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Old 09-12-2008, 05:24 PM   #1
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I wouldn't wear a blousy Versace shirt even if it was on sale at Marshall's.
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Old 09-13-2008, 12:40 PM   #2
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I wouldn't wear a blousy Versace shirt even if it was on sale at Marshall's.
Dude, even Cosmo likes the puffy shirt...
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Old 09-13-2008, 12:44 PM   #3
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Could not do that, no way. Why give the haters something else to feed off?
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Old 09-13-2008, 12:58 PM   #4
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The interesting thing is that I have never seen anyone vandalizing a car. You would think that eventually you would see one taking place. At the mall, driving by a parked car, etc.

I have no idea who does this. Is it a young teen? A drunk. An older blue collar guy? Some slobby dreg of society's lower echelon? A body shop owner?

It's definitely someone who ain't getting laid enough.
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The interesting thing is that I have never seen anyone vandalizing a car. You would think that eventually you would see one taking place. At the mall, driving by a parked car, etc.

I have no idea who does this. Is it a young teen? A drunk. An older blue collar guy? Some slobby dreg of society's lower echelon? A body shop owner?

It's definitely someone who ain't getting laid enough.

well, I saw a video recently of an average looking middle-aged guy keying a Hummer. Maybe that's what my dad does when he walks the dog early in the morning, he keys people's cars.
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Old 09-21-2008, 11:58 AM   #6
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I am a bit taken back by the surprise that these haters exist and an attempt to understand them.
This comment probably belongs on another thread, but let's be real here folks. We have an entire political party and the majority of the news media/TV industry building a feeding frenzy on class envy and hatred. Those evil rich people never pay their fair share, do they? That evil bastard who you work for; never mind he/she puts in 100 hour weeks and has two or three life savings at risk in that business, they are taking advantage of you by only paying you your meager salary for your 40 hour weeks. If it weren't for your whining ass and all your benefits package, your boss couldn't get out of bed in the morning or find his ass with both hands.
Sound familiar, like the base story line of 90% of the shows on TV? How many 60 minutes, Datelines, etc., have that same class envy/hatred subject, and don't get me started on 90% of the speeches coming from liberal politicians. Ever hear Nancy Pelosi say a good word about those who produce and provide ALL the jobs?
Still wonder where all these haters come from?
They see your Porsche, and you're all correct, they have no idea if it's a '97 or an '09, they just know its expensive and you certainly own it by screwing over some poor jerk like them. :troll:
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I'm with you all the way Quickurt. Nancy Pelosi being choosen Speaker of the House was proof to me that all Liberals are brain dead Socialists.
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As much as I hate to , I'm going to add one more incident to the list. Last weekend I went to Fredericksburg, TX for Boxstoberfest. (A GREAT time btw). Got there around noon Fri, top down, cruising the "boulevard" lol. I stopped for lunch at the Auslander but had to park across the street since the curb side next to the place was full. No problem. There were quite a few Boxsters (and Caymans and 911's) in town already so it wasn't like I was really standing out.

I parked with the top down since I've never had or even HEARD of any sort of problems in FB, and it really just didn't occur to me to put it up. Came out from lunch and went to wash the bugs off from the 700 mile trip. I was finishing up on the interior and noticed a dark stain on the passenger seat. Pulled it out into the sun and dammmmmm, the stain was bad, and the leather was dried out, hard and wrinkled. I had no idea what it was or where it came from. Tried to wipe it off or clean it up but no luck. Used some leather reconditioner (thanks to Michael and his wife) but no luck there either. After talking with several people and having them look at it, the concensus is someone dumped a coke on the seat. The acid in the Coke and the hot Texas sun etched the leather and baked it in and completely dried it out. Seat is ruined.

I've talked with the people from Griots and a local leather refinisher......neither offered much hope for saving it. Tried the Griots cleaner and leather rejuvenator and it helped soften the leather, a little bit, but the stain is still there, and it's really pretty hard where it got baked in and still crinkled on the side bolster. So.....looks like a new seat cover (probably from GAHH) and someone to install it. About an $800-1000 overall job. (Assuming it didn't also ruin the heat seater, which I haven't yet tried)

This is the first ever problem I've had like this. I've taken it everywhere, but almost always put the top up before I leave. I didn't even think twice about it in FB since, like I said, there were plenty of other Porsches, of all sorts, already in town. I filed a police report and they were just astounded that someone would do something like this. So am I. I guess I'm fortunate that they didn't also key the door!

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It's hard to believe that there is a person on the planet that would do that key job without being provoked. They don't deserve to exist. If you catch up to him and kill him, just hope that I'm on your jury. I'd set you free...........
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