle or gentle ribbing might be construed as less
than amusing". (duh)
"No one should be so insensitive as to call any members'
trailer a little whore". (DUH ! )
Following this owner/child 'tough love' chat, the creative light had been lit and a name is at hand. We have decided to listen, to empathize, to not only nurture, but actually embrace all the DUHS.
The name, with carefully placed umlauts over the u's;
.. ..
Huggin Duhs, Air Scream
It might help to look away from your monitor for just a moment, repeat the name softly, three times, with reverence, to a loved one in the room.
Bon appetit.
Dr.C.
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02-26-2004, 09:28 AM
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Rivet Master
2021 27' Globetrotter
Saint Louis
, Missouri
Join Date: Jan 2004
Posts: 1,109
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DUH!
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02-26-2004, 09:50 AM
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Rivet Master
, Minnesota
Join Date: Aug 2003
Posts: 7,721
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An accident waiting to happen
DrC,
Aren't you afraid you'll be run off the road by a Ben & Jerry's truck? Can you imagine the police report?
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02-26-2004, 10:04 AM
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Rivet Master
1969 31' Sovereign
Broken Arrow
, Oklahoma
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 1,455
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I scream !
you scream !
we all scream !
for Airstream !
Garry
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02-26-2004, 10:10 AM
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Rivet Master
Lisle
, Illinois
Join Date: Nov 2003
Posts: 1,270
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Dr C
Though I have remained silent through your epic posts with there lengthy replies. I have to say this one is your crowning aceivment. Well thought out and well put. I love it!!!
Rock on dude!!!
PS You have to come to the spring meet in LeRoy.
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Tedd Ill
AIR#3788 TAC IL-10
No trailers...
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02-26-2004, 10:49 AM
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Rivet Master
1978 31' Sovereign
Texas Airstream Harbor
, Zavalla, in the Deep East Texas Piney Woods on Lake Sam Rayburn
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 2,435
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Dr. C.
Hope to meet Huggins Duh in person at Rally.
We'll be in the MoHo section with the rest of the self propelled personalities.
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"Suck it up, spend the bucks, do it right the first time."
WBCCI # 1113
AirForums #1737
Trailer '78 31' Sovereign
Living Large at an Airstream Park on the Largest Lake Totally Contained in Texas
Texas Airstream Harbor, Inc.
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02-26-2004, 11:48 AM
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Rivet Master
Join Date: Mar 2003
Posts: 2,190
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Hey Doc,
That's a great name. I bet you'll be calling her ( him ?)
Huggy before to long.
Humor is very easy to misunderstand when print
is the ( tow ) vehicle. IDEA.......Hensley Joke distribution hitch!
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02-26-2004, 11:55 AM
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Site Team
1964 26' Overlander
1964 19' Globetrotter
OlyPen
, Washington
Join Date: Aug 2003
Posts: 13,977
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Take heart doc...
"Even sans tattoos and body piercings, it was morose, sullen, and classically monosyllabic".
There's nothing instrinsically wrong with a mostly silent trailer. I'm sure that with time and patience your excella a la mode, will lose it's tight lipped chill.
Perhaps its' silence is a reaction to years of being ignored. Your frozen sweetie is just not used to witty repartee. Or perhaps you have not truely learned to listen. Take time to learn the language of your newly named family member. I recommend long treks thru wide open spaces.
Court your intended conversation partner. Tease and weedle your way into it's good graces. Offer it gifts and regular praise. Flatter it with lavish statements of adoration. Show it off proudly to your friends. Make your excella feel welcome! Be thoughtful - after all it's hard to be middle aged and your excella may be feeling bashful. And by the way, don't forget the Jimmies - DUH
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02-26-2004, 11:59 AM
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4 Rivet Member
Join Date: Mar 2003
Posts: 279
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careful !
I can forsee it now,
moderators decree ........GOOD HUMOR BARred.
I decree dr.C _is_ the good humor Bard!
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02-26-2004, 01:48 PM
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3 Rivet Member
Join Date: Dec 2003
Posts: 126
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the silent duh
dr c,
your post brought tears to my eyes.
I think you finally get it.
Now, how bout some piccies of your child.
tom & betsy
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There are two ways to die in the desert.
One is by thirst and the other is drowning.
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02-26-2004, 01:53 PM
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Rivet Master
2004 30' Classic
San Jose
, California
Join Date: Dec 2003
Posts: 1,664
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Dr C,
That was a great post! You have a unique writing stlye and a sense of humor. Maybe you should write some columns for the new Airstream Life mag. I know I am eager to read your latest post when I see it here.
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"It's the journey."
NorCal Fall Rally, Jackson Rancheria, October 7-9 2011 Click here for more info
Come rally with us.
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02-26-2004, 02:07 PM
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Rivet Master
1979 30' Argosy
Havelock
, where we park it
Join Date: Jun 2003
Posts: 1,652
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Great Post
Doc C.. You have certainly brought a great bit of humor to us.. Please continue. And I agree with Big Dee that you should be writting for the Airstream magazine or some of the RV magazines.. you WOULD CERTAINLY have great following.. Annie and Marvin
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Marvin & Annie
Niki (fur baby)
1979 Argosy 30 (Costalotta)
WBCCI 10103
"Happiness is a warm Puppy" Charles Schulz
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02-26-2004, 02:21 PM
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Moderator
2004 30' Classic Slideout
Fenton
, Missouri
Join Date: Mar 2002
Posts: 10,467
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Dr. C,
To pile on, to the Airstream Life woodshed you should go! Now I know what I missed when attending English Comp I & II. Please continue the prose, its a breath of fresh air when we get too serious here.
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Jack Canavera
STL Mo.
AIR #56 S/OS#15
'04 Classic 30' S.O.,'03 GMC Savana 2500
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02-26-2004, 05:12 PM
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Just an old timer...
2022 27' Globetrotter
Tipton
, Iowa
Join Date: Mar 2003
Posts: 4,780
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Oh, Dr. C!!!!
An EXCELLENT post! The only issue I can foresee is how you'll EVER surpass that one! The bar has been raised!
Roger
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havin' to fix my broken Airstreams since 1987...
AIR 2053 Current: 2022 Globetrotter 27FBQ
Airstreams Emeritus: 1953 Flying Cloud, 1957 Overlander, 1961 Bambi, 1970 Safari Special, 1978 Argosy Minuet, 1985 325 Moho, 1994 Limited 34' two-door, 1994 B190, 2004 Interstate T1N, 2020 GT 23 FBQ
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02-26-2004, 10:04 PM
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3 Rivet Member
Join Date: Oct 2003
Posts: 122
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I'd love to see you write a column for Airstream Life. I was laughing over your first post for two days!
- Charlie
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2004.5 Dodge 4X4 Quad Cab w/Cummins Turbo Diesel
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